Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner APRN - Lifestyle Medicine

Description

Job Schedule: Full Time
Standard Hours: 40
Job Shift: Shift 1
Shift Details:

 

Get MORE from your career with Hartford HealthCare

 

Hartford HealthCare has a new opportunity available for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to provide primarily outpatient Lifestyle Medicine services in Cheshire and Bloomfield, CT, and potentially at additional sites. 

 

Some highlights of this opportunity include:

·        The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner will work in an ambulatory setting dedicated to lifestyle medicine and an integrated, whole-person approach to patient care.

·        Provide quality, high-touch care to all patients, including but not limited to comprehensive initial cardiovascular risk assessment, personalized health planning, diagnosis, patient education, treatment, and referrals to other services, as appropriate, using a coach-like style to patient engagement.

·        Develop educational materials aimed at teaching patients how to prevent, treat and reverse lifestyle-related chronic disease through proper nutrition, increased physical activity and mindfulness.

·        There will be a focus on program development activities, assisting the Medical Director and Program Director in refining and evaluating current practices, processes, procedures and quality improvement initiatives.

·        Assist with operations and lead cohort facilitation for the Pivio Health Improvement Program

·        Assist in possible inpatient expansion of program and other Lifestyle Medicine Program needs, as assigned

·        Adhere to the highest standards of medical practice, ethics, and professionalism at all times.

·        Contribute to open and honest ongoing communication with members and the team.

·        Attend required meetings and participate in committees, as requested.

·        Handle confidential matters concerning clinic policies and practices in accordance with HIPAA regulations.

·        Maintain strict confidentiality.

·        This opportunity is based primarily in the Hartford Region, but may cross over into other locations depending on programmatic growth.

·        Competitive compensation, matching 401k, tiered medical, and CME reimbursement.

• We support your development and wellbeing through the respected Hartford HealthCare’s Office of Advanced Practice - an internal organization committed to the growth and development of our Advanced Practitioners, and the groundbreaking Office of Provider Wellness.

 

The Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute is a foundational institute, consistently driving Hartford HealthCare’s (HHC) approach to integrated care and clinical research. The HVI is comprised of more than 130 physicians and advanced practice providers delivering care at HHC's seven hospitals (includes two tertiary-level teaching hospitals, an acute-care community teaching hospital, an acute-care hospital and trauma center, three community hospitals) and 35 other clinical settings across the state of Connecticut and Southwestern Rhode Island. HVI's full-time faculty cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, and vascular surgeons are largely employed through HHC Medical Group.

 

There are no limits to what you can achieve when you join the Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford HealthCare.  The extensive capabilities of the most integrated healthcare system in CT offers Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners MORE OPPORTUNITY as you practice with nationally respected colleagues in a progressive, provider-led environment.   Our broad network includes seven acute care hospitals including one of the largest academic and surgical hospitals in the northeast, thriving community teaching hospitals, and one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in New England with more than 1,000 providers.

 

This means MORE OPTIONS to propel your career to new heights and all within a deeply embedded culture of inclusion, innovation, and focus on the highest quality of care. We are teachers, researchers, innovators, leaders and, most of all, caregivers.

 

Qualifications

Eligibility to be licensed as a Physician Assistant (PA) or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in Connecticut is required.

Eligibility to be certified as a PA, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) is required.

Experience practicing as an Advanced Practitioner within cardiology is highly preferred. 

 

Located between Boston and New York City, Connecticut offers you and your family access to a lifestyle that is second to none.  Enjoy the finest schools in the nation, four beautiful seasons of recreational activities, and options to live at the shore, in leafy suburbs, or in vibrant urban areas.  To put MORE LIFE IN YOUR LIFE apply today!