Surgical Critical Care Nights - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Location Detail

79 Jefferson St HH Bliss Wing (10064)

Rotating D/N

• 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, renter’s 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!

Hartford Hospital is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join their Surgical Critical Care team! The Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are an essential part of the multidisciplinary team that plans and delivers care for complex surgical and trauma critical care patients in the ICU. The critical patient population includes complex trauma, transplant, vascular, general surgery, neurosurgery, interventional radiology and other critical care patients as the service needs dictate.

Open to Physician Assistants or Acute Care Nurse Practitioners

79 Jefferson Street, Hartford, 06102

Inpatient, Critical Care, Surgery

Full-time, Permanent Nights

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 identify problems outside of their scope of practice and refer appropriately to physician.

• Licensure:
  Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License (or eligible)
• Training:
  Certified or board‑eligible Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
• Experience:
  • Minimum 1-2 years of recent critical care experience as an Advanced Practice Provider in an ICU setting.
  • Proven ability to independently manage ICU patients, including proficiency in ventilator management, resuscitation, and performing critical care procedures within the APP scope of practice.
  • Comfortable working independently in a night shift environment.

Interested candidates please contact Jennifer Straka, Advanced Practice Recruiter, aka