Neurosciences APP Per-Diem

Yale New Haven Health•New Haven, CT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Neurosciences Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides specialized care for critically ill neurologic patients in a high-acuity Neuro ICU, covering both campuses, including ANC Tower and the main hospital. The APP collaborates with intensivists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, and multidisciplinary teams, and participates in daily rounding, procedures when credentialed, care coordination, admissions, transfers, and discharges. New graduates are welcome to apply; prior Neuro ICU or critical care experience is preferred. The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner assesses, triages, and therapeutically manages patient and family needs throughout the disease process as part of an interdisciplinary team. In collaboration with supervising or collaborating physicians, the APP obtains medical histories, performs physical examinations, reviews and orders diagnostic and therapeutic tests, interprets radiologic results, and formulates and manages treatment plans. The APP may perform procedures and prescribe treatments and medications within institutional and state guidelines and professional competency standards. Duties may also include assisting in operative cases and responding to emergencies within YNHHS parameters. The APP educates patients and families about care, resources, treatment plans, potential side effects, and discharge plans, and provides psychosocial support. The role also includes maintaining compliant clinical documentation and protecting confidential information; supporting quality and regulatory standards; pursuing professional development; reporting safety events and near misses; orienting or serving as a clinical resource for staff; and potentially precepting, mentoring, or contributing to research, quality improvement, and clinical protocols. This is a per-diem position. The role requires graduate preparation as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant and applicable Connecticut licensure, certification, and credentialing. Specialty experience is preferred but not required.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
For the PA pathway: active NCCPA certification and a Connecticut State Physician Assistant License.
For the NP pathway: Connecticut State Registered Nurse License, Connecticut State Nurse Practitioner License, and board specialty certification as appropriate.
Applicable ACLS/BLS certification when indicated for the position profile.
Appointment to the affiliated medical staff of a YNHHS hospital and credentialing through the Medical Staff process for APRNs and PAs.
Evidence of current competence to practice through appropriate reference letters from physicians and other practitioners during the Medical Staff appointment process.
Additional licensure, certifications, or continuing education credits may be required based on position and specialty.

Nice To Haves

Clinical experience as an NP or PA in the relevant specialty or service line; experience is preferred but not required.
Prior Neuro ICU or critical care experience.

Responsibilities

Assess, triage, and therapeutically manage patient and family needs throughout the disease process as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Obtain medical histories, perform physical examinations, review and order diagnostic and therapeutic tests, review radiologic results, and formulate and manage treatment plans.
Perform procedures and prescribe treatments and medications within applicable institutional and state guidelines and professional competency standards.
Collaborate with supervising or collaborating physicians and multidisciplinary care teams.
Provide specialized care for critically ill neurologic patients in the Neuro ICU across both campuses.
Participate in daily rounds, care coordination, admissions, transfers, and discharges; perform procedures when credentialed.
Educate patients and families about care, resources, treatment plans, potential treatment or medication side effects, and discharge plans.
Provide psychosocial support to patients, families, and significant others in a caring, ethical, and professional manner.
Maintain documentation in accordance with hospital and regulatory requirements and protect information from unauthorized access, modification, destruction, or disclosure.
Comply with patient-related healthcare regulations, standards, and recommendations, and demonstrate professionalism, compassion, and commitment to patient care.
Maintain and advance professional competency and meet employee requirements established by hospital policy.
Report safety events and near misses and demonstrate high-reliability organizational behaviors.
Serve as a clinical resource for new house staff and provide service-specific orientation as appropriate.
May precept NP/PA students and other healthcare professionals or mentor prospective PA/NP candidates.
May collaborate on research, quality assurance, performance improvement projects, and clinical protocols.
May assist with operative cases as a first or second assistant and respond to emergency situations within YNHHS parameters.