Ambulatory Palliative Care APP

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.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique?

• Excellent work environment with flexible schedules to ensure work-life balance, keeping the patient at the center of everything we do
• Focus on improving clinical care, outcomes, patient satisfaction, safety, value, clinical research, and education
• Community outreach beyond hospital walls
• Career advancement opportunities for professional growth within the healthcare system
• Enhanced compensation package and relocation assistance for a smooth transition

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Pension plan with matched tax-sheltered annuity and Roth contributions
• Employee wellness initiatives and support programs
• Professional development and continuing education opportunities

Responsibilities

• Clinical Care
  • Provides assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient/family needs throughout the disease process as part of an interdisciplinary team in inpatient, ambulatory, or outpatient settings
  • Works collaboratively with attending/supervising physicians per state law, hospital regulations, policies, protocols, and clinical pathways; 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
  • Performs procedures, prescribes treatments and medications in accordance with institutional and state guidelines, within specialty or professional competency standards
  • May function as first or second assistant on operative cases, using fine motor skills and manual dexterity (within scope and job prerequisites)
  • Responds to emergency situations within YNHHS parameters
• Patient Education & Psychosocial Support
  • Educates patients/families on care, treatment plans, side effects, and discharge instructions in collaboration with supervising/collaborating MD
  • Provides psychosocial support to patients, family members, and significant others as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Information Management
  • Ensures appropriate documentation per hospital and regulatory requirements
  • Protects patient information from unauthorized access, modification, destruction, or disclosure
• Quality Management
  • Demonstrates high standards of moral and ethical behavior, professionalism, compassion, and commitment to patient care
  • Ensures compliance with healthcare regulatory requirements, standards, and recommendations
  • Reports safety events and near misses; demonstrates high-reliability organizational behaviors
• Professional Development
  • Maintains and advances professional competency through continuous engagement in projects
  • Serves as a clinical resource for new house staff and provides service-specific orientation
  • May serve as a clinical preceptor for NP/PA students and other healthcare professionals, and mentor pre-PA/NP candidates
  • Collaborates on research, quality assurance, and performance improvement projects
  • Assists in forming protocols for clinical practice or educational advancement
  • Maintains all employee requirements determined by hospital policy

Qualifications

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

Experience: Clinical experience as a NP/PA within the given specialty/service line recommended but not required.

APRNs, PAs, CRNAs, and CNMs must be appointed to the Affiliated Medical Staff of a YNHHS Hospital and credentialed through the Medical Staff process. Evidence of current competence to practice must be obtained during the appointment process via reference letters from physicians and other practitioners.

Licensure/Certification:

• Active PA Certification by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or Connecticut State Registered Nurse License and Nurse Practitioner License
• Connecticut State Physician Assistant License (if applicable)
• 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, or continuing education credits may be required during employment based on position and specialty