Neurocritical Care - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Location: 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102

About the role

The Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are part of a multidisciplinary team that plans and delivers care for critical neuroscience patients with a focus on those with neurological and neurosurgical diseases and related disorders. Our critical patient population includes complex strokes, skull base surgery, status epilepticus, tumor resections, spinal cord injury, DBS, and other complex diseases. The APPs rotate in the intensive care unit and stepdown units.

Open to Physician Assistants or Acute Care Nurse Practitioners. Setting: Inpatient, Critical Care, Neurocritical care. Schedule: Full-time, rotating with premium differentials offered. No call required.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine physical examinations and formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial plans to treat patients under established guidelines and in collaboration/supervision with practice physicians.
• Develop plans for further evaluation of health needs in consultation with physicians and care team members, including referrals to other health team members or specialists.
• Provide appropriate treatment for problems within the scope of practice as designated by protocols.
• Identify problems outside the scope of practice and refer appropriately to physicians.

Qualifications

• Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License (or eligible).
• Certified or board-eligible Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
• 1+ years of experience in an acute care/neurocritical care setting.

Benefits

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

About the organization

Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England, serving as a Level 1 Trauma Center. It is 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 globally. The Ayer Neuroscience Institute, part of Hartford HealthCare, is a rapidly expanding institute focused on comprehensive patient care, academics, and research, with over 200 Neuroscience physicians and advanced practitioners.

Hartford HealthCare supports Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants through dedicated resources, including the Office of Advanced Practice, and offers tools like EPIC for improved patient outcomes and continuity of care. The system is one of the largest, non-profit, fully-integrated healthcare providers in Connecticut.