HVC Procedures APP

About the role

The Adams Neurosciences Center at Yale New Haven Hospital (opening in 2027) is a state-of-the-art, 500,000-square-foot destination for advanced neurological and neurosurgical care. It features two patient-care towers with single rooms, dedicated neurosurgery operating rooms, advanced neuroimaging, interventional radiology, and integrated rehabilitation services. It will elevate Yale's nationally recognized neuroscience programs, offering highly specialized care for epilepsy, movement disorders, spinal disease, stroke, aneurysms, and other complex conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provides assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient/family needs throughout the disease process as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team.

• Obtains medical histories, performs physical examinations, reviews/orders diagnostic/therapeutic tests and radiologic results, formulates and manages patient treatment plans. Prescribes treatment and medications in accordance with institutional and state guidelines.

• 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.

• Performs procedures, as long as within position scope and job educational prerequisites are in place, and functions as first or second assistant on operative cases.

• Functions as a clinical resource for new house staff and may provide service specific orientation pertinent to clinical education.

• Engages in projects that maintain and advance professional competency, including serving as a clinical preceptor for NP/PA students and other health care professionals.

Qualifications

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

• Experience as a NP/PA within the given specialty/service line preferred, but not required.

• Licensure: Active PA Certification by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), Connecticut State Physician Assistant License, Connecticut State Nurse Practitioner License, Board specialty certification, as appropriate for position profile.

• Certifications: 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 based on position and area of specialty.