Hospitalist APP

Yale New Haven Health; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee wellness initiatives

Professional development opportunities

Continuing education opportunities

Pension plan and retirement benefits

Job summary

Yale New Haven Health is seeking APRNs or PAs for its Hospitalist Service to deliver comprehensive inpatient care in collaboration with attending physicians and under supervision of the Hospitalist leadership.

You will document in EPIC, participate in rounds, and coordinate discharge planning with families and care teams to ensure safe, timely transitions. Connecticut license and acute care experience are required.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program and certified as a PA.
• Bachelor's degree for Nurse Practitioner and NP certification (ANCC or equivalent).
• Hold a valid Connecticut medical license, Connecticut CS Registration and DEA.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive inpatient care for medicine patients under supervision.
• Document medical records, order tests/procedures, and communicate with consultants.
• Discharge planning and transition of care coordination with families and care teams.

Skills

Inpatient care

Acute care

Care coordination

Education

PA-C certification

NP certification

Connecticut license

Tools

EPIC EMR

Job description

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the Yale New Haven Health System Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

The Hospitalist Service at Yale New Haven Hospital is actively seeking APRNs or PAs. The primary function of the Advance Practice Provider (APP) working for the Hospitalist Service is to provide comprehensive care to medicine inpatients in collaboration with attending physicians and under the direction of the APP Manager(s) and Director of the Hospitalist Service. Each APP has a designated supervising/collaborating physician.

Clinical Practice

• At the instruction of the APP Manager and Director or his/her designee, assists in the care of medicine inpatients assigned to the Hospitalist Service, ensuring safe, high quality, patient-centered and efficient care.
• Collaborates with attending physicians (Hospitalist Service or Private) to execute patient care. Holds primary responsibility for medical record documentation, ordering tests/procedures and communication with consultants.
• Identifies self in EPIC as covering provider by 8:30a, or earlier if patient assignments are available.
• Writes name daily on the patient's whiteboard to identify the practitioner taking care of them on any given date.
• Rounds daily on assigned patients and regularly communicates patient status, results and changes in plan of care to the attending physician.
• Ensures all patient handoff sections are updated in EPIC for assigned patients by 6:00 p.m.
• Services as a liaison and interacts with rehabilitation staff, food and nutrition staff, and other ancillary services to ensure timely and comprehensive care for all patients. Attends 9 a.m. huddles and transition of care rounds daily.
• Serves as a liaison to patients and their families.
• Educates patients and families about transition needs. Completes discharge paperwork, including the W-10, prescriptions and the discharge summary (pending staffing model). Reviews discharge instructions with patients and nursing at time of discharge. Coordinates outpatient follow-up.
• Performs necessary invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as credentialed by Yale-New Haven Hospital Office of Physician Services or under the supervision of an Attending physician.

Why Choose Yale New Haven Health?

Excellent work environment Flexible schedules to ensure work-life balance. Keeping the patient at the center of everything we do, we focus on improving clinical care, outcomes, patient satisfaction, safety, value, clinical research, and education. Our efforts reach beyond the walls of our hospitals to care for our communities, too.

Career Advancement Unlock your potential and embrace exciting opportunities for professional growth and career advancement within our esteemed healthcare system!

Compensation Package Enjoy an enhanced compensation package. If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding career where you can make a real difference, we want you on our team.

Benefits- Competitive salary, comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. Pension plan matched tax-sheltered annuity plan and Roth contributions.

Employment Perks- Employee wellness initiatives and support programs. Professional development and continuing education opportunities. Yale New Haven Health includes Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial, and Westerly hospitals; several specialty networks; and Northeast Medical Group, a physician-led multi-specialty group with over 1,000 physicians. Intriguing cities with something for everyone, whether you love arts, history, parks or delicious food.

Qualifications

Physician Assistant: Graduate from an accredited Physician Associate program required. Certified as a Physician Associate by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Associates.

Nurse Practitioner: Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Art degree and graduation from an approved Nurse Practitioner program required. Certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or another specialty nursing organization such as the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation.

Both hold a valid Connecticut medical license, Connecticut Controlled Substance Registration and Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Certification.

Experience

One (1) to two (2) years caring for medicine inpatients preferred.

Acute Care training required.

Websites: www.northeastmedicalgroup.org/careers www.ynhhs.org

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YNHHS Requisition ID

192880