Description
Job Schedule: Full Time
Standard Hours: 40
Job Shift: Shift 1
Shift Details: Description - External
In collaboration with attending surgeon, this role is responsible for establishing a new clinical program while providing skilled health care to patients in a variety of clinical settings and facilitating clinical management of patients by partnering with clinical nurses and other members of the health care team. The 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
Assists attending surgeon in the operating room with colorectal procedures
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
Shift – 40 hours per week.
Potential Locations include:
215 Elm Street Old Saybrook, CT.
5 Dayton Road Suite 201 Waterford, CT;
330 Washington Ave Suite 410 Norwich, CT,
Backus Hospital and Windham Hospital
and Infection Control standards
Qualifications
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