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, 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 issues

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

Position Details:

Join a fast-paced orthopedic team in a multidisciplinary Level 1 trauma center at Hartford Hospital! We are looking for an energetic, team-oriented individual to join our team in managing orthopedic trauma and electric surgical patient populations.

Role: Open to Physician Assistants and Acute Care Nurse Practitioners

Location:  32 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT

Setting: Inpatient, Orthopedics

Schedule: Full-time 3x13s, day/night rotating, including weekends. Premium differentials offered.

About The Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Healthcare

The Healthgrades 2023 Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award recognizes outstanding clinical outcomes for outpatient knee and hip replacement and distinguishes the Bone & Joint Institute in the top 5% nationwide for outpatient joint replacement. Providers access to leading edge technologies like precision Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery, hip resurfacing, a special Fragility Fracture Program and new approaches in anesthesia to get patients up and moving more quickly.

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.

About Hartford Hospital:

Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England. The Hospital is a Level 1 Trauma Center which provides cutting edge treatment to its patients. This is made possible by being home to the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise, and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to Hartford Hospital. 

Qualifications

• Requirements:

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

  • Training: Certified or board-eligible Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

  • Experience: New graduates welcome to apply

   

  Preferred:

  ·         1+ years orthopedic experience preferred