Nurse Practitioner (APRN) or Physician Assistant (PA) - Medical Intensive Care
About The Position
We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to care for patients in the Medical ICU (MICU) and Progressive Care Unit (PCU). Position Details: Join the expanding Medical Critical Care team at Backus Hospital! The Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) will be an integral member of the care delivery team, including Hospitalists, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) Physicians, Nursing, and Respiratory Therapy that delivers care for complex medical patients in the critical care and stepdown units at Backus Hospital, including rounding, responding to codes an all inpatients and performing procedures. Schedule: Full-time, Rotating days/nights, weekends/holidays Advanced Practitioners Enjoy At Hartford HealthCare, newly graduated and experienced providers are provided with the support and mentorship they need to succeed through the job, classroom, and procedural training. Our benefits include: Competitive Compensation Matching 401k, tiered medical, dental, and vision plans Generous Paid-Time Off Reimbursement for CME, professional society membership, licensure, and malpractice Proven and effective onboarding with supportive ongoing mentorship Leadership development opportunities through Hartford HealthCare's Professional Leadership Development Institute Credentialing privileges for Backus Hospital 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. Interested candidates please contact Victor Rodriguez, Advanced Practice Recruiter, at [email protected] For more information about Hartford HealthCare and our region, please visit www.hhccareers.org.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner Master's program
- Licensed, or eligible to be licensed, as a Physician Assistant / Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the state of Connecticut
- Certification or eligible to be certified as a Physician Assistant or Acute Care Board Certification APRN
- Preferably one year of experience of Inpatient or ICU medicine, however new graduates may be considered with pertinent previous clinical (non-provider level) experience
- Strong clinical acumen and communication skills with other providers, ancillary staff, patients and families. The ability to adapt quickly, embrace a culture of change and evolution to help develop best practices in this evolving position.
- Intellectual maturity and team focus working with a number of different team members.
Responsibilities
- rounding
- responding to codes an all inpatients
- performing procedures
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- Matching 401k, tiered medical, dental, and vision plans
- Generous Paid-Time Off
- Reimbursement for CME, professional society membership, licensure, and malpractice
- Proven and effective onboarding with supportive ongoing mentorship
- Leadership development opportunities through Hartford HealthCare's Professional Leadership Development Institute
- Credentialing privileges for Backus Hospital
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Job Type
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