ObGyn APP

Yale New Haven Health•Bridgeport, CT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP), either a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA), serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary care team, providing comprehensive assessment, triage, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of patients across inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory settings. In collaboration with supervising physicians and in accordance with state regulations, hospital policies, clinical protocols, and professional practice standards, the APP obtains comprehensive medical histories and performs physical examinations. They order, interpret, and review diagnostic, laboratory, and radiologic studies. The APP develops, implements, and manages evidence-based treatment plans, and prescribes medications and therapeutic interventions within scope of practice and regulatory guidelines. They perform specialty-specific procedures and assist in operative cases when applicable, and provide autonomous, team-based care for designated patient populations. The APP responds to emergent clinical situations and supports departmental and organizational patient care initiatives, collaborating with physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care. The APP also plays a critical role in educating patients and families, providing comprehensive education regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, potential side effects, and discharge instructions. They facilitate informed decision-making and promote health literacy, identify and connect patients and families with appropriate support services and community resources, and deliver compassionate psychosocial support. The APP is responsible for maintaining accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation while ensuring compliance with organizational and regulatory standards. This includes documenting patient encounters, assessments, treatment plans, and clinical outcomes within the electronic medical record, ensuring compliance with all hospital, accreditation, and regulatory documentation requirements, and safeguarding confidential patient and organizational information. The APP demonstrates a strong commitment to clinical excellence, patient safety, and continuous quality improvement by upholding the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, integrity, and compassionate care. They ensure compliance with all applicable healthcare regulations, accreditation standards, policies, and procedures, and participate in quality improvement initiatives, performance improvement projects, and patient safety programs. The APP identifies and reports safety events, near misses, and opportunities for system improvement. The APP is expected to engage in lifelong learning and contribute to the advancement of clinical practice and organizational excellence through maintaining licensure, certifications, credentialing requirements, and continuing education standards. They participate in professional development activities that enhance clinical expertise and competency, serve as a clinical resource and mentor for new providers, house staff, and interdisciplinary team members, and provide clinical education and preceptorship for NP/PA students and other healthcare learners. The APP collaborates on research initiatives, quality improvement projects, protocol development, and evidence-based practice initiatives, and contributes to a culture of high reliability, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. This position offers an opportunity to practice at the top of licensure while working in a collaborative environment dedicated to exceptional patient outcomes, education, innovation, and professional growth.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner (NP) program or an accredited Physician Assistant (PA) program.
Master's degree or higher required, consistent with professional licensure and certification requirements.
Prior clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant within the applicable specialty or service line is preferred but not required.
Demonstrated ability to provide high-quality, patient-centered care within a collaborative healthcare environment.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), Physician Assistants (PAs), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), and Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) must be appointed to the Affiliated Medical Staff of a Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) hospital and successfully complete the Medical Staff credentialing and privileging process.
Candidates must provide evidence of current clinical competency, including professional references from physicians and/or advanced practice providers as part of the credentialing process.
Current certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
Active Connecticut Physician Assistant License or eligibility for Connecticut licensure.
Current DEA registration (if applicable to position).
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and/or Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification, as required by the position.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification, when applicable.
Active Connecticut Registered Nurse (RN) License.
Active Connecticut Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) License.
National board certification in the applicable specialty.
Ability to obtain and maintain medical staff privileges at affiliated YNHHS hospitals.
Additional certifications, licenses, continuing education, and specialty training may be required based on clinical assignment, department needs, and regulatory requirements.
Commitment to ongoing professional development, evidence-based practice, and high-quality patient care.

Nice To Haves

Prior clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant within the applicable specialty or service line is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Obtains comprehensive medical histories and performs physical examinations.
Orders, interprets, and reviews diagnostic, laboratory, and radiologic studies.
Develops, implements, and manages evidence-based treatment plans.
Prescribes medications and therapeutic interventions within scope of practice and regulatory guidelines.
Performs specialty-specific procedures and assists in operative cases when applicable.
Provides autonomous, team-based care for designated patient populations, as appropriate.
Responds to emergent clinical situations and supports departmental and organizational patient care initiatives.
Collaborates with physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care.
Providing comprehensive education regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, potential side effects, and discharge instructions.
Facilitating informed decision-making and promoting health literacy.
Identifying and connecting patients and families with appropriate support services and community resources.
Delivering compassionate psychosocial support to patients, family members, and caregivers as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Documenting patient encounters, assessments, treatment plans, and clinical outcomes within the electronic medical record.
Ensuring compliance with all hospital, accreditation, and regulatory documentation requirements.
Safeguarding confidential patient and organizational information across all media formats, including electronic, written, verbal, and digital communications.
Upholding the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, integrity, and compassionate care.
Ensuring compliance with all applicable healthcare regulations, accreditation standards, policies, and procedures.
Participating in quality improvement initiatives, performance improvement projects, and patient safety programs.
Identifying and reporting safety events, near misses, and opportunities for system improvement.
Maintaining licensure, certifications, credentialing requirements, and continuing education standards.
Participating in professional development activities that enhance clinical expertise and competency.
Serving as a clinical resource and mentor for new providers, house staff, and interdisciplinary team members.
Providing clinical education and preceptorship for NP/PA students and other healthcare learners.
Collaborating on research initiatives, quality improvement projects, protocol development, and evidence-based practice initiatives.
Contributing to a culture of high reliability, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement