GI - Old Saybrook - NURSE PRACTITIONER (APRN) OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Job Title

In collaboration with attending surgeons, this role delivers skilled health care across diverse clinical settings and supports the clinical management of patients by working closely with surgeons, nurses, and other members of the health care team. Responsibilities include applying the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, addressing actual or potential surgical needs in accordance with established practices, standards, protocols, and guidelines.

Job Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care in office consultations, including assessment, workups, triage, emergency work-ins, and other patient care activities

Obtains and documents health history, performs and documents physical exam, and orders and interprets diagnostic tests

Provides counseling to patients regarding diagnosis and expected course of treatment

Obtain Consents for Smart pill and Manometry procedures

Scrub MD scheduled to add follow ups

IT liaison for MMC and SVMC ex. Missing studies and shared drive issues

Attend staff meetings on Motility Orders Workflow Ex. Outside referrals/orders placed incorrectly

Manage triaged inbox messages ex. med refills

Read and interpret breath tests

Provide education for Motility Spreadsheet

Attend weekly meetings with MDs to discuss complex patients

Shift 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

Master's degree in nursing

National Certification in Advanced Practice and current CPR certification

Current State of CT APRN license with prescriptive authority and current DEA number & 100% attendance to maintain annual mandatory skill updates

2 years of experience in general surgery/colorectal surgery, ambulatory surgery or acute care setting for surgical care preferred

Excellent clinical management skills and proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and take lead when appropriate