Description

Job Schedule: Per Diem
Standard Hours: 1
Job Shift: Shift 1
Shift Details: monday-friday

Work where every moment matters

 

Every day, almost 30,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

 

Hartford HealthCare Medical Group is one of the largest medical practices in New England with multiple locations throughout Connecticut and Rhode Island. Hartford HealthCare Medical Group consists of a team of professionals ranging from Medical Assistants to Physician Assistants and everything in between.  The Division of General Surgery at Hartford HealthCare Medical Group is a leading provider of comprehensive General Surgery resources in New England. The practice is recognized for its expertise, quality personalized care, and experience in the use of leading-edge techniques such as minimally-invasive surgery

 

Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner Role Scope   

 

The General Surgery Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will work as a part of a team of physicians and APPs who specialize in General Surgery, Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery, Complex Abdominal Wall and Hernia Disease and foregut procedures.

• Responsibilities include review of patient's medical history
• Perform and document history and physicals, medical risk stratification for planned surgical procedures
•  Interpretation of lab values and EKGs
• Determine need for additional medical testing
• Ordering and interpreting of required testing
• Patient education regarding anesthesia and surgical risks.

General Surgery Advanced Practitioners Enjoy

 

• The opportunity to work with highly complex surgical patients in an ambulatory setting, developing long-term relationships with patients and their families across the continuum of care
• Supportive and collaborative relationships with the physicians as well as a well-tenured APP team 
• Comprehensive orientation and on-going educational opportunities to ensure you’re always practicing with the most cutting edge technology 
• Competitive Compensation

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner Master’s program preferred
• Licensed, or eligible to be licensed, as a Physician Assistant / Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the state of Connecticut
• Certification or eligible to be certified as a Physician Assistant, or National Board Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
• Previous surgical experience in plastics, general, or colorectal surgery preferred 

 

We take great care of careers 

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth.  Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children.  We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.  Every moment matters.  And this is your moment.