Physician Assistant - OR Core Per Diem

Description

Job Schedule: Per Diem

Standard Hours: 1

Job Shift: Shift 1

Shift Details: Days, nights, weekends and holidays

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MidState Medical Center

Serving the community since 1998, MidState Medical Center is a vibrant and progressive organization with a genuine concern for its patients, community, and employee's alike. Earning top honors for quality stroke care, gold level recognition for organ donation, and employing leaders in the field of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation, MidState provides the highest quality level of care while also being the only hospital in Connecticut to offer all private patient rooms and free parking for all patients and staff.

Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) Role Scope

Hartford HealthCare's Midstate Medical Center is seeking a per diem Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) to join a very enthusiastic team in the Surgical Services unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for various functions including first assisting in the operating room, rounding, bedside procedures and consults. APPs will work in collaboration with a number of surgeons. The service currently covers General, Robotic, Bariatric, Thoracic, Vascular, ENT with some coverage of Orthopedics and Urology.

• Perform Daily patient rounds and Implement therapeutic intervention

• Exercise judgment on problems requiring consultation, referral or evaluation

• Perform H&P and discharge summary for patients

• Ordering diagnostic studies as part of clinical treatment plan

• First assist surgeon in the OR

• Perform and assist with bedside procedures

• Display professional competency in the OR

• Identify and provide teaching for patients, families, and other health care providers

Shift: Per Diem

Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners (APRN) Enjoy

At Hartford HealthCare newly graduated and experienced providers are provided with the support and mentorship they need to succeed through on the job, classroom, and procedural training. Our benefits include:

• Extremely competitive salary

• Matching 401k, tiered medical, dental, and vision plans

• Generous Paid-Time Off

• Reimbursement for CME, professional society membership and licensure.

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Proven and effective onboarding with supportive ongoing mentorship

• Access to Hartford HealthCare's Office of Advanced Practice - an internal organization committed to the growth and development of our Advanced Practitioners

• Leadership development opportunities through Hartford HealthCare's Professional Leadership Development Institute

Qualifications

Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program required

• Licensed, or eligible to be licensed, as a Physician Assistant 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 through AACN or ANCC.

• AGACNP Board Certification as an acute care nurse practitioner and / or critical care AP experience.

• RNFA (RN First Assist) Certification

Preferred Requirements

3+ years working as a First Assistant in the operating room is preferred. Robotic training is a plus.