APP (Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner) - Surgery (Night and Weekend Shifts)

Yale New Haven Health•Greenwich, CT

45d•Onsite

About The Position

The Surgical APPs at Greenwich Hospital provide 24/7 in-house coverage and work rotating 12-hour shifts (including nights, weekends, and holidays). Applicants will be considered for one of two teams: Surgical Subspecialties and Trauma/Emergency General Surgery, with opportunities to cross-cover and work on both teams. An ideal applicant will be effective in collaborating with physicians and other health care teams, demonstrate solid knowledge in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and clinical medicine, and be able to make responsible clinical decisions within the scope of their practice. The PA/NP is expected to demonstrate a high standard of moral and ethical behavior, professionalism, compassion, and commitment to patient care, ensuring compliance with patient-related healthcare regulatory requirements, standards, and recommendations.

Requirements

Graduates of an accredited Physician Assistant with NCCPA certification / Nurse Practitioner Program
Eligible for Connecticut State License and State & Federal Controlled Substance Registration
BLS required.
ATLS required for APPs covering trauma service.
PA/NP will be 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 a PA/NP 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.

Nice To Haves

Surgical inpatient experience of 1-3 years
Training in robotics
Surgical residency training
Prior experience in Robotics is highly preferred

Responsibilities

Conducting histories and comprehensive physical exams to evaluate patients for surgery.
Performing daily rounds on surgical inpatients and provide continuity in care.
Ordering and interpreting tests, developing and implementing treatment plans, performing patient education, preparing discharge plans, prescribing medications.
Comprehensive and clear documentation of patient progress (using EPIC as the EMR).
Performing bedside procedures (e.g., I&Ds; insert/remove/manage tubes, drains, and catheters, wound care, casting/splinting; arthrocentesis, etc.).
Consulting and collaborating with medicine and/or other specialists as needed.
First-assisting in the OR: Specialties including General, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Colorectal, Gynecologic, Thoracic, Breast, Plastics, ENT, Urology, and Vascular. Prior experience in Robotics is highly preferred.
Admissions and surgical consultations.
Responding to Trauma Activations, if covering the trauma service.
Communicating and coordinating patient care with nurses, case management/social work, PT/OT, and consulting teams.
Continuously engages in projects that maintain and advance professional competency.
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.
Maintains all employee requirements determined by hospital policy.
May serve as a clinical preceptor for NP/PA students and other healthcare professionals and may serve as a mentor to pre-PA/NP candidates.
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.