Hospital for Special Care·New Britain, Connecticut
The Advanced Practice Provider delivers patient-centered, culturally sensitive, quality care by performing complete history and physical examinations, providing assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patients' needs. This role involves ordering appropriate tests, implementing care plans in collaboration with the clinical team, and providing patient/family counseling and education.
Position location: Hospital for Special Care
Scheduled weekly hours: 40
We are dedicated to creating an environment of care and engagement that makes us one of the most desirable places to work, providing exceptional care to each patient each and every day!
Hospital for Special Care is seeking a compassionate and skilled Licensed Nurse Practitioner (PNP) or Physician Assistant with pediatric experience to join our 28-bed pediatric unit in our chronic disease and specialty care hospital.
Provide direct care to pediatric patients with complex and chronic medical conditions.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, therapists, and specialists.
Manage patient assessments, treatment planning, and family education.
Participate in care coordination and quality initiatives focused on long-term, specialty pediatric care.
Work with a dedicated team of passionate and compassionate staff committed to pediatric specialty care.
Supportive, collaborative team environment.
Opportunities to provide other pediatric care including in our autism program.
Opportunities for professional growth in a unique chronic care setting.
Apply now to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children with complex medical needs at Hospital for Special Care.
Physical demands
Job requires sitting/working at a desk and those functions associated with clinical tasks (reaching, bending and stretching to access drawers, records, shelves).
Job involves carrying of documents, medical records, books, occasionally small equipment and medical procedures based on clinical specialties of the role, i.e. endoscopic care, intravenous and medication delivery systems, specialty authorizations, wound ostomy and fistula management. Fine manipulation is required for writing as well as some type of patient care techniques.
Job requires visual/perceptive skills to perform above tasks. Job requires functional use of both upper/lower extremities.
Job requires movement related to walking and standing, fine and gross manipulation related to these activities. May occasionally require pushing and pulling of up to 50 pounds, frequent bending, occasional squatting, kneeling, reaching forward and above shoulders, and twisting.
Cognitive demands
Job requires independent problem identification, abstract reasoning, adaptability to work environments and quick decision making. A high degree of selective attention, discernment, perception and concentration are necessary.
Job requires the ability to interpret physical findings, laboratory results and subjective complaints in determination of an accurate and complete differential diagnosis, assessment strategy, and treatment plan in collaboration with the appropriate physician.
Job requires the ability to set appropriate priorities and accurately triage clinical problems.
Tasks require legibility, spelling accuracy, logical sentence and paragraph organization. A working knowledge of, and familiarity with, professional (medical) terms and definitions is required.
Job requires a high level of communication skills including the expression of abstract/complex ideas, use of negotiation and active listening, and the ability to dialogue with multiple parties is necessary.
Job requires the ability to comprehend lengthy and complex messages, or paragraphs, and to follow multi-stage and three step commands.
Job requires the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide with all units of measure including decimal fractions, compute ratio, rate and percent, draw bar graphs, perform basic arithmetic operations involving American monetary units.
Work demands
Job requires high level of independent judgement and ability to function effectively during periods which may be stressful.
Job requires working primarily indoors and interdependently with others.
Conditions are often noisy with frequent exposure to odors and/or body fluids/blood borne pathogens.
Job requires occasionally being on-call and/or responding to emergency situations.
Essential functions
Performs complete history and physical examinations upon admission, annually including pre-operative assessment.
Provides assessment, triage and therapeutic management of patients’ needs. Requests appropriate consults as needed.
Orders and/or obtains all appropriate laboratory, radiological, and specialized tests to evaluate patients.
Implements care plans in collaboration with clinical team.
Consults with patient, family and, as needed, appropriately qualified physician on care plans. Provides patient/family counseling and education.
Assists during procedures as privledged.
Provides accurate and timely documentation of all clinical interventions in a clear and objective manner.
Participates and identifies opportunities for improvement in patient care and outcome during daily practice, special projects and per review activities
Performs other duties as assigned as related to the PNP/PA role
Candidates must possess a Master's Degree in Nursing with a defined clinical specialty and a minimum of five years' experience in related clinical practice demonstrating leadership and teaching skills. Required credentials include current Connecticut APRN licensure, specialty certification, passing the State of Connecticut approved Pharmacology course, DEA licensure, and current Basic Life Support/ACLS certification.
Market context
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