Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner APRN - Urology

Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner APRN - Urology

Location Detail: Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (10115)

Shift - Full Time

• Monday – Friday

Physician Assistant Role Scope

• Provides direct patient care in office consultations, including assessment, work-ups, triage, emergency work-ins, and other patient care activities. Position specializes in treating patients with kidney stones and other general urologic conditions
• 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 physician(s) 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

Benefits

• Extremely competitive salary
• Matching 401k, tiered medical, dental, and vision plans
• Generous Paid-Time Off
• Reimbursement for CME, professional society membership, licensure, and malpractice
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Proven and effective onboarding with supportive ongoing mentorship
• Access to Hartford Health Care’s Office of Advanced Practice – internal organization committed to the growth and development of our Advanced Practitioners
• Leadership development opportunities through Hartford Health Care’s Professional Leadership Development Institute
• Supports new ideas and exercises flexibility as changes are initiated while promoting a team atmosphere of trust and professionalism

Qualifications

• National Certification in Advanced Practice and current CPR certification
• Current State of CT APRN license with prescriptive authority and current DEA number
• 2 years of experience (urology 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 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 (Epic preferred)
• Ability to adhere to HHC policies and standards of service as well as HIPAA requirements, OSHA regulations and Infection Control standards
• Communicates tactfully and effectively and demonstrates a commitment to superior patient care
• Establishes and maintains effective work relationships and an achievement-oriented attitude
• Displays courtesy and helpfulness when interacting with all internal and external customers
• Exhibits strong personal initiative and proactively acts to achieve goals beyond what is required or assigned