Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant BenefitsMarket leading compensation and benefits and generous paid time off Paid CME time off plus CME budget reimbursed professional licenses and duesEnhanced Tuition Assistance and Higher Education PartnershipsVoluntary benefits include student loan programs home auto renters insurance identity theft protection legal services pet insurance and moreEmployee discount programs and colleague assistance programs offering resources and information for personal and work life issues Family care benefits through Carecom including emergency back up care benefit for children adults and even petsPosition DetailsHartford Healthcare is seeking a per diem Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Urology Surgery and Surgical Subspecialty team at Backus Hospital The Advanced Practice Providers APPs will be an essential part of the multidisciplinary team that plans and delivers care for a wide variety of surgical patients encompassing numerous subspecialties including urology OBGYN Uro GYN Breast Surgery and Plastic Surgery APPs are involved in all aspects of surgical care such as managing surgical inpatients admissions and consultations operative first assist and bedside proceduresRole Open to Acute Care Nurse Practitioners and Physician AssistantsLocation Washington Street Norwich Setting Inpatient Urology surgery and surgical subspecialtiesSchedule Per DiemCall schedule No callHartford HealthCare supports Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in practicemiddot 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 Practicemiddot 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 Connecticutmiddot With tools like EPIC Hartford HealthCarersquos state of the art clinical and informatics technology promotes improved patient outcomes streamlined continuity of care and superior provider satisfactionNurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Role ScopeUnder established guidelines and in collaboration andor supervision with the practice physicians Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants perform routine physical examinations and formulate medical educational and psychosocial plans to treat patients In consultation with the physicians and care team members Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants develop plans for further evaluation of health needs eg referral to other health team members or specialists Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants provide appropriate treatment for problems within the scope of the providerrsquos practice as designated by protocols and identifies problems outside of their scope of practice and refers appropriately to physician About Backus HospitalFor more than years Backus Hospital has been the primary source of healthcare services for much of Eastern Connecticut Backus is home to the only trauma center in New London and Windham counties and is the only area hospital with LIFE STAR helicopter services The Hospital delivers and coordinates a continuum of high quality healthcare with the goal of improving the health of its communitiesAbout Hartford HealthCaremiddot Honored as a ldquoBest Organizations for Leadership Developmentrdquo by the National Center for Healthcare Leadership NCHLmiddot Prestigiously named one of the ldquoBest Hospitals to Work for in Connecticutrdquo by the Beckers Hospital Reviewmiddot Committed to continuous development through The Center for Education Stimulation Innovation CESI our Provider Leadership Development Institute and a robust on demand learning platform including CME special courses learning series and tools and resourcesEstablished Mentorship and Orientation programs specially designed for newly hired providers and providers new to practiceNurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant BenefitsMarket leading compensation and benefits and generous paid time off Paid CME time off plus CME budget reimbursed professional licenses and duesEnhanced Tuition Assistance and Higher Education PartnershipsVoluntary benefits include student loan programs home auto renters insurance identity theft protection legal services pet insurance and moreEmployee discount programs and colleague assistance programs offering resources and information for personal and work life issues Family care benefits through Carecom including emergency back up care benefit for children adults and even petsPosition DetailsHartford Healthcare is seeking a per diem Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Urology Surgery and Surgical Subspecialty team at Backus Hospital The Advanced Practice Providers APPs will be an essential part of the multidisciplinary team that plans and delivers care for a wide variety of surgical patients encompassing numerous subspecialties including urology OBGYN Uro GYN Breast Surgery and Plastic Surgery APPs are involved in all aspects of surgical care such as managing surgical inpatients admissions and consultations operative first assist and bedside proceduresRole Open to Acute Care Nurse Practitioners and Physician AssistantsLocation Washington Street Norwich Setting Inpatient Urology surgery and surgical subspecialtiesSchedule Per DiemCall schedule No callHartford HealthCare supports Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in practicemiddot 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 Practicemiddot 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 Connecticutmiddot With tools like EPIC Hartford HealthCarersquos state of the art clinical and informatics technology promotes improved patient outcomes streamlined continuity of care and superior provider satisfactionNurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Role ScopeUnder established guidelines and in collaboration andor supervision with the practice physicians Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants perform routine physical examinations and formulate medical educational and psychosocial plans to treat patients In consultation with the physicians and care team members Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants develop plans for further evaluation of health needs eg referral to other health team members or specialists Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants provide appropriate treatment for problems within the scope of the providerrsquos practice as designated by protocols and identifies problems outside of their scope of practice and refers appropriately to physician About Backus HospitalFor more than years Backus Hospital has been the primary source of healthcare services for much of Eastern Connecticut Backus is home to the only trauma center in New London and Windham counties and is the only area hospital with LIFE STAR helicopter services The Hospital delivers and coordinates a continuum of high quality healthcare with the goal of improving the health of its communitiesAbout Hartford HealthCaremiddot Honored as a ldquoBest Organizations for Leadership Developmentrdquo by the National Center for Healthcare Leadership NCHLmiddot Prestigiously named one of the ldquoBest Hospitals to Work for in Connecticutrdquo by the Beckers Hospital Reviewmiddot Committed to continuous development through The Center for Education Stimulation Innovation CESI our Provider Leadership Development Institute and a robust on demand learning platform including CME special courses learning series and tools and resourcesEstablished Mentorship and Orientation programs specially designed for newly hired providers and providers new to practiceRequirementsLicensure Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License or eligible Training Acute Care Nurse Practitioner RNFA certified or Physician AssistantExperience years of working as a Physician Assistant with urologic experience and OR robotic experience preferredRequirementsLicensure Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License or eligible Training Acute Care Nurse Practitioner RNFA certified or Physician AssistantExperience years of working as a Physician Assistant with urologic experience and OR robotic experience preferred