Orthopedic Surgery - Per Diem - Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (APRN)

Work where every moment matters. 
 
Every day, almost 25,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here.  We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network as a Physician Assistant in Orthopedic Surgery. 

St. Vincent’s Medical Center is the first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford HealthCare network and is the system’s second-largest hospital.  Located in Bridgeport, St. Vincent’s has more than 3,200 employees and includes a 473-bed community hospital, a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport and special needs services for adults and children. 

Staffed by renowned orthopedic specialists, The Connecticut Orthopedic Institute provides an exceptional patient experience – delivering world-class care with the highest safety and quality.  The Connecticut Orthopedic Institute’s Physician Assistant team is a growing department that covers inpatient joint reconstruction, spine, podiatry and acute fracture care.

Physician Assistant (PA) Description

• First and/or Second Assist in the Operating Room.
• Provides pre-operative and post-operative care to patients.
• Documents patient encounters, including but not limited to:  admissions, brief operative, progress, event, procedure and discharge notes.
• Enters, reviews and updates orders.
• Collaborates as part of a multidisciplinary team to facilitate safe and appropriate patient disposition.

Schedule:  Per Diem - Mostly weekend and night coverage with some weekday coverage

Connecticut Orthopedic Institute

The Connecticut Orthopedic Institute at St. Vincent’s Medical Center is staffed by some of the top orthopedic specialists in the region through a partnership with Connecticut Orthopedics, Orthopedic Specialty Group, Ortho Connecticut Coastal Orthopedic, and Valley Orthopedic Specialists. The surgeons, and their patients, also have access to the best-available, robotics-assisted technology including the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery for knees and hips, Globus Robotic Spine Surgery for the spine – that makes a procedure less invasive and more precise. For you, that means quicker recovery and restored function of your knee, hip, or spine

• Board certified (NCCPA).
• Current or eligible CT PA license.
• Minimal two years of PA orthopedic surgery experience required.

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth.  Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children.  We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.  Every moment matters.  And this is your moment.