Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner APRN - Urology

Description

Excellence, Safety, Caring, Integrity. What do you value?

Join us at Hartford HealthCare Medical Group as we live our values every day. As part of Hartford HealthCare we create a better future for healthcare in Connecticut and beyond. By embodying these values, we have become nationally respected for patient care and most trusted for personalized coordinated care. Come be part of something special!

Hartford HealthCare Medical Group

Hartford HealthCare Medical Group is one of the largest medical practices in New England with multiple locations throughout Connecticut and Rhode Island. Hartford HealthCare Medical Group consists of a team of professionals ranging from Medical Assistants to Physician Assistants and everything in between. This physician led medical group enjoys an excellent reputation with patients and the medical community, offering primary care, urgent care and more than 30 different specialties.

APRN/PA Role & Scope

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will work in an ambulatory setting and will be responsible for providing comprehensive care to patients with genitourinary cancer and general urological conditions.

Provides direct patient care in office consultations, including assessment, work-ups, triage, emergency work-ins, and other patient care activities.

Obtains and documents health history, performs and documents physical exam, and orders and interprets diagnostic tests

Provides counseling to patients regarding diagnosis and expected course of treatment

Collaborates with physician(s) to provide appropriate direct care interventions within scope of practice

Collects, organizes, records, and discusses data as appropriate and uses sound clinical judgment based in best practice standards and evidenced based medicine

Prescribes pharmaceuticals according to patient needs and conducts appropriate patient follow-up & outreach

Ensures timely retrieval of laboratory and ancillary studies and diagnostic consultation reports

Consults with appropriate internal and external staff to make appropriate referrals for acute, chronic and preventive care

Coordinates patient care and visits with appropriate clinical and non-clinical staff

Shift - Full Time

Monday Friday Fairfield county region

Travel may be required during the onboarding period for training outside of the region (Hartford, Farmington, Manchester, Avon, Glastonbury) or less than 5% of travel to other regions.

Advanced Practitioners Enjoy

At Hartford HealthCare newly graduated and experienced providers are provided with the support and mentorship they need to succeed through on the job, classroom, and procedural training. Our benefits include:

Extremely competitive salary

Matching 401k, tiered medical, dental, and vision plans

Generous Paid-Time Off

Reimbursement for CME, professional society membership, licensure, and malpractice

Tuition reimbursement program

Proven and effective onboarding with supportive ongoing mentorship

Access to Hartford HealthCares Office of Advanced Practice - an internal organization committed to the growth and development of our Advanced Practitioners

Leadership development opportunities through Hartford HealthCares Professional Leadership Development Institute

Supports new ideas and exercises flexibility as changes are initiated while promoting a team atmosphere of trust and professionalism

Qualifications

Advanced Practitioner Requirements

Masters Degree in Nursing or Master's Degree in Physician Assistant

National Certification in Advanced Practice (APRN or PA)

Current CPR certification

Current State of CT APRN or PA license with prescriptive authority and current DEA number

2 + years in a urology setting is preferred. This should not dissuade new graduates to apply as we understand work ethic supersedes experience in certain situations and we are willing to provide comprehensive training.

Excellent clinical management skills and proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and take lead when appropriate

Positive, customer-focused approach, with commitment to providing excellent patient care

Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate in other languages - highly desirable

Ability to communicate technical information clearly to patients of all ages