Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant – UConn Medical Group – Farmington, CT

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant – UConn Medical Group – Farmington, CT

UConn Health is looking for a highly skilled Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant with experience in Neurology. This position will be located UConn Medical Group - Neurology Department at 5 Munson Road, Farmington, CT and will specialize in headache.

Full time, 40 hours per week Monday‑Friday, either four 10‑hour shifts or five 8‑hour shifts.

• Evaluates, assesses patient illness/injuries
• Performs physical examinations and special examinations; takes medical histories
• Develops plans of care
• Intervenes in crisis situations or patient deterioration; provides routine and illness care
• Orders medications; orders diagnostic tests and evaluates results
• Assumes responsibility for patient follow‑up, coordination, and referrals to other health care providers as necessary
• Maintains patient medical records
• May develop policies/procedures; participates in or designs changes in the system of care delivery
• May participate in clinical research
• Provides patient counseling/education
• Participates in medical student and health professional teaching; acts as a clinical consultant to peers and other health care professionals
• Performs all other duties as required

• Considerable knowledge of anatomy and physiology
• Knowledge of different disciplines and disease states
• Knowledge of medication and their interactions and reactions
• Physical assessment skills and counseling skills
• Considerable interpersonal skills
• Oral and written communication skill
• Skill in performing invasive procedures
• Ability to work independently; ability to work under pressure; ability to formulate plans of care; decision making ability

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant (PA) program and/or completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner (APRN) program
• Current unencumbered Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (APRN) license in the State of Connecticut
• Connecticut Controlled Substance license and DEA license

Preferred
:
One (1) year Neurology experience and/or specializing in headaches.

Full time minimum equivalent salary: $122,678; additional based on experience.

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center 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 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, provide more ways to access our superior care, and innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.

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