Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Emergency Med/Hospitalist
Company: Hartford HealthCare
Location: Greene
Posted on: January 20, 2025
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Job Description:
Description Job Schedule: Part Time Standard Hours: 36 Job
Shift: Shift 1 Shift Details: Nurse Practitioner / Physician
Assistant (APP)- Observation Medicine
Work where every moment matters.
Every day, almost 30,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work
with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment
matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most
comprehensive healthcare network.
-Hospital
For more than 125 years, Backus Hospital has been the primary
source of healthcare services for much of Eastern Connecticut.
Backus is home to the only trauma center in New London and Windham
counties, and is the only area hospital with LIFE STAR helicopter
services. The Hospital delivers and coordinates a continuum of
high-quality healthcare with the goal of improving the health of
its communities.
Advanced Practitioner Role Scope
We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to help
expand our Observation medicine position shared between the ED and
Hospitalist services. This advanced practitioner will be dedicated
to the management of ED Observation patients in Behavioral Health
and Case Management with anticipated stays of 24-36 hours, as well
hospitalist patients requiring observation level care anticipated
to be a short stay with focused diagnosis criteria.
The Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) will be an integral member
of the care delivery team, including ED and Hospitalist Physicians
and APP providers, nurses, PT, OT, Imaging, cardiology, neurology,
psychiatry, case management and utilization review. The APP will be
the lead provider ensuring the appropriate patient care,
documentation, and movement of the OBS patients, with transition to
home, skilled facilities, or inpatient medical and behavioral
health units. The APP with work with hospitalist, ED, cardiology,
radiology, psychiatry, and neurology providers to obtain and
interpret stress tests, echocardiograms, CT and MR imaging, review
and interpret laboratory studies, PT and OT evaluations. The
provider will work closely with the patients, caregivers and
families, as well as case management and utilization review to
determine the best care options for observation patients.
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Schedule: -Shared staffing with other APPs to provide coverage
Monday thru Saturday 7a-7p. This provider will average 3 12 hour
7a-7p day shifts per week (36 hours). Provider should anticipate
working alternating Saturdays on average.
Advanced Practitioners Enjoy
At Hartford HealthCare, newly graduated and experienced providers
are provided with the support and mentorship they need to succeed
through on the job, classroom, and procedural training. Our
benefits include:
- - - - - - - - - Competitive Compensation
- - - - - - - - - Matching 401k, tiered medical, dental, and vision
plans
- - - - - - - - - Generous Paid-Time Off
- - - - - - - - - Reimbursement for CME, professional society
membership, licensure, and malpractice
- - - - - - - - - Proven and effective onboarding with supportive
ongoing mentorship
- - - - - - - - - Leadership development opportunities through
Hartford HealthCare's Professional Leadership Development Institute
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- - - - - - - - - Credentialing privileges for Backus Hospital
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We take great care of careers
With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers
exciting opportunities for career development and growth. - Here,
you are part of an organization on the cutting edge - helping to
bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community
education to countless men, women and children. - We know that a
thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a
competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.
- Every moment matters. - And this is -your moment.
-Qualifications
Advanced -Practitioner Requirements
- - - - -Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant / Nurse
Practitioner Master's program preferred
- - - - - - - - - Licensed, or eligible to be licensed, as a
Physician Assistant / Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in
the state of Connecticut
- - - - - - - - - Certification or eligible to be certified as a
Physician Assistant or -Acute Care Board Certification as an
Advanced Practice Registered - -
- - - - - - - - - Preferably two years of experience as hospitalist
and/or previous extensive experience as Nurse or PA in an inpatient
or ED setting
- - - - - - - - - Strong clinical -acumen and communication skills
with other providers, ancillary staff, patients and families. The
ability to adapt quickly, embrace a culture of change and evolution
to help develop best practices in this evolving position.
- - - - - - - - - Intellectual maturity and team focus working with
a number of different team members..
Applicants should remit a letter of interest and CV to Aaron Hull,
Physician Recruiter, via email at Victor.Rodriguez2@hhchealth.org.
-For more information about Hartford HealthCare and our region,
please visit .
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