Hartford HealthCare-posted 2 months ago
Mid Level
1,001-5,000 employees

Backus Hospital's Surgical Critical Care Team is committed to creating an innovative patient centered delivery system that continuously improves quality of care. The Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner (APRN) providers are part of a multidisciplinary team that plans and delivers care for complex surgical patients including general surgery, trauma, vascular, thoracic, neurosurgery and other critical care patients as the service needs dictate. The Advanced Practice Provider works in collaboration with the attending surgical intensivist, the primary surgical admitting team and consultants.

  • Manage multiple patients with varied critical illness.
  • Conduct comprehensive physical assessments.
  • Interpret diagnostic results.
  • Manage hemodynamic/ventilator support.
  • Write daily progress notes.
  • Provide patient/family education and conduct meetings.
  • Independently perform bedside procedures such as arterial lines, central lines, chest tubes, feeding tubes, percutaneous tracheostomy and PEF tubes placement.
  • Develop practice guidelines and clinical pathways with the support of the attending critical care surgeons.
  • Develop and implement Surgical Critical Care educational curriculum for the surgical APP staff.
  • Participate in the development and/or maintenance of standardized orientation, service-based competencies, and educational schedule for new hires.
  • Serve on department/hospital-wide committees to promote patient safety, enhanced patient care, and other balanced scorecard initiatives.
  • National certification in Advanced Practice for Nurse Practitioners (APRN).
  • MSN and current CT Nurse Practitioner (APRN) License or eligible required.
  • Adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AGACNP) board certification required for nurse practitioners.
  • Current CT Physician Assistants (PA) License and Board certification or eligible for Physician Assistants.
  • Federal DEA and CT Controlled Substance Registration.
  • ACLS/BLS certification.
  • ATLS certification to be supported by Backus.
  • Competitive Compensation.
  • Matching 401k, tiered medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Generous Paid-Time Off.
  • Reimbursement for CME, professional society membership, licensure, and malpractice.
  • LEAN process improvement to drive quality outcomes and positively enhance both the patient and the provider experience.
  • EPIC EMR.
  • No surgical residents/fellows to dilute your clinical experience or growth.
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