Emergency Medicine APP

Yale New Haven Health•Bridgeport, CT

About The Position

The Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient and family needs throughout the disease process as part of an interdisciplinary team. The role provides patient care across inpatient, ambulatory, or outpatient settings, from diagnostic to prognostic matters, in collaboration with attending supervising or collaborating physicians and in accordance with state law, hospital regulations, policies, protocols, and clinical pathways. The NP/PA may also provide autonomous team-based care. Responsibilities include obtaining medical histories; performing physical examinations; reviewing and ordering diagnostic and therapeutic tests and radiologic results; and formulating and managing treatment plans. Within applicable institutional and state guidelines and professional competency standards, the NP/PA may perform procedures and prescribe treatments and medications. Depending on the specialty, the NP/PA may manage certain patient populations autonomously or assist in operative cases when within the position scope and educational prerequisites. Other clinical duties may be assigned in accordance with departmental and operational goals, training, and practice guidelines, including responding to emergency situations within YNHHS parameters. The NP/PA educates patients and families about care and available resources, including treatment plans, potential treatment or medication side effects, admitting instructions, and discharge plans, as appropriate in collaboration with the supervising or collaborating physician. The role also provides psychosocial support as part of a multidisciplinary team; maintains compliant and secure documentation; upholds ethical and professional standards and healthcare regulations; and participates in professional development, safety reporting, orientation, precepting, mentoring, research, quality improvement, and protocol development as applicable. The position requires graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program. Specialty experience is preferred but not required. Candidates must meet the applicable licensing, certification, competence, and medical staff credentialing requirements for their professional track. The EMR system listed is EPIC. Yale New Haven Health describes flexible schedules intended to support work-life balance, career advancement opportunities, relocation assistance, a competitive salary, health, dental, and vision insurance, a pension plan, matched tax-sheltered annuity and Roth contributions, wellness initiatives, and professional development and continuing education opportunities.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
Provide evidence of current competence to practice as an APRN, PA, CRNA, or CNM and complete the YNHHS affiliated hospital Medical Staff appointment and credentialing process, as applicable.
For the PA track: active NCCPA certification, Connecticut State Physician Assistant License, ACLS/BLS certification when indicated for the position profile, and DEA license.
For pediatric position profiles, PALS; for neonatal care when indicated, NRP certification.
For the NP track: Connecticut State Registered Nurse License, Connecticut State Nurse Practitioner License, board specialty certification as appropriate for the position profile, ACLS/BLS certification when indicated, and DEA license.
Obtain any additional licensure, certifications, or continuing education credits required during employment based on position and specialty.

Nice To Haves

Clinical working experience as an NP/PA in the specialty or service line is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Assess, triage, and manage patient and family needs throughout the disease process as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Provide patient care in inpatient, ambulatory, or outpatient settings in collaboration with supervising or collaborating physicians and according to applicable laws, regulations, policies, protocols, and clinical pathways.
Obtain medical histories and perform physical examinations.
Review and order diagnostic and therapeutic tests and radiologic results; formulate and manage patient treatment plans.
Perform procedures and prescribe treatments and medications within applicable institutional and state guidelines and professional competency standards.
Provide autonomous team-based care or manage certain patient populations autonomously where applicable to the specialty.
Assist in operative cases when within the role's scope and educational prerequisites.
Respond to emergency situations within YNHHS parameters as required.
Educate patients and families about care, resources, treatment plans, potential treatment or medication side effects, admitting instructions, and discharge plans as appropriate.
Provide psychosocial support to patients, family members, and significant others as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Maintain appropriate documentation and protect patient information from unauthorized access, modification, destruction, or disclosure.
Comply with patient-related healthcare regulatory requirements, standards, and recommendations, and demonstrate ethical, professional, compassionate conduct.
Engage in projects that maintain and advance professional competency and maintain employee requirements set by hospital policy.
Serve as a clinical resource for new house staff and provide service-specific orientation as applicable.
Report safety events and near misses.
Serve as a clinical preceptor or mentor as applicable.
Collaborate on research, quality assurance, performance improvement, and protocol development as applicable.