Wound Care - Nurse Practitioner (APRN) or Physician Assistant
About The Position
Work where every moment matters. Every day, almost 30,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. Wound Care Advanced Practitioner Role Scope This position would support the Outpatient Wound Care Centers in the Fairfield Region and the Inpatient Wound Consult Service at St. Vincent’s Medical Center. Scope of practice would include weekly clinics at the outpatient centers along with weekly rounds, consults, bedside procedures at St. Vincent’s Medical Center.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner Master’s program preferred
- 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 National Board Certification as a Nurse Practitioner through a national board certification.
Responsibilities
- Comprehensive wound assessment and diagnosis of patients
- Ordering appropriate lab tests, imaging studies, radiographic and other cardiac imaging studies, interpret lab, imaging studies, maintain currency in advanced cardiac life support
- Perform procedures such as wound debridement, biopsies, application of skin biologics and substitutes
- Management of Hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatments
- Coordinate care of assigned patients including nursing care, nutrition, medications, dressings and adjunctive wound therapies
- Review patient charts, write progress notes, tabulate data, and complete other required medical record documentation
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
- Access to Hartford HealthCare’s Office of Advanced Practice - an internal organization committed to the growth and development of our Advanced Practitioners
- Leadership development opportunities through Hartford HealthCare’s Professional Leadership Development Institute
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
