Description
Job Schedule : Full Time
Standard Hours : 40
Job Shift : Shift 1
Shift Details : Mon-Fri
Work where every moment matters.
Every day, almost 20,000 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 Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute brings together cardiac care specialists increasing collaboration and care coordination all under one roof.
Our system of care includes a truly integrated team with the most talented, experienced, and compassionate caregivers and providers, backed by the latest cutting-edge technology.
The award-winning Heart & Vascular Institute is a national leader in advancing cardiac care, offering heart disease prevention, treatment, surgery and research.
We received top performer recognition by The Joint Commission for performance on evidence-based care processes for the treatment of heart attack and were recognized by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association as a Get with the Guidelines® - Stroke GOLD PLUS Achievement Award winner in 2016.
Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) Role Scope
Along with practicing as a full time, clinical APP within the EP department, the AP clinical leader works with the physician division lead, the EP lab manager, the EP office manager, and service line director as well as AP peers in cardiac electrophysiology.
Acts as a liaison between AP staff and oversees advanced practice staff regarding scheduling, assignments, training and education and is seen as an "expert" and a role model within the division.
Contributes to the determination of the need for new clinical standard work as that need arises
Key Areas of Responsibility
Serve as a liaison between the service line director (or other appropriate HHC leaders), physician division lead, and team manager to identify individual patient and practice concerns, issues, and needs.
Responsible for determining the educational needs of APs, as well as other office staff, who care for specialty patients and work with the practice managers to implement such teaching.
Provides mentorship to AP peers and meets with their teams routinely (monthly) to provide updates, review areas for improvement, and listen and respond to issues.
Assists with ensuring staff compliance with medical staff and department credentialing requirements.
Expectation to serve on (or assign a designee) HHC committees to promote quality, patient safety, education and AP advocacy.
For example, the HHCMG APP council, the EP CQC meetings, the EP QA / M&M meetings, etc...
Participate in the development of service-based competency training and credentialing of new advanced practitioner hires.
Point person for onboarding and orientation for new AP hires (both inpatient and outpatient). Assists or leads screening and interviews for new AP team members.
Responsible for coordinating AP student placement within the division and / or APPs who are shadowing within EP from other departments.
Programmatic development as appropriate within the division.
Responsible for ensuring adequate APP staffing of all inpatient and outpatient roles within the division and coordinating scheduling.
Assists in determining suitability for team member utilization of PTO and CME excused time.
Assists in ensuring compliance with mandatory staff training and documentation. May need to support director / manager with annual evaluation process and / or quality goals if appropriate.
Collaborates with physician division leader and managers on performance evaluations as required.
Oversee / mentor all the EP APPs and serve as a liaison between clinical EP MD lead, outpatient office managers, RN team, Device clinic APP lead, EP lab RN lead, EP lab / pre / post Director, intra-hospital services (i.
e. cardiac transfer service lead APP), cardiology fellows, 2nd floor arrhythmia RN team, various outpatient EP APP staff and EP APP team
Assist and coordinate APPs with other projects deemed necessary for the division by the physician division leader and / or managers such as core EP education of clinical staff (inpatient and outpatient), assistance with Epic order sets pertinent to EP, EP QI process, quality improvement projects, etc.
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 :
Supportive team environment with thorough on-boarding
Competitive compensation
Matching 401k, tiered medical, dental, and vision plans
Generous Paid-Time Off
Reimbursement for CME, professional society membership, licensure, and malpractice
LEAN process improvement to drive quality outcomes and positively enhance both the patient and the provider experience.
Well run, efficient clinical and administrative business operations in a growing and financially secure organization.
EPIC EMR
Qualifications
Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) Qualifications
Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner Master’s program preferred
Licensed, or eligible to be licensed, as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) in the state of Connecticut
Certification or eligible to be certified as a Physician Assistant or National Board Certification as a Nurse Practitioner (APRN) through AACN or ANCC.
Cardiology experience preferred
Cardiac device management experience highly preferred
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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