PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR NURSE PRACTITIONER (APRN) / COLORECTAL - MERIDEN
Company: Hartford Healthcare
Location: Meriden
Posted on: October 12, 2024
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Job Description:
In collaboration with attending surgeon, this role is
responsible for providing skilled health care to patients in a
variety of clinical settings and facilitating clinical management
of patients by collaborating with attending surgeons, clinical
nurses and other members of health care team. Scope of
responsibility is to assess, plan, evaluate and treat human
responses to actual or potential surgical problems utilizing
appropriate practices, standards, protocols and guidelines. -
Provides direct patient care for in office consultations, including
assessment, workups, triage, procedures, 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 physicians 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 evidence-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 - 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 status - Carries out clinical
interventions according to established plan of care and adapts
actions based on changes in patients' needs - Counsels' patients
and their families with concern and empathy while respecting
confidentiality and privacy - Initiates call-backs within 8 hours
for urgent care; within 24 hours for triage messages - Demonstrates
commitment to ongoing education and improvement as evidenced by
documentation of attendance at conferences, in-services, seminars,
and committee meeting - Maintains active involvement with HHC MG's
APP Council - Contributes to the development of clinical policies,
standardized procedures, and clinical pathways - Possible support
for Colorectal surgeons when operating at an ambulatory surgery
center - Provide cross-coverage for APP in the Plainville office. -
Performs other related duties in support of efficient department
operations and superior patient care Shift - 40 hours per week. *
*Locations include: 455 Lewis Avenue Suite 208 and 765 West Johnson
Avenue Cheshire. Possible coverage when necessary at 201 N.
Mountain Road Plainville Suite 201. - Eligibility to be licensed in
Connecticut as a Physician Assistant (PA), or Advanced Practice
Registered Nurse (APRN), is required. - 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
required. - Current State of CT PA/APRN license with prescriptive
authority and current DEA number & 100% attendance to maintain
annual mandatory skill updates - 2 years of experience in general
surgery/colorectal surgery, ambulatory surgery or acute care
setting for surgical care preferred - Excellent clinical management
skills and proven ability to work collaboratively in a team
environment and take lead when appropriate - Positive,
customer-focused approach, with a 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 - Highly organized with demonstrated ability to
effectively prioritize competing tasks with full autonomy -
Knowledge of computer systems, including experience with medical
software (IDX preferred) - Ability to adhere to HHC MG policies and
standards of service as well as HIPPA requirements, OSHA
regulations, and Infection Control standards - Communicates
tactfully and effectively and demonstrates a commitment to superior
patient care - Establishes and maintains effective work
relationships and an achievement-oriented attitude - Displays
courtesy and helpfulness when interacting with all internal and
external customers - Exhibits strong personal initiative and
proactively acts to achieve goals beyond what is required or
assigned - Supports new ideas and exercises flexibility as changes
are initiated while promoting a team atmosphere of trust and
professionalism - Completes requisite Risk Management training
activities as required Job: Advanced Practitioners* *Organization:
Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialists *Title: *Physician
Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) / Colorectal - Meriden
Location: Connecticut-Meriden-455 Lewis Ave Meriden (10084)
Requisition ID: 24161325
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