Department/Unit:
General Surgery AMCPR - Metabolic and Perioperative Support
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Salary Range:
Salary Range: $117,766- $138,548
The NP/PA for Metabolic & Perioperative Support plays a key role in delivering multidisciplinary care to patients undergoing metabolic, bariatric, and general surgery. This role focuses on the optimization of patients throughout the surgical continuum—pre-operative risk assessment, nutritional counseling, perioperative support, and post-operative follow-up.
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct comprehensive pre-operative assessments focused on metabolic health, comorbidities, and surgical readiness.
Monitor patients' progress through bariatric or metabolic surgical pathways, ensuring compliance with medical, nutritional, and behavioral benchmarks.
Collaborate with dietitians, behavioral health, and primary care to coordinate patient optimization prior to surgery.
Assistin developing and implementing perioperative care protocols to reduce surgical risk and enhance recovery.
Participate in post-operative follow-up visits to assess wound healing,monitormetabolic parameters, and adjust treatment plans as needed.
Provide patient education on surgical preparation, lifestyle modifications, medications, and long-term metabolic management.
Document patientencountersthoroughly in the EMR andmaintaincommunication with the broader care team.
Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences and contribute to quality improvement initiatives within the program.
Qualifications:
Valid and unrestricted NYS license as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
National board certification (AANP/ANCC for NP; NCCPA for PA).
BLS and ACLS certificationsrequired
Experience in perioperative care, internal medicine, bariatrics, or endocrinologystronglypreferred.
Strong interpersonal and patient education skills.
Proficiencywith EMR systems (Epic preferred).
Preferred Experience:
Familiarity with bariatric surgery pathways, including ASMBS guidelines.
Knowledge of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and obesity-related comorbidities.
Experience with multidisciplinary teams in a surgical or hospital-based setting.
Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!
Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
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Albany Medical Center, northeastern New York’s only academic medical center, is one of the Capital Region’s largest private employers with more than 9,000 employees. Albany Medical Center provides the highest level of patient care across disciplines, while receiving regional, national, and international recognition for high standards in patient care, education, and biomedical research.
The 766-bed Albany Medical Center offers access to the latest medical services and technological innovations and includes one of the busiest emergency rooms and trauma centers in New York, a children’s hospital and dedicated pediatric emergency room, intensive care units for adults and children, and organ transplant services. Albany Medical College graduates more than 200 medical doctors each year, as well as PAs, CRNAs, biomedical scientists, and bioethicists. Albany Medical College operates a biomedical research enterprise and the region’s largest physician practice with more than 500 doctors.
Albany Medical Center, along with Albany Medical College, is a partner in the Albany Med Health System, the largest and only regionally governed, not-for-profit health system serving northeastern New York and western New England.
