Womens Health Gyn - Nurse Practitoner (APRN) or Physician Assistant

Job Posting

Womens Health Gyn - Nurse Practitoner (APRN) or Physician Assistant - ( 26158653 )

Description

Excellence, Safety, Caring, Integrity.What do you value? Join us at Hartford Hospital as we live our values every day. As part of Hartford HealthCare, we create a better future for healthcare in Connecticut and beyond. By embodying these values, we have become nationally respected for patient care and most trusted for personalized coordinated care. Come be part of something special. Summary Provides quality, holistic and cost-effective advanced practice care for patients, families, and others in the women's health department to achieve and/or maintain optimal health status, manage disease and reduce risk of illness. The primary responsibility of this position is surgical first assisting for gynecologic procedures, including minimally invasive, robotic, vaginal, and open surgeries. Additional duties include patient management and consultative services on the Women's Health surgical units within Hartford Hospital; including pre- and post-operative care, inpatient and emergency department consultations, and coordination of care with multidisciplinary teams and other departments, including the Emergency Department. This position entails working closely with the UCONN Obstetrics and Gynecology residents as part of the women's health inpatient services. This is a 40-hour position, primarily weekday shift coverage. Schedule includes 410-hour shifts Monday through Friday, 6a-4p or 8a 6p. The position also requires some flexibility several times a year to help cover evening hours for resident events such educational retreats, in-service exams and graduation. Hartford Healthcare Hartford HealthCare strives to provide their Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants with a great balance of career and lifestyle. Advanced practitioners enjoy a stimulating work environment, coupled with the top Healthcare resources and professionals that inspire excellence. Join Hartford HealthCare and Hartford Hospital in our vision to continuously be recognized and respected for top patient care and personalized coordinated Healthcare. Hartford Healthcare employs more than 300 Advanced Practitioners at the Hartford Hospital campus, and has developed the Office of Advanced Practice (OAP), one of the first nationally, to provide: Operational support to inpatient and outpatient practice settings A resource for AP practice including compliance, scope of practice, staffing/utilization, and regulatory issues. AP professional practice development A comprehensive and competitive compensation structure Continuing education opportunities Credentialing and privileging support

Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant or APRN Program Current Connecticut PA/APRN license Board Certified or Eligible (If eligible certification must be accomplished within 3 months of hire). Bachelor's Degree required, Master's preferred for PA position Master's required for APRN position. Demonstrated ability of positive interaction with the medical/nursing staff and obstetrics and gynecology residents. Prior experience in women's health services is strongly recommended Candidates with demonstrated experience assisting in the operating room and managing perioperative surgical patients are encouraged to apply

Other Locations

Connecticut-Hartford-80 Seymour Street (10008) Regular Standard Hours Per Week : 40 Schedule : Full-time (40 hours) Shift Details : m-f 10 hour shifts covering surgeries