Nurse Practitioner (APRN) or Physician Assistant / Stroke Center Position Available In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

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85 Jefferson Street Hartford (10068) Work whereevery moment matters. Every day, almost 30,000 Hartford HealthCareemployees come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what wedo, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become partof Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. AyerNeuroscience Institute More than fifty million Americans willexperience a disorder of the brain or nervous system this year.

Common disorders include stroke, brain tumors, memory disorders,sleep disorders, movement disorders, chronic headaches, spinal cordinjuries, severe back and neck pain, seizures, and Parkinson’sdisease. The Ayer Neuroscience Institute offers a uniqueintegration between neurology, neuroscience and neurosurgery, togive patients a comprehensive approach to treating and/or managingtheir symptoms and living a healthier, more balanced life. We offeran integrated, interdisciplinary approach to care, coupled withstate-of-the-art technology and techniques that enable you toprovide every patient the best possible outcome. Stroke ProgramPhysician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) Role Scope

• Provides holistic, quality and cost-effective advanced practicecare for patients, families, and others in a target population, andparticipates in the medical management of patients, to achieve ormaintain optimal health status, manage disease and reduce risk ofillness.
• Engages in independent decision-making regarding thehealth care of individuals, families and groups across the lifespanand across the health care continuum.
• Reports to NursingDirector, Medical Director or Nurse Manager, or a matrix which mayinclude Nurse Manager, Nursing Director, Medical Director, or somecombination of those.
• The Physician Assistants and NursePractitioners (APRN) are part of a multidisciplinary team thatplans and delivers care for neurology, stroke and other complexdisorders affecting blood supply to the brain and spinal cord,including brain aneurysms, carotid artery disease, cervical arterydissection, vascular malformations and other disorders of thenervous system under the direction of the attending physicians atHartford Hospital.

Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners(APRN) Enjoy

• A collaborative model of care with the neurologyattending physician, rehabilitation, nurses, and other members ofthe health care team.
• Extensive onboarding allowing the PhysicianAssistant or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) to train throughout theentire continuum of stroke care.
• Training is provided to thePhysician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) for skills such asmanagement of medications, neuroradiology, condition specificphysical examination, and treatment plans.
• Competitivecompensation, matching 401k, tiered medical, dental, and visionplans.
• Generous Paid-Time Off.
• Reimbursement for CME,professional society membership, licensure, and malpractice.
• State of the art clinical and informatics technology.

Qualifications Completion of Approved Nurse Practitioner Program ifappropriate for specialty. Current APRN license required after1994. Certification according to CT state law. Master’s Degree inNursing strongly preferred. Specific experience in specialty may berequired