Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (APRN) - Cardiac Surgery - Bridgeport
Company: Hartford HealthCare
Location: Bridgeport
Posted on: October 23, 2024
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Job Description:
Description Job Schedule: Full Time Standard Hours: 40 Job
Shift: Shift 1 Shift Details: Mon-Sun 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.
About the Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute
The Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute brings together
cardiac care specialists - increasing collaboration and care
coordination - all under one roof. Our system of care includes a
truly integrated team with the most talented, experienced, and
compassionate caregivers and providers, backed by the latest
cutting-edge technology. The award-winning Heart & Vascular
Institute is a national leader in advancing cardiac care, offering
heart disease prevention, treatment, surgery, and research. We
received "top performer" recognition by the Joint Commission for
performance on evidence-based care processes for the treatment of
heart attack, and were recognized by the American Heart Association
and American Stroke Association as a Get with the Guidelines -
Stroke GOLD PLUS Achievement Award winner in 2016.
Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner APRN Role
The Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute is seeking a
dynamic and dedicated Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
APRN to join the busy and growing Department of Cardiac Surgery.
Under the direction of a cardiothoracic surgeon, the Physician
Assistant or Nurse Practitioner APRN is responsible for performing
a variety of duties. - -These duties include but are not limited
to: first assisting cardiovascular surgical procedures, endoscopic
vessel harvesting, preoperative history and physical examination,
postoperative care in an outpatient clinical setting and patient
education. -
The successful candidate will also support patient care from the
point of admission to discharge in service, Step-Down, and ICU.
Duties include managing multiple patients with varied critical
illness, comprehensive physical assessments, interpretation of
diagnostic results, hemodynamic/ventilator management, and invasive
procedures. Extensive training and supervision are provided to the
Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners for skills such as
arterial lines, central lines, chest tubes, feeding tubes, and
removal of pacer wires.
Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioner APRN Role Scope:
In consultation with the physician(s) and care team members,
Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners develop plans for
further evaluation of health needs, e.g., referral to other health
team members or specialists. Physician Assistants and Nurse
Practitioners 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.
The Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners are part of a
multidisciplinary team that plans and delivers care of patients
under the direction of the attending cardiac surgeons in
collaboration with the cardiologists and consultants.
Role: Open to Physician Assistants and Acute Care Nurse
Practitioners
Location: - -SVMC 2800 Main Street Bridgeport CT 06606
Setting: Inpatient, cardiac surgical services
Schedule: Full-time salaried, rotating includes day, evening,
night, weekend, and holiday coverage. -
Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners 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, licensure,
and malpractice
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 or
Nurse Practitioner APRN Master's program
- - - - - - - Licensed, or eligible to be licensed, as a Physician
Assistant or Nurse Practitioner APRN in the state of
Connecticut
- - - - - - - Certification or eligible to be certified as a
Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner APRN. - -
- - - - - - - 2+ years' experience in cardiovascular surgery and/or
2+ years' experience as a PA/APRN in critical care setting
- - - - - - - First assistant experience, including endoscopic vein
harvesting skills preferred
Hartford HealthCare supports Physician Assistants and Nurse
Practitioners APRN in practice:
- - - - - - - Dedicated support and voice for our for Nurse
Practitioners and Physician Assistants through the -Office 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
About Hartford HealthCare:
- - - - - - - Honored as a "Best Organizations for Leadership
Development" by the National Center for Healthcare Leadership
(NCHL)
- - - - - - - Prestigiously named one of the "Best Hospitals to
Work for in Connecticut" by the Becker's Hospital Review
- - - - - - - Committed to -continuous development -through The
Center for Education Stimulation & Innovation (CESI), our Provider
Leadership Development Institute and a robust on demand learning
platform including CME, special courses, learning series and tools
and resources
Established -Mentorship and Orientation -programs specially
designed for newly hired providers and providers new to
practice
-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.
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