Critical Care - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Hartford Healthcare • Bridgeport, CT

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Saint Vincent’s Medical Center is seeking an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its collaborative Critical Care Provider team. The provider will care for complex critically ill patients requiring advanced life support, bedside procedures, and ultrasonography to support complex decision-making. Patients are admitted to a closed Medical/Surgical and Neurological Intensive Care unit and cared for by a multidisciplinary team, with the advanced practice provider serving as a core member.

The role offers comprehensive training and the opportunity to cross-train in multiple subspecialties, including Neurocritical Care, and select a primary clinical interest. The position is inpatient, focused on critical care intensivists and neurocritical care, and is full-time nights with no call. Premium differentials are offered.

Under established guidelines and in collaboration with or supervision by practice physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants perform routine physical examinations and formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial plans. They develop plans for further evaluation of health needs in consultation with physicians and care team members, provide treatment within their scope of practice and applicable protocols, and refer problems outside their scope to a physician.

Saint Vincent’s Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital and the primary teaching hospital for the Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. Hartford HealthCare describes itself as a large, nonprofit, integrated healthcare system and provides advanced practice support, clinical technology, education, and provider development resources.

Requirements

• Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License or eligibility to obtain one.
• Training as a Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
• At least 1 year of experience as an advanced practice provider in a critical care setting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with neurocritical care patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic, high-quality care to complex critically ill patients requiring advanced life support.
• Perform bedside procedures and use ultrasonography to support complex decision-making.
• Participate as a core member of a multidisciplinary care team in a closed Medical/Surgical and Neurological Intensive Care unit.
• Perform routine physical examinations under established guidelines and in collaboration with or supervision by practice physicians.
• Formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial plans to treat patients.
• Develop plans for further evaluation of health needs, including referral to other health team members or specialists.
• Provide appropriate treatment for problems within the provider’s scope of practice and designated protocols.
• Identify problems outside the provider’s scope of practice and refer them appropriately to a physician.

Benefits

• Market-leading compensation and benefits.
• Generous paid time off.
• Paid CME time off and a CME budget.
• Reimbursement for professional licenses and dues.
• Enhanced tuition assistance and higher education partnerships.
• Voluntary benefits including student loan programs, home, auto, and renters’ insurance, identity theft protection, legal services, low-interest loans, and pet insurance.
• Employee discount programs.
• Colleague assistance resources for personal and work-life issues.
• Emergency back-up care benefits for children, adults, and pets through Care.com.
• Premium differentials.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed