Nurse Practitioner (APRN) / Physician Assistant (PA)- MICU Position Available In Washington, Rhode Island

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Backus Hospital (10309) Nurse Practitioner /Physician Assistant (APP)- Medical Intensive Care Work where everymoment 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. BackusHospital For more than 125 years, Backus Hospital has been theprimary source of healthcare services for much of EasternConnecticut. Backus is home to the only trauma center in New Londonand Windham counties, and is the only area hospital with LIFE STARhelicopter services. The Hospital delivers and coordinates acontinuum of high-quality healthcare with the goal of improving thehealth of its communities. Advanced Practitioner Role Scope We areseeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant nocturnist tocare for patients in the Medical ICU (MICU) and Progressive CareUnit (PCU). The Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) will be anintegral member of the care delivery team, including HospitalistPhysicians and APPs as well as Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine(PCCM) Physicians, Nursing, and Respiratory Therapy. The APP willbe the overnight provider caring for the MICU patients directlyensuring the appropriate patient care, documentation, and continueprogression of care with reviewing and interpreting lab and imagingstudies, and bedside rounding with RNs and RTs, and performing ICUprocedures including central lines and arterial lines andcollaborating with the on-call intensivist and hospitalist. The APPwill partner with the Hospitalist Nocturnist to take new ICUadmissions and can facilitate early consultations with PCCM, aswell as coordinating patient transfers to higher level of carefacilities as needed. The APP will also perform night bedsiderounds on PCU patients, and partner with Nursing Supervisor toevaluate patients who may be eligible to stepdown out of PCU levelof care. Additionally, the APP will respond to all Rapid Responseand CardioPulmonary Response codes for all inpatients.

Schedule :

.This provider will average 3 12 hour 7p-7a day shifts per week (36hours). Provider should anticipate working 1 weekend a month onaverage. Advanced Practitioners Enjoy At Hartford HealthCare, newlygraduated and experienced providers are provided with the supportand mentorship they need to succeed through on the job, classroom,and procedural training.

Our benefits include:

• CompetitiveCompensation
• Matching 401k, tiered medical, dental, and visionplans
• Generous Paid-Time Off
• Reimbursement for CME,professional society membership, licensure, and malpractice
• Proven and effective onboarding with supportive ongoing mentorship
• Leadership development opportunities through HartfordHealthCare’s Professional Leadership Development Institute
• Credentialing privileges for Backus Hospital Advanced PractitionersEnjoy At Hartford HealthCare, newly graduated and experiencedproviders are provided with the support and mentorship they need tosucceed through on the job, classroom, and procedural training.

Ourbenefits include:

• Competitive Compensation
• Matching 401k,tiered medical, dental, and vision plans
• Generous Paid-Time Off
• Reimbursement for CME, professional society membership, licensure,and malpractice
• Proven and effective onboarding with supportiveongoing mentorship
• Leadership development opportunities throughHartford HealthCare’s Professional Leadership Development Institute
• Credentialing privileges for Backus Hospital We take great careof careers With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCareoffers exciting opportunities for career development and growth.

Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helpingto bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and communityeducation to countless men, women and children. We know that athriving organization starts with thriving employees we provide acompetitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.

Every moment matters. And this is your moment. Interestedcandidates please contact Victor Rodriguez, Advanced PracticeRecruiter, at Victor.

Rodrigez2@hhchealth.org. For more informationabout Hartford HealthCare and our region, please visitwww.hhccareers.org . Qualifications Advanced PractitionerRequirements

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant /Nurse Practitioner Master’s program
• Licensed, or eligible to belicensed, as a Physician Assistant / Advanced Practice RegisteredNurse (APRN) in the state of Connecticut
• Certification oreligible to be certified as a Physician Assistant or Acute CareBoard Certification APRN
• Preferably one year of experience ofinpatient or ICU medicine, however new graduates may be consideredwith pertinent previous clinical (non provider level) experience
• Strong clinical acumen and communication skills with otherproviders, ancillary staff, patients and families. The ability toadapt quickly, embrace a culture of change and evolution to helpdevelop best practices in this evolving position.
• Intellectualmaturity and team focus working with a number of different teammembers.