Description ExternalIn collaboration with attending surgeon this role is responsible for establishing a new clinical program while providing skilled health care to patients in a variety of clinical settings and facilitating clinical management of patients by partnering with clinical nurses and other members of the health care team The scope of responsibility is to assess plan evaluate and treat human responses to actual or potential surgical problems utilizing appropriate practices standards protocols and guidelinessect Provides direct patient care for in office consultations including assessment workups triage procedures emergency work ins and other patient care activitiessect Assists attending surgeon in the operating room with colorectal procedures sect Obtains and documents health history performs and documents physical exam and orders and interprets diagnostic testssect Provides counseling to patients regarding diagnosis and expected course of treatmentsect Collaborates with physicians to provide appropriate direct care interventions within scope of practicesect Collects organizes records and discusses data as appropriate and uses sound clinical judgment based in best practice standards and evidence based medicinesect Prescribes pharmaceuticals according to patient needs and conducts appropriate patient follow up outreachsect Ensures timely retrieval of laboratory and ancillary studies and diagnostic consultation reportssect Consults with appropriate internal and external staff to make appropriate referrals for acute chronic and preventive caresect Coordinates patient care and visits with appropriate clinical and non clinical staffsect Documents patient health care files and completes appropriate forms according to HHC MG policies and procedures including data collection and assessment plan based on patient needs and health care statussect Carries out clinical interventions according to established plan of care and adapts actions based on changes in patients needssect Counselsrsquo patients and their families with concern and empathy while respecting confidentiality and privacyShift ndash hours per weekPotential Locations include Elm Street Old Saybrook CT Dayton Road Suite Waterford CT Washington Ave Suite Norwich CT Backus Hospital and Windham Hospitaland Infection Control standardsDescription ExternalIn collaboration with attending surgeon this role is responsible for establishing a new clinical program while providing skilled health care to patients in a variety of clinical settings and facilitating clinical management of patients by partnering with clinical nurses and other members of the health care team The scope of responsibility is to assess plan evaluate and treat human responses to actual or potential surgical problems utilizing appropriate practices standards protocols and guidelinessect Provides direct patient care for in office consultations including assessment workups triage procedures emergency work ins and other patient care activitiessect Assists attending surgeon in the operating room with colorectal procedures sect Obtains and documents health history performs and documents physical exam and orders and interprets diagnostic testssect Provides counseling to patients regarding diagnosis and expected course of treatmentsect Collaborates with physicians to provide appropriate direct care interventions within scope of practicesect Collects organizes records and discusses data as appropriate and uses sound clinical judgment based in best practice standards and evidence based medicinesect Prescribes pharmaceuticals according to patient needs and conducts appropriate patient follow up outreachsect Ensures timely retrieval of laboratory and ancillary studies and diagnostic consultation reportssect Consults with appropriate internal and external staff to make appropriate referrals for acute chronic and preventive caresect Coordinates patient care and visits with appropriate clinical and non clinical staffsect Documents patient health care files and completes appropriate forms according to HHC MG policies and procedures including data collection and assessment plan based on patient needs and health care statussect Carries out clinical interventions according to established plan of care and adapts actions based on changes in patients needssect Counselsrsquo patients and their families with concern and empathy while respecting confidentiality and privacyShift ndash hours per weekPotential Locations include Elm Street Old Saybrook CT Dayton Road Suite Waterford CT Washington Ave Suite Norwich CT Backus Hospital and Windham Hospitaland Infection Control standardssect Eligibility to be licensed in Connecticut as a Physician Assistant PA or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse APRN is requiredsect Eligibility to be certified as a Physician Assistant PA or National Board Certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner FNP Adult Nurse Practitioner ANP or Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner AGPCNP is requiredsect Current State of CT PAAPRN license with prescriptive authority and current DEA number attendance to maintain annual mandatory skill updatessect years of experience in general surgerycolorectal surgery ambulatory surgery or acute care setting for surgical care preferredsect Excellent clinical management skills and proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and take lead when appropriatesect Positive customer focused approach with a commitment to providing excellent patient caresect Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to communicate in other languages highly desirablesect Ability to communicate technical information clearly to patients of all agessect Highly organized with demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize competing tasks with full autonomysect Knowledge of computer systems including experience with medical software IDX preferredsect Ability to adhere to HHC MG policies and standards of service as well as HIPPA requirements OSHA regulations sect Eligibility to be licensed in Connecticut as a Physician Assistant PA or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse APRN is requiredsect Eligibility to be certified as a Physician Assistant PA or National Board Certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner FNP Adult Nurse Practitioner ANP or Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner AGPCNP is requiredsect Current State of CT PAAPRN license with prescriptive authority and current DEA number attendance to maintain annual mandatory skill updatessect years of experience in general surgerycolorectal surgery ambulatory surgery or acute care setting for surgical care preferredsect Excellent clinical management skills and proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and take lead when appropriatesect Positive customer focused approach with a commitment to providing excellent patient caresect Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to communicate in other languages highly desirablesect Ability to communicate technical information clearly to patients of all agessect Highly organized with demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize competing tasks with full autonomysect Knowledge of computer systems including experience with medical software IDX preferredsect Ability to adhere to HHC MG policies and standards of service as well as HIPPA requirements OSHA regulations