Physician Assistant - Orthopaedic Surgery - Hartford Healthcare (HHC)

Description

Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Benefits:

• Market-leading compensation and benefits and generous paid time off

• Paid CME time off plus CME budget, reimbursed professional licenses and dues

• Enhanced Tuition Assistance and Higher Education Partnerships

• Voluntary benefits include student loan programs, home, auto, renter’s insurance, identity theft protection, legal services, low-interest loans, pet insurance and more!

• Employee discount programs and colleague assistance offering resources and information for personal and work-life issues

• Family care benefits through Care.com including emergency back-up care benefit for children, adults and even pets!

Position Details:

St. Vincent’s Medical Center is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join their Orthopaedic Surgery team! Working alongside eleven skilled Orthopaedic Advanced Practitioners (APPs), your responsibilities would include frequent first-assisting in the OR, covering the ER, consults, and floor. Further your career by joining our established and growing Orthopaedic Surgery team!

Role: Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Location:  2800 Main Street, Bridgeport, 06606

Setting: Inpatient, orthopaedic surgery

Schedule:  Full-time, three 13-hour shifts. Flexible schedule.

Call schedule: No call

Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute

The Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute (COI) is staffed by renowned orthopaedic specialists who incorporate the best practices into the delivery of care at the Institute. The COI utilizes a variety of innovative tools in orthopedic surgery, including Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System, the Globus ExcelsiusGPS, the Medtronic Stealth Navigation System, and 7D Surgical, the first and only Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery (MvIGS) system that allows surgeons to perform fast, cost-effective, radiation-free spinal navigation.

Hartford HealthCare supports Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in practice:

·         Dedicated support and voice for our for 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 Practice

·         Hartford 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 Connecticut

·         With 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 satisfaction

Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Role Scope:

Under established guidelines and in collaboration and/or supervision with the practice physician(s), Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants perform routine physical examinations, and formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial plans to treat patients.

In consultation with the physician(s) and care team members, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants develop plans for further evaluation of health needs, e.g., referral to other health team members or specialists.

Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants provide appropriate treatment for problems within the scope of the provider’s practice as designated by protocols and identifies problems outside of their scope of practice and refers appropriately to physician.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Licensure: Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License (or eligible)

• Training: Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

• RNFA required for Nurse Practitioners

• Experience: 2+ years’ experience in surgery

• Experience first-assisting in orthopaedic surgery highly preferred