Neurosurgery Inpatient - Bridgeport - Nurse Practitioner (APRN) or Physician Assistant
About The Position
Hartford HealthCare’s Ayer Neuroscience Institute is seeking a Neurosurgery Advanced Practitioner (APRN or Physician Assistant) to join the team at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport. The role is part of a 24/7 APP-driven neurosurgical service and offers a high level of autonomy with support from neurosurgeons and experienced advanced practitioners. The service covers a broad range of neurosurgical care, including minimally invasive and deformity spine surgery, cranial, neurovascular, and neurotrauma cases. The position includes inpatient care in the ICU and on the hospital floor, hospital-wide neurosurgical evaluations, operating-room first assisting, and interventional radiology coverage for neuroendovascular cases. The schedule includes 12-hour day or night shifts in a rotating 24/7 coverage model, including weekends and holidays. Scheduling and coverage models may change in response to operational needs, patient volumes, service expansion, and program requirements. The team offers opportunities for professional growth, leadership development, quality initiatives, program development, education, and participation in system-wide neurosurgical projects. Hartford HealthCare supports advanced practitioners through its Office of Advanced Practice and Office of Provider Wellness.
Requirements
- Be or become board eligible/certified as a Physician Assistant or APRN.
- First-assist experience or qualification (the posting specifies “APRN with First Assist”).
Responsibilities
- Manage neurosurgical spine and cranial patients in ICU and inpatient floor settings.
- Complete intake histories and physicals, progress notes, consultations, postoperative management, and discharge planning.
- Provide neurosurgical evaluations throughout the hospital, including the Emergency Department.
- First assist in the operating room for emergent and elective cranial and spine procedures.
- Participate in interventional radiology coverage for neuroendovascular cases.
- Support emergency and elective neurosurgical care across the service line.
- Participate in rotating day, night, weekend, and holiday coverage as part of the 24/7 APP service.
- Potentially participate in additional clinical coverage and future scheduling models based on departmental and service needs.
Benefits
- Professional growth and leadership development opportunities
- Quality initiatives, program development, education, and system-wide project participation
- Support through Hartford HealthCare’s Office of Advanced Practice
- Support through the Office of Provider Wellness
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
