APP - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Plastic Surgery
Sioux Falls, SD
- Eligibility
- NPPlastic & Reconstruction
Posted Sep 11
What the listing says
Role
- Accepts
- NP
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
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- SD nursing roles that state pay post $35/hr to $50/hr
SD nursing postings that state pay run $29/hr to $68/hr, the middle half $35/hr to $50/hr, across 195 postings. That covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
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About this role
The Plastic Surgery Nurse Practitioner provides advanced nursing care to patients undergoing reconstructive and cosmetic surgical procedures. The NP works in collaboration with plastic surgeons and multidisciplinary teams to manage preoperative assessments, postoperative care, and patient education, ensuring optimal outcomes and patient satisfaction. Conduct comprehensive patient evaluations including medical history, physical exams, and surgical assessments.
Order and interpret diagnostic tests such as imaging and lab work relevant to plastic surgery. Assist in surgical planning and provide preoperative counseling on procedures, risks, and recovery. Manage postoperative care including wound care, pain management, monitoring for complications, and scar management.
Provide patient education on surgical procedures, postoperative expectations, and long-term care. Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, physical therapists, and other healthcare professionals. Document patient care accurately and timely in electronic health records.
Participate in outpatient clinics, surgical procedures, and follow-up visits. Support research, quality improvement, and patient safety initiatives related to plastic surgery.
Sourced from Sanford Health’s careers page.
Requirements
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse
- Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner
- Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances
- State Controlled Substance License (if required by State)
- National board certification as a Family (NP-C) or (FNP-BC)
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Voluntary Benefits
- Company Paid Benefits
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Employee Perks
Place
- City
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Median rent
- $1,035/mo
- Local household income
- $75,970/yr
- Metro price level
- 9% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Sioux Falls area index 90.6, where 100 is the national average.
Sioux Falls runs about 9% below the national cost-of-living average — real savings for an out-of-state RN. Falls Park's pink Sioux quartzite ledges and the rushing Big Sioux River anchor a downtown ringed by major hospital campuses, so your commute can trace a greenway trail rather than a clogged freeway.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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Nurse Practitioner is advanced-practice territory. The long route; independence depends on your state.
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