General Surgery - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

Location Detail

79 Jefferson St HH Bliss Wing (10064)

• Market‑leading compensation and benefits and generous paid time off
• Paid CME time off plus CME budget, reimbursed professional licenses and dues
• Enhanced Tuition Assistance and Higher Education Partnerships
• Voluntary benefits include student loan programs, home, auto, renters insurance, identity theft protection, legal services, pet insurance and more
• Employee discount programs and colleague assistance programs offering resources and information for personal and work‑life issues
• Family care benefits through  including emergency back‑up care benefit for children, adults and even pets

Join Hartford Hospital’s General Surgery team, where you can practice at your full scope and participate in top‑of‑the‑line surgeries that aren’t being done anywhere else in the area. The Advanced Practitioners (APPs) are the main clinical driver of care and work consistently in the OR each week, first‑assisting in a variety of robotic surgeries. Subspecialties include emergency general surgery, bariatric, colorectal, minimally invasive, and hepatobiliary surgeries.

With the upcoming robotic training program, APPs in general surgery will perform cutting‑edge robotic surgeries.

Open to Physician Assistants and Acute Care Nurse Practitioners

79 Jefferson Street, Hartford, 06102

Inpatient, general surgery

Full‑time, 3×13 hour shifts. Mainly Monday‑Friday 6am‑7:30pm. Premium differentials offered.

No call

• Dedicated support and voice for our Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants through the Office of Advanced Practice directed by Sarah Clark, MBA, MHS, PA‑C, BSN, RN, System Director of Advanced Practice
• Hartford Health Care is one of the largest, non‑profit, fully‑integrated healthcare systems providing patient care in the state, allowing our providers to care for their patients no matter where they reside in Connecticut
• With tools like EPIC, Hartford Health Care’s state‑of‑the‑art clinical and informatics technology promotes improved patient outcomes, streamlined continuity of care and superior provider satisfaction

Under established guidelines and in collaboration and/or supervision with the practice physician(s), Advanced Practitioners perform routine physical examinations, and formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial plans to treat patients.

In consultation with the physician(s) and care team members, Advanced Practitioners develop plans for further evaluation of health needs, e.g., referral to other health team members or specialists.

Advanced Practitioners provide appropriate treatment for problems within the scope of the provider’s practice as designated by protocols and identifies problems outside of their scope of practice and refers appropriately to physician.

• Licensure:
  Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License (or eligible)
• Training:
  Certified or board‑eligible Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
• Experience:
  
  New graduates welcome to apply

• 2+ years’ experience as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in a surgical setting