SP – Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

UConn Health is looking to hire a highly skilled per diem ICU Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with experience and a passion for patient experience. This class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in delivery of direct clinical care services involving medical therapeutics to high risk patients.

SCHEDULE: Per diem, as needed

THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION WITH NO BENEFITS

• Provides preventive and acute care in area of specialty
• Assesses and diagnoses patient condition and develops and implements treatment plans in collaboration with designated physician
• Administers treatments, performs physical examinations, and researches medical histories
• Orders laboratory and diagnostic testing and interprets results
• Prescribes, administers, and dispenses medications and other treatments
• Provides patient/family education and counseling
• Maintains patient health information records
• Coordinates treatment and makes appropriate referrals to other health care providers as necessary and monitors patient’s outcomes
• Maintains safety, inflection control, and quality of care standards
• Participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures
• Participates in or designs changes in the system of care delivery
• Participates in clinical research and services in various program areas through teaching and education
• Acts as a clinical consultant/resource to peers and other health care professionals within or outside the institution

• Performs related duties as required

• Considerable knowledge of theory, principles, and practices of advanced nursing and therapeutic models in area of specialty
• Knowledge of pharmacology as it relates to advanced nursing practice
• Knowledge of different disciplines and disease states
• Knowledge of medication and their interactions and reactions
• Physical assessment skills
• Counseling skills
• Considerable interpersonal skills
• Oral and written communication skill
• Skill in performing specialty specific invasive procedures
• Ability to effectively assess physical and psychosocial conditions
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to formulate appropriate treatment plans
• Decision making ability

• Ability to lead others and to work cooperatively in a team environment

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
• Current unencumbered Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in the State of Connecticut

• Connecticut Controlled Substance license and DEA license.

• Incumbents in this class must possess a valid license to practice in the State of Connecticut, as well as maintain certification as a Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (APRN)
• Two (2) years of inpatient critical care APRN experience
• BLS (if selected, must acquire prior to start date)

• ACLS (if selected, must acquire prior to start date)

• Experience with central line insertion and arterial line placement

• ACNP or AG-ACNP

HOURLY RATE: $150.00 THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION WITH NO BENEFITS