Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Obstetric Hospitalist- HartfordHospital

Location Detail: 80 Seymour Street

Shift Detail:
Rotational

Overview:
Take advantage of this excellent opportunity to join the obstetric team at Hartford Hospital. Our Labor and Delivery unit is a high risk referral center for the area and performs approximately 4,000 deliveries per year. Our Obstetric Triage unit evaluates more than 3,000 patients per year. As the volume and acuity of our patients has grown, we are looking to bolster our inpatient obstetric service with 24/7 APP coverage.

Strong clinical reasoning and excellent communication skills required. This role functions both independently and in collaboration with nurses, residents, and attending physicians. This position will report to the OB/GYN Hospitalist Director.

Advanced Practitioner Role Scope:

• Care for patients admitted or being triaged across our Obstetric service line.

• Help on Labor and Delivery with admissions, magnesium sulfate checks and labor checks when residents unavailable, during sign-out and periods of higher volume.

• Rounding and evaluating our antepartum patients as needed based on volume and resident coverage. Evaluation may include concerns for labor, elevated BP’s, infection or medication orders. Help with biophysical profiles (BPP’s) for non-reactive NST’s and limited obstetric ultrasound

• Typical postpartum care includes rounding, discharge planning, coordination of inpatient consults, responding to elevated blood pressures, postpartum or postoperative concerns, medication reconciliation and placement of Nexplanon.

• If needed in triage you will evaluate pregnant patients for pre-term/term labor, rupture of membranes, bleeding, high blood pressure, pre-eclampsia, abdominal pain and a variety of other complaints. There is always an attending assigned to cover our service serving as backup to the residents and APP’s.

Schedule:

2 – 13.3 hour shifts per week (day and night rotation); night/weekend shift differentials apply.

Advanced Practitioners Enjoy

At Hartford Health Care newly graduated and experienced providers are provided with the support and mentorship they need to succeed through the job, classroom, and procedural training. Our benefits include:

• Competitive compensation

• Medical/Dental/Vision/401K/CME/Licensure/Malpractice coverage

• Tuition reimbursement available

• Onboarding with supportive ongoing mentorship

• Access to Hartford Health Care’s Office of Advanced Practice – an internal organization committed to the growth and development of our Advanced Practitioners

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited Advanced Practitioner program

• Licensed Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Midwife

• Labor and Delivery/Women’s Health Specialty experience preferred

About Hartford Health Care:
Hartford Health Care is a $6.5 billion dollar health system and the second largest employer in CT. Hartford Hospital is an 868-bed tertiary academic center and the flagship hospital within Hartford Health Care and the largest of the three sites responsible for training our 40 OB/GYN residents.