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Nurse Practitioner (APRN) / PA - Medicine - Quaker Hill Connecticut
Company: Hartford HealthCare
Location: Quaker Hill, Connecticut
Posted On: 04/17/2024
Job Schedule: Full Time
Standard Hours: 40
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.
Backus -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 -
- - - - - - - - - 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.
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Advanced -Practitioner Requirements
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