Primary Care Outpatient APRN I Complex Care Team

Yale New Haven Health•Bridgeport, CT

15d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a chance to be a part of a special team, coordinating care for complicated patients in order to help them gain control over their health. Collaborate with specialized team to provide a long-term impact in patients lives. Low patient volume - approximately 8 patients/day. No call, no nights or weekends. 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. 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. 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. 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. Complex Care Program seeking APRN - work with a specialized team, providing individualized care for sickle cell patients. Knowledge of sickle cell disease is not required. Interest in coordinating care of complicated patients through education and Rx management with the intent of helping patients get better control over their health long term.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or an accredited Physician Assistant Program.
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.
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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of sickle cell disease is not required.
Interest in coordinating care of complicated patients through education and Rx management with the intent of helping patients get better control over their health long term.

Responsibilities

Provides assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient/family needs throughout the disease process as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team.
Provides optimal patient care, from diagnostic to prognostic matters.
Works in collaboration with the attending supervising/collaborating physician(s) in accordance with state law and hospital regulations, hospital policy, protocols and clinical pathways and may provide autonomous team based care.
Obtains medical histories, performs physical examinations, reviews/orders diagnostic/therapeutic tests and radiologic results, formulates and manages patient treatment plans.
May perform procedures, prescribe treatment and medications in accordance with institutional and state guidelines, as well as, when necessary for scope within specialty or professional competency standards.
May function as first or second assistant on operative cases (as long as within position scope and job educational prerequisites are in place), using fine motor skills and manual dexterity.
Educates patients/families on care and recommended or available resources.
Provides psychosocial support to patients, their family members, and significant others in a caring, ethical, and professional manner.
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.
Demonstrates 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.
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 health care 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.