ENT-Physician Assistant/Nurse Practioner-40 Hours

Connecticut Children's • Hartford, CT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves completing thorough evaluations of pediatric patients, from neonates to adolescents and young adults, including age-appropriate histories and examinations. The position requires identifying the level of illness severity in a timely manner, presenting assessments to a supervising physician, and prescribing necessary care plans. The role also includes performing appropriate procedures under guidance and knowing when and how to seek assistance.

Requirements

• Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner: Graduate degree in nursing accredited by one of the national certifying bodies in nursing. (Or, on or before December 31, 2004, completion of an advanced nurse practitioner program recognized by a national certifying body for certification as a nurse practitioner.)
• Physician Assistant: Graduation from a physician assistant program accredited, at the time of graduation, by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
• No related experience required.
• Current State of Connecticut (Pediatric) Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure. OR Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Inc. (NCCPA). Current State of Connecticut Physician Assistant licensure.
• Depending on privileges for role, Basic Life Support (BLS) and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification may be required.
• Depending on privileges for role, federal DEA and CT controlled substance registration may be required.
• Medical knowledge sufficient to recognize patterns, trends and disease traits and to fully engage in APP learning opportunities, effectively applying such knowledge to basic clinical evaluations and patient care.
• Exemplary written and verbal communication.
• Respectful and compassionate in interactions with staff, patients, and families.
• Demonstrates accountability for assigned work and the extent of one’s involvement in patient care.
• Demonstrates openness to feedback. Ability to incorporate feedback and learnings into work effort.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred education & experience: n/a
• Preferred certifications: n/a

Responsibilities

• Applies basic medical knowledge to common diagnoses with guidance.
• Expands clinical knowledge independently and through medical literature.
• Incorporates child health advocacy, preventive health care, ethical dilemmas, and cost of tests and therapies.
• Provides basic evaluation for common diagnoses, recommending broad evaluation based on unfocused differential diagnosis.
• Reports results of diagnostic studies, identifying clinically significant results with guidance.
• Gathers patient information following a template, adapting as appropriate.
• Presents clinical facts to preceptor, supervising physician, and care team.
• Generates an unfocused differential diagnosis based on clinical facts.
• Completes assigned patient care responsibilities focused on individual patients.
• Increasingly participates in the creation of patient management plans and discusses plans with patients/families.
• Is increasingly exposed to and guided in the performance of core procedures.
• Works to establish rapport with patients/families and develops therapeutic relationships in straightforward encounters.
• Seeks guidance when adjusting communication strategies to mitigate barriers and meet patient/family expectations.
• Participates within the inter-professional team.
• Clearly and appropriately requests consultation, presenting relevant patient information to supervising physician.
• Accurately and timely records information in the patient record.
• Responds in a timely fashion and in appropriate form to requests.
• Develops and articulates clinical questions.
• Accesses available evidence with appropriate guidance.
• Participates in feedback sessions and develops professional goals and a learning plan with guidance.
• Performs responsibilities in a thorough and timely manner.
• Proactively seeks guidance in new, complex and/or stressful situations.
• Participates in creating, promoting, and sustaining a healthy and productive team and work environment.
• Familiarizes self with institutional resources that promote well-being.
• Increasingly involved in coordinating care of patients in routine clinical situations.
• Identifies the need for and engages inter-professional team based on patient and family needs.
• Incorporates awareness of population and community health needs and disparities and knowledge of local resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level