PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

NEUROSURGERY

BRIDGEORT HOSPITAL

PER DIEM

Through our affiliation with the highly-ranked Yale School of Medicine our patients benefit from even more access to the latest medical treatments, advanced research and innovation. Come Join Connecticut's Leading Healthcare System.

Yale New Haven Health, the largest and most comprehensive healthcare system in Connecticut, is inviting internal medicine-trained physicians to join an expanding established primary care practices.

Yale New Haven Health includes Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial and Westerly hospitals; several specialty networks; and Northeast Medical Group (NEMG) a physician-led multispecialty group. NEMG is a not-for-profit multispecialty medical foundation established in 2010. Because we are part of Yale New Haven Health, our patients have access to all the resources of one of the country's leading health systems, including our affiliated hospitals where Northeast Medical Group physicians also care for patients:

This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding advanced practice neurosurgery team.

The Position:

• Makes daily rounds on neurosurgical patients on the floors and in the ICU
• Evaluation of pre and postoperative neurosurgical patients and implements appropriate management
• Interprets laboratory and diagnostic test results
• Documents daily notes (H&P, operative notes, progress notes, consults, etc)
• Prescribes medications and treatment modalities as indicated
• Works closely with the trauma team in the evaluation and management of patients with traumatic brain and spine injuries

• Collaborates with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care

• Coordinates discharge process for the neurosurgical patients, including prescriptions, outpatient referrals, educated patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions
• Opportunity to assist in OR
• Ability to participate in the monthly Neurosurgery and Trauma M&M conferences
• Is part of a growing service that will require flexibility within the schedule and may include rotational shifts in the future

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree, required. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, required.

• Current Connecticut license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA)
• Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required.

• Current BLS certification, required.
• Experience preferred. Will consider new graduates with a demonstrated interest in the field of neurology.

We are proud to offer:

• Onboarding Program
• Student Loan Assistance
• Collegial and supportive environment with access to resources and specialists across the continuum of care
• Full suite of practice management services that allow providers to focus on patient care
• Epic electronic medical record to share patient information with every clinician in our health system and others

Located in beautiful Connecticut and Rhode Island, these areas boast wonderful family oriented residential communities. There is quick access to New York City and Boston with fabulous cultural opportunities, theater, orchestra, museums and restaurants.

To learn more, please contact our Staff Physician and Advanced Practice Recruiter at:

Sophie Kotomski at Sophie.Kotomski@ynhh.org

www.northeastmedicalgroup.org/careers

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS 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 Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner is a licensed professional provider who functions in collaboration with an attending physician in a variety of practice settings at YNHHS. Provides exceptional direct diagnostic and therapeutic patient care to the highest standards of the organization as part of a multidisciplinary team. Cultivates a patient centric environment which focuses on the whole individual inclusive of physical, psychosocial, spiritual and functional needs of the patient, family, and significant others. Serves as the focal professional for the continuity of care in patient care within scope of practice standards, as well as specialty specific standards to address and resolve problems that may arise.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

EDUCATION

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

EXPERIENCE

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.

LICENSURE

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. Additional licensure, certifications and/or continuing education credits may be required during employment based on position and area of specialty. OR 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. Additional licensure, certifications and/or continuing education credits may be required during employment based on position and area of specialty.

To learn more, please contact:

Elena Geanuracos, Physician Recruiter, at elena.geanuracos@ynhh.org