Acute Care Hospitalist PA or NP - Yale/New Haven Health - Nationally Ranked, Renowned Program
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Job Description
Advanced Practice Provider: APRN or Physician Assistant PA
Hospitalist Service
Yale New Haven Hospital
Schedule: Days, 7 days on 7 days off, 10-hour shifts
Description:
Yale New Haven Hospital – Among the Best in the Nation
Yale New Haven Hospital consistently ranks among the best hospitals in the United States. Nationally ranked and renowned for programs in cancer, heart and vascular, pediatrics, psychiatry and transplantation, Yale New Haven Hospital is the largest acute-care provider in southern Connecticut and one of the Northeast’s major referral centers, providing access to thousands of expert doctors.
Yale New Haven Hospital is a non-profit, 1,541-bed tertiary medical center which includes Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital and Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital. Yale New Haven Hospital is the primary teaching hospital for Yale School of Medicine and is committed to teaching and clinical research.
Yale New Haven Health includes Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial and Westerly hospitals; several specialty networks; and Northeast Medical Group, a physician-led multispecialty group with 1000 clinicians.
The Hospitalist Service teams provide expert, compassionate clinical care in Internal Medicine for the best possible patient care experience. We collaborate seamlessly with patients, their families, primary care providers, specialists, and support staff to ensure that every patient receives comprehensive, excellent, and efficient care. Effective communication within our Hospitalist Service and with other members of our patient’s care team is a key component of our success.
Hospitalist Service Vision
The Hospitalist Service at Yale New Haven Hospital strives to deliver the highest quality, safest and most efficient medical care to our patients. We aspire to become national leaders in the field of in-patient medical care.
Hospitalist Service Mission
The Hospitalist Service at YNHH is dedicated to providing the highest quality in-patient care. We aim to give superior and compassionate care by collaborating seamlessly with patients, families, primary care providers, specialists, and support staff; by fostering education in the field of hospital medicine; and by researching methods for improving the quality of inpatient care.
The Hospitalist Service at Yale New Haven Hospital is actively seeking Acute Care APRNs and Physician Assistants to join their innovative and collaborative team!
Job Responsibilities
2. Patient Education & Psychosocial Support * The NP/PA will educate patients/families on care and recommended or available resources. In collaboration with the supervising/collaborating MD, this may be inclusive of admitting instructions, treatment plan, actual and potential side effects of treatments/medications, and discharge plan. * The NP/PA, as part of a multidisciplinary team, provides psychosocial support to patients, their family members, and significant others in a caring, ethical, and professional manner.
3. Information Management * The NP/PA ensures appropriate documentation within the accordance of hospital and regulatory requirements and protects information of all forms, whether computer-based, paper, film, voice, or other media from unauthorized access modification, destruction, or intentional or accidental disclosure.
4. Quality Management * The NP/PA is expected to demonstrate a high standard of moral and ethical behavior, professionalism, compassion, and commitment to patient care. * Ensures compliance with patient related healthcare regulatory requirements, standards and recommendations.
5. Professional Development * The NP/PA continuously engages in projects that maintain and advance professional competency. * The NP/PA serves as a clinical resource for new house staff and may provide service specific orientation pertinent to clinical education * Consistently demonstrates high reliability organizational behaviors through reporting safety events as well as near misses. * The NP/PA continuously engages in projects that maintain and advance professional competency. * Maintains all employee requirements determined by hospital policy. * The NP/PA may serve as a clinical preceptor for NP/PA students and other health care professionals and may serve as a mentor to pre-PA/NP candidates. * The NP/PA may collaborate on research, quality assurance and performance improvement projects, and assist with the formation of protocols that will be applied to clinical practice or further their educational and clinical expertise.
Qualifications
Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or an accredited Physician Assistant Program.
EXPERIENCE:
Prefer clinical working experience as a NP/PA within the given specialty/service line recommended, but none required. APRNs, PAs, CRNAs and CNMs are required to be appointed to the Affiliated Medical Staff of a YNHHS Hospital and credentialed through the Medical Staff process. Evidence of current competence to practice as {an APRN, PA, CRNA, CNM} via appropriate reference letters from physicians and other practitioners must be able to be obtained during the Medical Staff appointment process in order to be eligible.
LICENSURE
Active PA Certification by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), Connecticut State Physician Assistant License, ACLS/BLS Certified, when indicated for position profile DEA License, when indicated for pediatric position profile PALS, when indicated for neonatal care NRP Certification. Additional licensure, certifications and/or continuing education credits may be required during employment based on position and area of specialty. OR Connecticut State Registered Nurse License, Connecticut State Nurse Practitioner License, Board specialty certification, as appropriate for position profile ACLS/BLS Certified, when indicated for position profile DEA License, when indicated for pediatric position profile PALS, when indicated for neonatal care NRP Certification. Additional licensure, certifications and/or continuing education credits may be required during employment based on position and area of specialty.
Working Hours
Skills
- Acts as a role model/preceptor for PA students. Provides related teaching and education to PA students from the Yale University School of Medicine Physician Associate Program.
- Assists in orientation to new APPs working for the Hospitalist Service.
- Participates in Hospitalist Service educational conferences.
- Participates in a level of continuing medical education (CME) activity annually that improves the quality of care provided by the Service.