Nurse Practitioner

Neurocritical Care Physician Assistant or Nurse PractitionerHartford Hospital is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join their Neurocritical Care team! The Advanced Practice Providers are part of the nationally recognized Ayer Neuroscience Institute on a multidisciplinary team that plans and delivers care for critical neuroscience patients with a focus on those with neurological and neurosurgical diseases and related disorders. Our critical patient population includes complex strokes, skull base surgery, status epilepticus, tumor resections, spinal cord injury, DBS, and other complex diseases. The APPs rotate in the intensive care unit and stepdown units.Role: Open to Physician Assistants or Acute Care Nurse PractitionersLocation: 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, 06102Setting: Inpatient, Critical Care, Neurocritical careSchedule: Full-time (three 13-hour shifts), rotating. Premium differentials offeredCall schedule: No callNurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Benefits:Market-leading compensation and benefits and generous paid time offPaid CME time off plus CME budget, reimbursed professional licenses and duesEnhanced Tuition Assistance and Higher Education PartnershipsVoluntary benefits include student loan programs, home, auto, renters insurance, identity theft protection, legal services, pet insurance and more!Employee discount programs and colleague assistance programs offering resources and information for personal and work-life issuesFamily care benefits through Care.com including emergency back-up care benefit for children, adults and even pets!Ayer Neuroscience InstituteThe Ayer Neuroscience Institute is a rapidly expanding Institute with a focus on comprehensive patient care, academics, and research. The Institute enjoys the resources of a system committed to excellence in patient quality and experience and boasts an impressive staff of world class Neuroscience leaders which includes over 200 Neuroscience physicians and advanced practitioners. Join a team with training and expertise in the areas of vascular neurology, neuro-oncology, neuromuscular neurology, movement disorders, epilepsy, headache and pain management, cognitive neurology, neurosurgery, neuro ophthalmology and general neurology!Hartford HealthCare supports Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in practice:Dedicated support and voice for our 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 PracticeHartford 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 ConnecticutWith tools like EPIC, Hartford HealthCare's state of the art clinical and informatics technology promotes improved patient outcomes, streamlined continuity of care and superior provider satisfactionNurse Practitioner and 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.