Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner, 2027-577

UConn Health is looking for a highly skilled Nurse Practitioner with Internal Medicine experience . This position will be located in the UConn Medical Group Internal Medicine Department in the Outpatient Pavillion in Farmington and may be required to travel to other UMG offices.

SCHEDULE: . Parttime, 32 hours per week Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., 60 minute unpaid meal break.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Evaluates, assesses patient illness/injuries
• Performs physical examinations, and special examinations; takes medical histories
• Develops plans of care
• Intervenes in crisis situations or patient deterioration; provides routine and illness care
• Orders medications; orders diagnostic tests and evaluates results
• Assumes responsibility for patient follow-up, coordination, and referrals to other health care providers as necessary
• Maintains patient medical records
• May develop policies/procedures; participates in or designs changes in the system of care delivery
• May participate in clinical research
• Participates in medical student and health professional teaching; acts as a clinical consultant to peers and other health care professionals
• Performs all other duties as required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Considerable knowledge of anatomy and physiology
• Knowledge of different disciplines and disease states.
• Knowledge of medication and their interactions and reactions.
• Physical assessment skills and counseling skills.
• Oral and written communication skill.
• Skill in performing invasive procedures.
• Ability to work independently; ability to work under pressure; ability to formulate plans of care; decision making ability.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

• Licensed Registered Nurse and a graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner (APRN) program
• Current unencumbered Nurse Practitioner (APRN) license in the State of Connecticut
• Connecticut Controlled Substance license and DEA license.

PREFERRED

• Experience as an APRN in the outpatient/ambulatory clinic setting
• Primary Care experience at the APRN or RN level (Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Family Medicine)
• Academic interest in preventative healthcare maintenance and quality measures
• Collaborative experience working with physicians, sharing patient panel, and being on a multidisciplinary team

WHY UCONN HEALTH

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.

The University of Connecticut Health Center is an affirmative action employer, in addition to an EEO and M/F/V/PWD/PV employer.

All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics which may be found at .