Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Orthopedic Surgery (Spine)
Quick Summary
Delivers comprehensive outpatient spine care across multiple practice locations. Supports Spine Surgeons and Division needs. Supports and guides orthopedic clinical staff across sites.
Master's degree Certifications/Professional Licenses:The list below may include all acceptable certifications, professional licenses and issuers. More than one credential,
This role requires strong leadership skills to inspire and support staff, along with the adaptability to navigate changing priorities, workflows, and clinical protocols while maintaining exceptional patient care. Spine Surgery Clinical Care operates Monday through Friday.
The NP or PA will facilitate multidisciplinary care for spine patients from adolescence through adulthood—with a focus on outstanding clinical outcomes, patient experience, and compassionate care. Success in this role requires collaboration, excellent communication, and the ability to build strong relationships with patients, families, physicians, and care teams.
At Washington University Orthopedics, we are committed to treating every patient like family while delivering world-class orthopedic care to our community each day. If you are a dedicated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with a passion for teamwork, leadership, and quality care, we invite you to join our team.
Responsibilities
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Delivers comprehensive outpatient spine care across multiple practice locations.
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Supports Spine Surgeons and Division needs.
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Supports and guides orthopedic clinical staff across sites.
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Partners with hospital teams, physicians, and Spine leadership to improve patient access and operational throughput.
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Prepares patients for treatment through education, care coordination, and review of clinical needs.
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Facilitates communication between patients, referring providers, and the physician team.
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Promotes an exceptional patient and family experience through compassionate, patient-centered care.
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Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Location/Working Conditions
Normal office environment
Exposure to blood-borne pathogens
Exposure to chemicals
Requires protective devices
Dust, dirt, grease or other disagreeable elements
Patient care setting
Direct patient care setting
Physical Effort
Typically sitting at desk or table
Typically standing or walking
Typically bending, crouching, stooping
Using tools requiring high dexterity
Occasional lifting (25 lbs or less)
Equipment
Office equipment
Lab/research equipment
Clinical/diagnostic equipment
Requirements
~1 min readNurse Practitioner
- Master of Science in Nursing with emphasis in the Nurse Practitioner program.
- Advanced Practical Nurse licensure (or ability to successfully obtain licensure within three months of date of hire).
- Certain/additional certifications may be necessary based on area of specialty.
- Basic Life Support certification (Online Basic Life Support certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the Basic Life Support requirements).
Physician Assistant
- Graduate of PA program.
- Current PA licensure to practice in the state of Missouri and/or Illinois, depending on location, or ability to obtain within three months of date of hire.
- Certain/additional certifications may be necessary based on area of specialty.
- Basic Life Support certification (Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements).
- Prior Orthopedic/Spine experience.
About the Role
~1 min readBelow are additional requirements and information based on each role:
For frequently asked questions about the application process, please refer to our External Applicant FAQ.
If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please email CandidateQuestions@wustl.edu or call the dedicated accommodation inquiry number at 314-935-1149 and leave a voicemail with the nature of your request.
All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.What We Offer
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Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $97,000–$174,600 a year
- 12% below the $155,000 median for Nurse Practitioner jobs on Jobera (1,552 salaries).
- Who can apply
- United States
- Posted
- 5 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 23, 2026
- First seen
- October 26, 2026
- Last seen
- October 28, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 2
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 40%
- Scored at
- October 28, 2026
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