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HPA Healthcare is seeking a Nurse Practitioner General Surgery for a locum tenens job in Edison, New Jersey. Job Description & Requirements • Specialty: General Surgery, • Discipline: Nurse Practitioner, • Start Date: 01/19/2026, • Duration: 2 weeks, • 40 hours per week, • Shift: 8 hours, • Shift: 7:00 PM – 8:00 AM (13-hour night shifts)\n\t, • Schedule: Flexible; ideally 2–3 shifts per week\n\t, • Assignment Length: 10–12 months\n\t, • Start Date: As soon as credentialed (temp privileges may be considered)\n\t, • Setting: Inpatient surgical unit – no first assist, no OR, no call\n\t, • Volume: ~40–50 patients per night (shared by 2 APPs)\n\t, • Procedures Include:\n\t\n\t\t, • VAC dressing changes\n\t\t, • JP drain/chest tube management\n\t\t, • NGT placement/monitoring\n\t\t, • Doppler use for vascular monitoring (flap patients)\n\t\n\t\n\t, • Joint Commission–certified agency\n\t, • Prepaid travel/lodging available (for non-local providers)\n\t, • Malpractice insurance included at no cost\n\n\n\n\nSkills & Experience\n\n\n\t, • Board-certified NP or PA with NJ license\n\t, • DEA and CDS required\n\t, • 1–2+ years of relevant inpatient surgical or hospitalist experience\n\t, • Confident in overnight floor management and procedural skills\n\t Proudly Joint Commission Certified, HPA Healthcare is a woman and minority owned company based in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina; we’re all about connecting talented clinicians with hospitals and clinics across the country. Our founders started the company because they saw how tough it can be when patients don’t have quick access to care. They truly believe that every patient deserves compassionate, timely care—and that belief is what drives us every day. We’re here to help clinicians like you make a real difference in the lives of patients and their families, so that everyone gets the care they need, when they need it. Our Mission At HPA Healthcare, our mission is simple: do the right thing for patients—always. We are committed to improving patient outcomes by bridging healthcare access gaps with skilled, compassionate clinicians who excel in diverse populations and clinical settings. By fostering trust with patients, supporting families, and collaborating with care teams, we empower our clinicians to deliver the high-quality, patient-centered care that every individual deserves. Benefits • Medical benefits, • Dental benefits, • Vision benefits, • 401k retirement plan, • Life insurance

Job Description WHO WE ARE VEG is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most. We are revolutionizing emergency medicine with a "customer first" mentality and a true, employee-centric work environment. TALENT + CULTURE AT VEG At VEG, we want people and their pets to feel safe, secure, and valued; we want our employees to feel the same way. What we're aiming to achieve on the customer side is equivalent in nature to what we want for our employees: to have the best experience possible. With the highest NPS score in our industry, we're ready to ensure that VEG remains the place where the best and brightest in the emergency world not only want to work, but stay and grow. For our customers and their pets, we strive to find a way to say, "yes." We do the same and more for our teams. In fact, VEG is one of this year's nominees for INC Magazine's Best Places to Work! FOCUS To apply a patient-centered approach while performing treatments, making patient assessments, and all other aspects of patient care. This role will promote learning and growth as an emergency veterinary technician, providing opportunities for advancement towards a Veterinary Technician Specialist certification and participating in the coordination of care. Veterinary technicians autonomously function using critical thinking and leadership to carry out patient treatment plans in coordination with the veterinary team. WHO WE NEED You are a credentialed veterinary technician. You are passionate and motivated. You value learning and are a team player that is honest and respectful to your peers. You love what you do. You love working with animals and people. You are comfortable adapting to new scenarios, willing to learn new techniques, and think outside the box. You have excellent interpersonal capabilities across a diverse group. You're happy to pitch in wherever and whenever you are needed, with a positive attitude. You demonstrate the ability to accomplish assigned tasks for all areas involved, knowing when to ask for assistance. You display excellent communication skills with your peers, customers, and team. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO DO All clinical team members: * Treat each patient and customer with the highest level of compassion and care. * Perform basic to intermediate nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments. * Use understanding of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to accurately triage incoming patients. * Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and understand potential adverse effects of medications. * Set-up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy including constant rate infusions and blood transfusion therapy. * Contribute to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care. * Participate in giving and receiving patient rounds to ensure continuity of care. * Be trained to properly perform all aspects of CPR as a RECOVER Certified Rescuer. * Collect samples and perform diagnostic tests including in-house and point-of-care tests and diagnostic imaging. * Perform nursing care tasks such as placing and/or maintaining urinary catheters, nasoenteral tubes, nasal oxygen tubes, chest and abdominal tubes. * Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot oxygen cages and other oxygen administration techniques. Veterinary technicians additionally perform: * Administer, monitor, and maintain patients under general anesthesia with or without mechanical ventilation for patients with varied levels of risk. * Perform advanced vascular access techniques including jugular catheter placement, sampling line placement, central line placement, intraosseous catheterization, and arterial catheterization. * Perform advanced diagnostic techniques including ultrasonography and paracentesis, * Participate in formulating treatment, anesthetic, and nursing care plans. * Conduct treatments using clinical decision-making skills according to protocolized plans. * Aid in managing patient care workload to ensure the patients are receiving uncompromised care. * Coach and guide veterinary assistants and credentialed veterinary technicians to perform clinical tasks to maintain standards of care and encourage growth. * Collaborate and share knowledge with teammates to ensure optimal patient care. * Obtain additional training along guided growth pathways offering roles in addition to direct nursing care such as VTS certification, trainer role, coordination of care, community outreach, and leadership. WHAT YOU NEED * High school diploma or equivalent * Credentialed as a veterinary technician (CVT, RVT, LVT, LVMT) in the location of the VEG practice. * Veterinary technician specialist (VTS) certification will receive additional considerations in practice role and compensation. * Basic computer skills to use practice management, electronic medical record, and collaboration software. * 1+ years of experience in a veterinary technician role. Experience in emergency or specialty medicine preferred. * Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and electronic) with the team and with customers * Fine motor skills adequate for utilizing hospital equipment necessary daily such as syringes, electric clippers, computers, surgery instruments, monitors, diagnostic equipment, etc. * Ability to stand for prolonged hours, kneel, work on the floor as well as ability to lift up to 25 kg on own and able to support up to 40 kg with assistance. WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE US Because emergency is all we do, so we do it best! We also offer: * Industry-leading‌ ‌compensation‌ * Something new every day - you'll never be bored in emergency medicine * We build our hospitals from scratch. You'll be using all of the latest equipment and technology. * Generous employee pet discount * Referral rewards - tell your friends why they should come work for VEG too! * Health‌, Vision, and Dental ‌Insurance‌ ‌ ‌ * 401K‌ ‌w/‌ ‌company‌ ‌match‌ * Paid‌ ‌parental‌ ‌leave‌ ‌-‌ ‌10‌ ‌weeks‌ ‌of‌ ‌paid‌ ‌leave‌ ‌at‌ ‌100%‌ ‌of‌ ‌regular‌ ‌salary‌ ‌ * Unlimited‌ ‌Continuing Education opportunities - we want to help you grow in your career! * Flexible‌ ‌work‌ ‌schedules‌ ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌true‌ ‌work-life‌ ‌balance‌ ‌ ‌ * Growth‌ and relocation ‌potential‌ ‌ ‌ * Groceries‌ sent‌ ‌to the hospitals weekly for the staff to enjoy,‌ ‌monthly‌ ‌and‌ ‌quarterly‌ ‌contests,‌ ‌quarterly‌ ‌hospital‌ ‌outings,‌ company-wide retreats,‌ ‌etc!‌ ‌ * Lastly, because while our work is serious, we believe that it should also be fun! VEG celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. You've found the equal opportunity employer you are looking for. We can't wait to meet you!

Job Description WHO WE ARE VEG is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most. We are revolutionizing emergency medicine with a "customer first" mentality and a true, employee-centric work environment. TALENT + CULTURE AT VEG At VEG, we want people and their pets to feel safe, secure, and valued; we want our employees to feel the same way. What we're aiming to achieve on the customer side is equivalent in nature to what we want for our employees: to have the best experience possible. With the highest NPS score in our industry, we're ready to ensure that VEG remains the place where the best and brightest in the emergency world not only want to work, but stay and grow. For our customers and their pets, we strive to find a way to say, "yes." We do the same and more for our teams. In fact, VEG is one of this year's nominees for INC Magazine's Best Places to Work! FOCUS To apply a patient-centered approach while performing treatments, making patient assessments, and all other aspects of patient care. This role will promote learning and growth as an emergency veterinary technician, providing opportunities for advancement towards a Veterinary Technician Specialist certification and participating in the coordination of care. Veterinary technicians autonomously function using critical thinking and leadership to carry out patient treatment plans in coordination with the veterinary team. WHO WE NEED You are a credentialed veterinary technician. You are passionate and motivated. You value learning and are a team player that is honest and respectful to your peers. You love what you do. You love working with animals and people. You are comfortable adapting to new scenarios, willing to learn new techniques, and think outside the box. You have excellent interpersonal capabilities across a diverse group. You're happy to pitch in wherever and whenever you are needed, with a positive attitude. You demonstrate the ability to accomplish assigned tasks for all areas involved, knowing when to ask for assistance. You display excellent communication skills with your peers, customers, and team. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO DO All clinical team members: * Treat each patient and customer with the highest level of compassion and care. * Perform basic to intermediate nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments. * Use understanding of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to accurately triage incoming patients. * Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and understand potential adverse effects of medications. * Set-up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy including constant rate infusions and blood transfusion therapy. * Contribute to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care. * Participate in giving and receiving patient rounds to ensure continuity of care. * Be trained to properly perform all aspects of CPR as a RECOVER Certified Rescuer. * Collect samples and perform diagnostic tests including in-house and point-of-care tests and diagnostic imaging. * Perform nursing care tasks such as placing and/or maintaining urinary catheters, nasoenteral tubes, nasal oxygen tubes, chest and abdominal tubes. * Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot oxygen cages and other oxygen administration techniques. Veterinary technicians additionally perform: * Administer, monitor, and maintain patients under general anesthesia with or without mechanical ventilation for patients with varied levels of risk. * Perform advanced vascular access techniques including jugular catheter placement, sampling line placement, central line placement, intraosseous catheterization, and arterial catheterization. * Perform advanced diagnostic techniques including ultrasonography and paracentesis, * Participate in formulating treatment, anesthetic, and nursing care plans. * Conduct treatments using clinical decision-making skills according to protocolized plans. * Aid in managing patient care workload to ensure the patients are receiving uncompromised care. * Coach and guide veterinary assistants and credentialed veterinary technicians to perform clinical tasks to maintain standards of care and encourage growth. * Collaborate and share knowledge with teammates to ensure optimal patient care. * Obtain additional training along guided growth pathways offering roles in addition to direct nursing care such as VTS certification, trainer role, coordination of care, community outreach, and leadership. WHAT YOU NEED * High school diploma or equivalent * Credentialed as a veterinary technician (CVT, RVT, LVT, LVMT) in the location of the VEG practice. * Veterinary technician specialist (VTS) certification will receive additional considerations in practice role and compensation. * Basic computer skills to use practice management, electronic medical record, and collaboration software. * 1+ years of experience in a veterinary technician role. Experience in emergency or specialty medicine preferred. * Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and electronic) with the team and with customers * Fine motor skills adequate for utilizing hospital equipment necessary daily such as syringes, electric clippers, computers, surgery instruments, monitors, diagnostic equipment, etc. * Ability to stand for prolonged hours, kneel, work on the floor as well as ability to lift up to 25 kg on own and able to support up to 40 kg with assistance. WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE US Because emergency is all we do, so we do it best! We also offer: * Industry-leading‌ ‌compensation‌ * Something new every day - you'll never be bored in emergency medicine * We build our hospitals from scratch. You'll be using all of the latest equipment and technology. * Generous employee pet discount * Referral rewards - tell your friends why they should come work for VEG too! * Health‌, Vision, and Dental ‌Insurance‌ ‌ ‌ * 401K‌ ‌w/‌ ‌company‌ ‌match‌ * Paid‌ ‌parental‌ ‌leave‌ ‌-‌ ‌10‌ ‌weeks‌ ‌of‌ ‌paid‌ ‌leave‌ ‌at‌ ‌100%‌ ‌of‌ ‌regular‌ ‌salary‌ ‌ * Unlimited‌ ‌Continuing Education opportunities - we want to help you grow in your career! * Flexible‌ ‌work‌ ‌schedules‌ ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌true‌ ‌work-life‌ ‌balance‌ ‌ ‌ * Growth‌ and relocation ‌potential‌ ‌ ‌ * Groceries‌ sent‌ ‌to the hospitals weekly for the staff to enjoy,‌ ‌monthly‌ ‌and‌ ‌quarterly‌ ‌contests,‌ ‌quarterly‌ ‌hospital‌ ‌outings,‌ company-wide retreats,‌ ‌etc!‌ ‌ * Lastly, because while our work is serious, we believe that it should also be fun! VEG celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. You've found the equal opportunity employer you are looking for. We can't wait to meet you!

Job Description Background: Established in 1963, The Cardiovascular Care Group provides complete care for patients with vascular disease. With New Jersey offices in Essex, Passaic, Union, Morris, Monmouth, and Mercer counties, the Group is able to deliver care in both office-based and hospital settings. Job Summary: The Physician Assistant will support the physicians of The Cardiovascular Care Group, ensuring a high level of patient care and patient satisfaction. Physician Assistant Responsibilities will include: • Admit any patient requiring hospitalization, as per discussion with MD., • Deliver pre-operative and post-operative care to patients within the context of mutually agreed upon practice protocols., • Make daily rounds on hospitalized patients and document in the patient record. Record progress notes, determine and implement therapeutic plans jointly, with the supervising physician, compile and record pertinent narrative case summaries., • Provide intra-operative and post-operative support to physician., • Interview and examine patients and document in the patient record., • Consult patients on the wards and in the emergency room., • Place percutaneous central venous catheters and/or change over a guide wire (subclavian/internal jugular and femoral)., • Perform venipuncture, EKGs, A-line insertions, foley catheter insertions, wound debridement and incision and drainage., • Provide patient and family education., • Initiate, participate in and/or facilitate discharge planning., • Answer phone calls from hospital staff and physicians pertaining to care of the patients., • Return phone calls to family members of patients at the request of physician., • Participate in quality assurance and patient satisfaction programs., • Minimum two years of experience as PA in hospital setting required. Vascular surgery experience a plus., • Strong diagnostic skills; effective problem-solver., • Ability to work under pressure and to handle shifting priorities., • Deliver care in a professional and reliable manner., • Excellent interpersonal skills., • Education:, • Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program., • Current certification by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants and the NJ State Board on the Regulation of Physician Assistants. Benefits: • 401(k), • Dental insurance, • Employee assistance program, • Employee discount, • Flexible spending account, • Health insurance, • Health savings account, • Life insurance, • Paid time off, • Vision insurance License/Certification: • PA-C (Required) Work Location: In person

Job Description WHO WE ARE VEG is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most. We are revolutionizing emergency medicine with a "customer first" mentality and a true, employee-centric work environment. TALENT + CULTURE AT VEG At VEG, we want people and their pets to feel safe, secure, and valued; we want our employees to feel the same way. What we're aiming to achieve on the customer side is equivalent in nature to what we want for our employees: to have the best experience possible. With the highest NPS score in our industry, we're ready to ensure that VEG remains the place where the best and brightest in the emergency world not only want to work, but stay and grow. For our customers and their pets, we strive to find a way to say, "yes." We do the same and more for our teams. In fact, VEG is one of this year's nominees for INC Magazine's Best Places to Work! FOCUS To apply a patient-centered approach while performing treatments, making patient assessments, and all other aspects of patient care. This role will promote learning and growth as an emergency veterinary technician, providing opportunities for advancement towards a Veterinary Technician Specialist certification and participating in the coordination of care. Veterinary technicians autonomously function using critical thinking and leadership to carry out patient treatment plans in coordination with the veterinary team. WHO WE NEED You are a credentialed veterinary technician. You are passionate and motivated. You value learning and are a team player that is honest and respectful to your peers. You love what you do. You love working with animals and people. You are comfortable adapting to new scenarios, willing to learn new techniques, and think outside the box. You have excellent interpersonal capabilities across a diverse group. You're happy to pitch in wherever and whenever you are needed, with a positive attitude. You demonstrate the ability to accomplish assigned tasks for all areas involved, knowing when to ask for assistance. You display excellent communication skills with your peers, customers, and team. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO DO All clinical team members: * Treat each patient and customer with the highest level of compassion & care. * Perform basic to intermediate nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments. * Use understanding of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to accurately triage incoming patients. * Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and understand potential adverse effects of medications. * Set-up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy including constant rate infusions and blood transfusion therapy. * Contribute to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care. * Participate in giving and receiving patient rounds to ensure continuity of care. * Be trained to properly perform all aspects of CPR as a RECOVER Certified Rescuer. * Collect samples and perform diagnostic tests including in-house & point-of-care tests and diagnostic imaging. * Perform nursing care tasks such as placing and/or maintaining urinary catheters, nasoenteral tubes, nasal oxygen tubes, chest and abdominal tubes. * Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot oxygen cages and other oxygen administration techniques. Veterinary technicians additionally perform: * Administer, monitor, and maintain patients under general anesthesia with or without mechanical ventilation for patients with varied levels of risk. * Perform advanced vascular access techniques including jugular catheter placement, sampling line placement, central line placement, intraosseous catheterization, and arterial catheterization. * Perform advanced diagnostic techniques including ultrasonography and paracentesis, * Participate in formulating treatment, anesthetic, and nursing care plans. * Conduct treatments using clinical decision-making skills according to protocolized plans. * Aid in managing patient care workload to ensure the patients are receiving uncompromised care. * Coach and guide veterinary assistants and veterinary nurses to perform clinical tasks to maintain standards of care and encourage growth. * Collaborate and share knowledge with teammates to ensure optimal patient care. * Obtain additional training along guided growth pathways offering roles in addition to direct nursing care such as VTS certification, trainer role, coordination of care, community outreach, and leadership. WHAT YOU NEED * High school diploma or equivalent * Credentialed as a veterinary technician (CVT, RVT, LVT, LVMT) in the location of the VEG practice. * Veterinary technician specialist (VTS) certification will receive additional considerations in practice role and compensation. * Basic computer skills to use practice management, electronic medical record, and collaboration software. * 1+ years of experience in a veterinary technician role. Experience in emergency or specialty medicine preferred. * Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and electronic) with the team and with customers * Fine motor skills adequate for utilizing hospital equipment necessary daily such as syringes, electric clippers, computers, surgery instruments, monitors, diagnostic equipment, etc. * Ability to stand for prolonged hours, kneel, work on the floor as well as ability to lift up to 25 kg on own and able to support up to 40 kg with assistance. WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE US Because emergency is all we do, so we do it best! We also offer: * Industry-leading‌ ‌compensation‌ * Something new every day - you'll never be bored in emergency medicine * We build our hospitals from scratch. You'll be using all of the latest equipment and technology. * Generous employee pet discount * Referral rewards - tell your friends why they should come work for VEG too! * Health‌, Vision, and Dental ‌Insurance‌ ‌ ‌ * 401K‌ ‌w/‌ ‌company‌ ‌match‌ * Paid‌ ‌parental‌ ‌leave‌ ‌-‌ ‌10‌ ‌weeks‌ ‌of‌ ‌paid‌ ‌leave‌ ‌at‌ ‌100%‌ ‌of‌ ‌regular‌ ‌salary‌ ‌ * Unlimited‌ ‌Continuing Education opportunities - we want to help you grow in your career! * Flexible‌ ‌work‌ ‌schedules‌ ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌true‌ ‌work-life‌ ‌balance‌ ‌ ‌ * Growth‌ and relocation ‌potential‌ ‌ ‌ * Groceries‌ sent‌ ‌to the hospitals weekly for the staff to enjoy,‌ ‌monthly‌ ‌and‌ ‌quarterly‌ ‌contests,‌ ‌quarterly‌ ‌hospital‌ ‌outings,‌ company-wide retreats,‌ ‌etc!‌ ‌ * Lastly, because while our work is serious, we believe that it should also be fun! VEG celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. You've found the equal opportunity employer you are looking for. We can't wait to meet you!

Job DescriptionLocum Tenens PA or NP – Inpatient Surgical Night Coverage Edison, New Jersey $135/hour + $5/hour night differential 7:00 PM – 8:00 AM | 2–3 shifts/week preferred 10–12 month contract | No call required We are seeking an experienced Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) to provide night shift inpatient coverage for general surgery and surgical subspecialty patients. This is a locum tenens position with an immediate start, covering surgical patients postoperatively, managing floor patients, and responding to consults. No OR/first assist duties are required. Position Highlights: * Inpatient only – no OR time or first assist * Manage post-op care, surgical consults, and floor patients * 2 APPs typically staffed per night during high census/OR days * Estimated patient load: 40–50 patients (shared) * Length of assignment: 10–12 months * No trauma surgery involvement * Emergency/temporary privileges can be expedited Required Skills & Experience: * Proficiency in: * VAC dressing changes * JP drain management * NGT placement/management * Chest tube management * Doppler use for vascular monitoring (e.g., skin flaps) * Comfort with high-volume surgical inpatient settings * NJ license, DEA, and CDS required * Must be local to the area or willing to commute * Experience in general or subspecialty surgery preferred Compensation: * $135/hour base pay * • $5/hour night differential * 1099 contractor role Apply now to join a supportive surgical team providing vital night coverage at a well-respected New Jersey facility. Immediate start available!