Dept of Cardiology - Nurse Practitioner; APRN or Physician Assistant

Overview

Location: St Vincent's Medical Center (10427)

Shift: Mon-Fri

Hartford Health Care, the largest and most integrated healthcare system in Connecticut, has a new opportunity available for a Congestive Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner to join our team cent’s Medical Center, in Bridgeport, CT. This position offers autonomous outpatient ambulatory clinic responsibilities with the chance to work with complex patients in a collaborative, provider-led environment.

• Autonomously manage a patient panel of recently discharged and chronic acute exacerbation patients in an outpatient ambulatory clinic setting.
• Remote monitoring of heart failure patients, management of LVAD patients, collaboration with cardiologists, and oversight and referral for comorbidities.
• Participate in per diem shifts (availability Monday–Friday, 8am–4pm) with highly competitive compensation.

St. Vincent's cardiac program is regionally and nationally recognized for innovation and outstanding clinical results. The Heart Failure Program has earned Gold Plus and Target HF awards from the American Heart Association for the Get With the Guidelines Program. We are the primary teaching hospital for the Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. The Hartford Health Care Heart & Vascular Institute brings together cardiology and vascular care specialists to promote collaboration and care coordination under one roof.

The Heart & Vascular Institute is a national leader in advancing cardiac and peripheral vascular care and has received recognition from The Joint Commission, the American Heart Association, and the American Stroke Association for exemplary care processes and outcomes. Hartford Health Care offers Nurse Practitioners more opportunities through a large, integrated network of seven acute care hospitals and a broad multi-specialty medical group.

• Eligibility to be licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in Connecticut is required.
• Eligibility to be certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP), Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP), Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) is required.
• Experience in practicing as an Advanced Practitioner is required. Congestive Heart Failure experience is highly preferred.