Stroke Center - Hartford Hospital - Nurse Practitioner (APRN) or Physician Assistant

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering comprehensive advanced practice care to achieve or maintain optimal health outcomes, manage disease, and reduce risk of illness.
• Exercising independent clinical judgment in the care of individuals, families, and populations across the lifespan.
• Collaborating within a multidisciplinary neuroscience team caring for patients with stroke and other blood-supply-related disorders of the brain and spinal cord, including: Brain aneurysms, Carotid artery disease, Cervical artery dissection, Vascular malformations, and Other complex neurologic conditions.
• P Practicing under the direction of attending physicians at Hartford Hospital.
• Reporting through a matrix structure that may include a Nurse Manager, Nursing Director, and/or Medical Director.

Qualifications

• Completion of an ARC-PA accredited program or completion of an approved Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC) and/or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC) program.
• Certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Current PA or APRN license (required for licensure after 1994).
• Board certification in accordance with Connecticut state law.
• Prior specialty experience in neurology or stroke care may be required.