Description

McLeod Health is seeking a dedicated and motivated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our growing Foot & Ankle Orthopedic team at McLeod Orthopedics Seacoast & Carolina Forest.  This role provides the opportunity to deliver highquality, patientcentered orthopedic care within a wellestablished practice supported by a collaborative team of physicians, APPs, and clinical staff.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide comprehensive Foot & Ankle orthopedic care, including postoperative management, established patient followups, new patient evaluations, and acute walkin visits.
• Collaborate closely with supervising physician Adam Mandel, MD – Orthopedics/Foot & Ankle, supporting a highvolume clinical practice.
• Team Composition: Work within a robust orthopedic group that includes 9 physicians, 6 APPs, and 2–3 medical assistants, supported by frontoffice staff.
• Work Schedule: 
• Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM.
• Patient Mix:
• Postoperative visits: 35–45%
• Established nonoperative visits: 25–30%
• New patient evaluations: 10–15%
• Acute walkins/urgent issues: 15–20%
• Daily Patient Volume: 20–25 patients per day in a primarily outpatient setting (80–90% outpatient, ~10% inpatient).
• Participate in a structured onboarding program, including system orientation, Epic training, shadowing with the supervising physician, and gradual progression from postop and established patient visits to independent newpatient care as competency increases.
• Call Schedule: Daytime call only, shared among the Physician Assistants in the practice. Call involves routine orthopedic issues with escalation to the supervising physician as needed.

Qualifications:

• New graduates accepted; orthopedic experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to function efficiently in a fastpaced, highvolume clinical environment while maintaining excellent patient rapport and communication.
• Strong skills in clinical assessment, documentation, time management, and care coordination.
• Commitment to providing patient-centered, evidencebased orthopedic care.