Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant-Wound Care, 2025-591

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Job Title:Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant-Wound Care

Department:81035-Wound Care Unit

Location:Farmington

FTE%:1

Shift1

Search #:2025-591

Closing Date:12/15/2024

Recruiter:McNamara, Elizabeth

Additional Links:

This position is Benefit eligible; click here for an overview of available benefits.

This position is covered by the UHP Bargaining Unit; click here to review the current UHP Contract.

This position is in salary group UHP-18; click here to review the current UHP Pay Plan

UConn Health is looking for a highly skilled Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with experience wound care. This position will be located Wound Care Unit in the Connecticut Tower in Farmington, CT.

BENEFITS INCLUDE

Competitive pay structure

$10,000 sign on bonus

Industry leading, affordable access to medical, dental, vision, life and retirement benefits

Tuition waivers and reimbursements for self and dependents

Easy access to I-84, Rte 9 and surrounding Greater Hartford communities

Organizational culture focused on diversity and inclusion, innovation and patient experience

State of the art, award winning campus environment with ideal parking

SCHEDULE:. Fulltime, 40 hours per week, Tuesday-Friday, 10-hour shifts, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 30-minute unpaid meal break

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

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

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

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.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:

Registered Nurse and completion an accredited Nurse Practitioner program or Physician Assistant.

Incumbents in this class must possess a valid license to practice in the State of Connecticut

PREFERRED: Wound care experience

FULL TIME MINIMUM EQUIVALENT SALARY: $122,678 - additional based on experience

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.

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Salary : $122,678