Clinical Lead Hospital Medicine - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Advanced Practitioner Benefits

• 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 Care.com including emergency back-up care benefit for children, adults and even pets! 

Position Details:

Hartford Hospital is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join their energetic hospitalist team. The Hospitalist program is large, vibrant, and growing! The successful Advanced Practitioner will provide full-spectrum inpatient care, including triaging, admitting, rounding, discharging, and addressing changes in clinical status. New and experienced providers are met with a comprehensive orientation provided by our exceptional Physician and Advanced Practice Hospitalists.

Job Description

• The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) must have a minimum of three years of clinical experience in hospitalist medicine.
• The APP Clinical Lead will collaborate closely with the APP Manager in the day-to-day management of the team, including ensuring adequate staffing, promoting efficient team functioning, and enhancing the quality of clinical practice.
• Experience in Quality and Safety leadership is recommended, though not required.
• Dedicated administrative time will be provided, as determined by the division—approximately a minimum of 4 hours per week (10% administrative, 90% clinical). Ten percent administrative time is roughly equivalent to 16–18 hours per month.

Role: Open to Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners

Location: 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, 06102

Setting: Inpatient medicine, hospitalist

Schedule: Full-time days, flexible schedule! Premium differentials offered.

Call schedule: No call

Hartford HealthCare supports Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in practice:

•  Dedicated support and voice for our for 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 HealthCare 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 HealthCare’s state of the art clinical and informatics technology promotes improved patient outcomes, streamlined continuity of care and superior provider satisfaction

Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistants Role Scope:

• 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.

About Hartford Hospital:

Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England. The Hospital is a Level 1 Trauma Center which provides cutting edge treatment to its patients. This is made possible by being home to the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise, and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to Hartford Hospital. 

About Hartford HealthCare:

• Honored as a “Best Organizations for Leadership Development” by the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL)
• Prestigiously named one of the “Best Hospitals to Work for in Connecticut” by the Becker's Hospital Review
• Committed to continuous development through The Center for Education Stimulation & Innovation (CESI), our Provider Leadership       Development Institute and a robust on demand learning platform including CME, special courses, learning series and tools and resources
•  Established Mentorship and Orientation programs specially designed for newly hired providers and providers new to practice