Location Detail: 79 Jefferson St HH Bliss Wing (10064)
Position Details:
Join Hartford Hospitals established and advancing Inpatient Procedure Team! This highly specialized role offers Advanced Practice Providers the opportunity to develop and refine their procedure skills within a collaborative, high-acuity medical environment. As an integral member of the Department of Surgery, APPs work closely with surgeons, hospitalists, APPs and multidisciplinary care teams to care for a variety of patients.
Team members perform a wide range of bedside ultrasound-guided procedures, including paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar punctures, central venous catheter insertions, and fluid collection drainages. Team members also spend time in the outpatient setting seeing consults for soft tissue masses and performing excisions. This position is ideal for motivated Physician Assistants seeking procedural autonomy and ongoing skill advancement.
Role: Open to Physician Assistants with at least three years of surgical or procedural experience
Location:79 Jefferson Street, Hartford, 06102
Setting: Inpatient procedures
Schedule:Full-time, 3x13 hour shifts. No overnights or major holidays.Premium differentials offered.
Call schedule: No call
Physician Assistant Benefits:
Hartford HealthCare supports Advanced Practice Providers in practice:
Dedicated support and voice for our for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants through the Office of Advanced Practice directed by Sarah Clark, MBA, MHS, PA-C, BSN, RN, System Director of Advanced Practice
Hartford HealthCare is one of the largest, non-profit, fully-integrated healthcare systems providing patient care in the state, allowing our providers to care for their patients no matter where they reside in Connecticut
With tools like EPIC, Hartford HealthCares state of the art clinical and informatics technology promotes improved patient outcomes, streamlined continuity of care and superior provider satisfaction
Physician Assistants Role Scope:
Under established guidelines and in collaboration and/or supervision with the practice physician(s), Advanced Practitioners perform routine physical examinations, and formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial plans to treat patients.
In consultation with the physician(s) and care team members, Advanced Practitioners develop plans for further evaluation of health needs, e.g., referral to other health team members or specialists.
Advanced Practitioners provide appropriate treatment for problems within the scope of the providers practice as designated by protocols and identifies problems outside of their scope of practice and refers appropriately to physician.
About Hartford Hospital:
Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England. The Hospital is a Level 1 Trauma Center which providescutting edge treatmentto its patients. This is made possible by being home to thelargest robotic surgery center in the Northeastand the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of themost-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise, and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to Hartford Hospital.
About Hartford HealthCare:
Honored as a Best Organizations for Leadership Development by the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL)
Prestigiously named one of the Best Hospitals to Work for in Connecticut by the Becker's Hospital Review
Committed to continuous development through The Center for Education Stimulation & Innovation (CESI), our Provider Leadership Development Institute and a robust on demand learning platform including CME, special courses, learning series and tools and resources
Established Mentorship and Orientation programs specially designed for newly hired providers and providers new to practice
Requirements:
Preferred:
Interested candidates please contact Jennifer Straka, Advanced Practice Recruiter, at
Jennifer.Straka@hhchealth.org
or (860) 996-4441.