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UConn Health is seeking a highly experienced first assist Nurse Practitioner with registered nurse first assistant certification or a Physician Assistant. This position works collaboratively in an inter-disciplinary manner to provide patient care in the GYN/OR and will assist in GYN and MIGS cases. Duties will include first assist with robotic surgery experience.
WORK SCHEDULE: 40 hours per week, 10-hour shifts, 30 minute unpaid meal break.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Works administratively under the general supervision of an employee of higher grade and under clinical collaboration with physician.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:
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;
Counseling skills;
Considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills;
Skill in performing specialty specific invasive procedures including first assisting during open and minimally invasive (laparoscopic and/or robotic) surgery;
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.
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree and completion of the two (2) year accredited and approved physician assistant certification program, AND
Must possess and maintain Physician Assistant licensure in the State of Connecticut. (New Graduates must possess a temporary permit and are subject to the provisions of Public Act 90-211, Section 4 (d)).
NURSE PRACTITIONER GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Must possess and maintain a licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut, and
Must possess and maintain certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the specified specialty.
Must possess registered nurse first assistant certification and be able to first assist in the operating room
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
Performs histories and physicals on patients.
Formulates and monitors plans for medical care. Assesses and diagnoses patient condition; develops and implements treatment plan in collaboration with designated physician;
Evaluates employees on-the-job injuries and ability to return to work.
Orders and interprets diagnostic tests under the supervision of the attending physician.
Prescribes medications in accordance with the provisions of state statute 20-12a.
Provides medication follow-up for discharged patients.
Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings.
Provides patient/family education and counseling. Maintains patient health information records;
Coordinates treatment and makes appropriate referrals to other health care providers as necessary; monitors patient's outcomes;
Dictates medical discharge summaries to be countersigned by attending physician.
Develops and maintains medical records for outpatient medication follow-up.
Communicates with outside referral sources. Maintains safety, infection 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 and resource to peers and other health care professionals within or outside the institution;
Provides in-service education to staff.
May function as a preceptor to students.
Performs related duties as required.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Incumbents in this class may be exposed to communicable and infectious diseases.
WHY UCONN HEALTH
UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.
