Physician Assistant - Clinical Leader - Surgical Services - General Surgery

Description

Every day, almost 30,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network.

The Hospital of Central Connecticut is an acute-care community teaching hospital which provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services in general medicine and surgery, as well as a wide variety of specialties. Backed by a talented team of leading professionals, The Hospital of Central Connecticut provides a wide array of services throughout the region, caring for patients from birth through the end of life.

• Role will be 70 percent clinical and 30 percent administrative
• Schedule will be 4 ten hour days
• Assisting with compiling team scheduling to meet the needs of the department/service
• Provide Kronos data input for the team
• Assisting the Manager in determining suitability for team member utilization of Choice Time and CME excused time
• Determining ongoing staff education needs and assist in the planning/coordination of educational programs to meet these needs
• Assist the Physician Assistant Manager / Medical Director in ensuring compliance with mandatory staff training and documentation
• Assist the Physician Assistant Manager / Medical Director with ensuring staff compliance with medical staff and Department of Surgery credentialing requirements
• Assist in determining the educational needs of nursing staff in the various units who care for general surgery patients and work with the nurse managers to implement such teaching
• Serve as a liaison between nurse managers and the Physician Assistant Manager to identify individual floor concerns, issues, and needs
• Where appropriate and necessary, serve on floor/hospital-wide committees to help promote patient safety, enhanced patient care, and other balanced scorecard initiatives
• Participate in the development of service-based competency training and credentialing of new advanced practitioner hires
• Assist the Manager in identifying and assisting him/her in the handling of minor personnel matters
• Assist the Physician Assistant Manager in updating and using the Huddle board to educate the team about important issues and Lean concepts.
• Assist the Manager in providing direct feedback, coaching and mentoring to PAs in the department with regard to upholding HHC's core values of Excellence, Caring, Integrity, Safety and Inclusion.

At Hartford HealthCare newly graduated and experienced practitioners are provided with the support and mentorship they need to succeed through on the job, classroom, and procedural training. Our benefits include:

• Competitive Compensation
• Matching 401k, tiered medical, dental, and vision plans
• Generous Paid-Time Off
• Reimbursement for CME, professional society membership, licensure, and malpractice
• Tuition reimbursement program
• State of the art clinical and informatics technology.
• LEAN process improvement to drive quality outcomes and positively enhance both the patient and the provider experience.
• Access to Hartford HealthCare's Office of Advanced Practice - an internal organization committed to the growth and development of our Advanced Practitioners
• Leadership development opportunities through Hartford HealthCare's Professional Leadership Development Institute

Qualifications

Physician Assistant Requirements:

Physician Assistants (PA) positions require current CT Physician Assistants License and Board certification or eligible. All disciplines require the demonstrated ability to positively interact with medical and nursing staff. A minimal of 10 years of experience in a surgical specialty.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge - helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.