Physician Assistant - Emergency General Surgery & Trauma
About The Position
Hartford Healthcare is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant to join the Acute Care Surgery team at Backus Hospital. The Physician Assistant will be an essential part of the multidisciplinary team that plans and delivers care for a wide variety of emergency general surgery and trauma patients. This APP-led team is involved in all aspects of surgical care such as managing surgical inpatients, admissions and consultations, operative first-assist, and bedside procedures. Role: Open to Physician Assistants Location: 326 Washington St, Norwich, CT Setting: Inpatient, General Surgery, Acute Care Trauma Surgery Schedule: Day & Nights rotating position. Including some weekends and holidays. Call schedule: No call Hartford HealthCare supports Physician Assistants in practice: Dedicated support and voice for our for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants through the Office of Advanced Practice directed by Sarah Clark, MBA, MHS, PA-C, BSN, RN, System Director of Advanced Practice Hartford HealthCare is one of the largest, non-profit, fully-integrated healthcare systems providing patient care in the state, allowing our providers to care for their patients no matter where they reside in Connecticut With tools like EPIC, Hartford HealthCare's state of the art clinical and informatics technology promotes improved patient outcomes, streamlined continuity of care and superior provider satisfaction
Requirements
- Licensure: Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License (or eligible)
- Training: Certified or board-eligible Physician Assistant
- Experience: New graduates welcome to apply! A comprehensive onboarding will be provided
Responsibilities
- managing surgical inpatients
- admissions and consultations
- operative first-assist
- bedside procedures
- perform routine physical examinations
- formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial plans to treat patients
- develop plans for further evaluation of health needs
- provide appropriate treatment for problems within the scope of the provider's practice as designated by protocols
- identifies problems outside of their scope of practice and refers appropriately to physician
Benefits
- Market-leading compensation and benefits and generous paid time off
- Paid CME time off plus CME budget, reimbursed professional licenses and dues
- Enhanced Tuition Assistance and Higher Education Partnerships
- Voluntary benefits include student loan programs, home, auto, renters' insurance, identity theft protection, legal services, pet insurance and more!
- Employee discount programs and colleague assistance programs offering resources and information for personal and work-life issues
- Family care benefits through Care.com including emergency back-up care benefit for children, adults and even pets!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
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Education Level
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