Physician Assistant - Clinical Leader - Surgical Services - General Surgery

Company: Hartford HealthCare
Location: New Britain
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Description Job Schedule: Full Time Standard Hours: 40 Job Shift: Shift 1 Shift Details: Days, Nights, Weekends and Holidays Work where every moment matters. -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.Advanced Practice Leader Role Scope:

• 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. -Hartford HealthCare Advanced Practitioners Enjoy: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 InstituteQualifications 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.We take great care of careers. -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.

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