Department Of Neurosurgery - Nurse Practitioner (APRN) or Physician Assistant

Hartford Hospital; East Glastonbury (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading institute in neurosurgery at Hartford Hospital as a Per Diem Physician Assistant/APRN. This role offers a robust onboarding experience and the opportunity to work with a skilled team in providing advanced care for neurosurgical patients. Enjoy flexible hours with responsibilities covering day, night, and weekend shifts as part of a commitment to 24/7 service. Candidates must be NCCPA certified and have at least one year of relevant surgical experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in surgical subspeciality preferred.
• BE/BC NCCPA certified and CT licensed Physician Assistant or APRN with First Assist.

Responsibilities

• Managing neurosurgical brain and spine patients on the floor and ICU settings.
• Providing neurosurgical consultations in the hospital and emergency department.
• First assisting in brain and spine surgeries.

Skills

Patient Management

Neurosurgery

Clinical Procedures

Education

NCCPA Certification

CT License

Job description

Location Detail: 85 Jefferson Street Hartford (10068)

Shift Detail: Per diem coverage with day time, night time, weekend, and/or holiday coverage responsibilities.

Work Location Type: In Person

Outstanding opportunity to joinanational leader in Neurosurgery.The Ayer Neuroscience Institute at Hartford HealthCarehas a new opportunity available for aPer Diem Neurosurgery Physician Assistant/APRNto join our Advanced Practice team atHartford Hospitallocated in Hartford, CT.

Practice autonomously, but collaboratively, with a team of attending neurosurgeons and APPs providing advanced specialized care to neurosurgical patients including open spine, MIS spine and deformity, intracranial cases, neurovascular, peripheral nerve, neurotrauma, and neuro-interventional radiological cases.

Enjoy a robust onboarding experience with an established, supportive process with frequent opportunities for training and education modalities at HHC’s Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI).

This role will assist in providing coverage on the inpatient side of neurosurgery including weekdays (day & night shifts), weekends (day & night shifts), and/or holidays to contribute to maintaining 24/7 service coverage.

Job details:

·Managing neurosurgical brain and spine patients on the floor, stepdown, and ICU settings.

·Intake H&Ps, progress notes, consultations, pre- and post-operative care, and discharges.

·Providing neurosurgical consultations in the hospital and in the emergency department.

·Performing bedside procedures: external ventricular drains, ICP monitors, lumbar drains, shunt taps.

·First assisting the attending neurosurgeon in the operating room in brain and spine surgeries.

·Per diem coverage of weekdays, weeknights, weekend days, weekend nights, and holidays based on neurosurgery service line coverage needs.

About the Ayer Neuroscience Institute:

The Ayer Neuroscience Instituteat Hartford HealthCare is a rapidly expanding Institute with a focus on comprehensive patient care, academics, and research. The Institute enjoys the resources of a system committed to excellence in patient quality and experience and an impressive staff of world class Neuroscience leaders.

About Hartford HealthCare (HHC):

HHC employs more than 2,500 providersin over400 practice locationsthroughout Connecticut with 7 acute care hospitals,one of the largest academic and surgical hospitals in the northeast, thriving community teaching hospitals, and one of the largest, physician-led, multi-specialty medical groups in New England.

We support your development and wellbeing through the respected Hartford HealthCare’s Office of Advanced Practice - an internal organization committed to the growth and development of our Advanced Practitioners, and the groundbreaking Office of Provider Wellness

All of this meansMORE OPPORTUNITYto propel your career to new heights within a deeply embedded culture of inclusion, innovation, and focus on the highest quality of care. We are a collegial group of teachers, researchers, innovators, and, most of all, caregivers.

Location:

Within an hour from New York City and two hours of Boston, Connecticut offers you and your family an exceptional lifestyle. Enjoy the finest schools in the nation, four beautiful seasons of recreational activities, and options to live at the shore, in leafy suburbs, or in vibrant urban areas.

Qualifications

Job requirements:

A minimum of 1 year of experience in a surgical subspeciality is strongly preferred.

BE/BC NCCPA certified and CT licensed Physician Assistant or APRN with First Assist.

This role will assist in providing 24/7 coverage on the inpatient side of neurosurgery including weekdays (day & night shifts), weekends (day & night shifts), and/or holidays on a per diem basis based on neurosurgery service line needs.