Yale New Haven Health

Integrated hospital system with academic affiliations

Advanced Practice Provider - Wound Care & Ostomy Services

Advanced Practice ProvidersUpdated on Nov 10

Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
Hold current or eligible licensure in Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Hold board certification.
Have at least one year of wound care experience.
Have experience managing acute and chronic wounds in an outpatient setting.

Responsibilities

Provide assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient and family needs throughout the disease process as part of an interdisciplinary team, delivering patient care across inpatient, ambulatory, or outpatient settings, from diagnostic to prognostic matters.
Work in collaboration with attending supervising or collaborating physicians according to state law, hospital regulations, policy, protocols, and clinical pathways, and provide autonomous team-based care when applicable.
Obtain medical histories, perform physical examinations, review or order diagnostic and therapeutic tests and radiologic results, and formulate and manage patient treatment plans.
Perform procedures and prescribe treatment and medications in accordance with institutional and state guidelines, within the specialty scope and professional competency standards.
In applicable clinical specialties and within position scope and educational prerequisites, function as first or second assistant on operative cases.
Perform other clinical duties in accordance with departmental and operational goals, profession-related training, practice guidelines, and responsibilities, including responding to emergencies within health-system parameters.
Educate patients and families about care and recommended or available resources, including admitting instructions, treatment plans, actual and potential treatment or medication side effects, and discharge plans in collaboration with the supervising or collaborating physician.
Provide psychosocial support to patients, family members, and significant others as part of a multidisciplinary team in a caring, ethical, and professional manner.
Document appropriately in accordance with hospital and regulatory requirements, and protect information in all formats from unauthorized access, modification, destruction, or disclosure.
Maintain high standards of ethical behavior, professionalism, compassion, and commitment to patient care, and ensure compliance with patient-related healthcare regulatory requirements, standards, and recommendations.
Engage continuously in projects that maintain and advance professional competency.
Serve as a clinical resource for new house staff and provide service-specific orientation relevant to clinical education when applicable.
Report safety events and near misses and consistently demonstrate high-reliability organizational behaviors.
Maintain all employee requirements determined by hospital policy.
Serve as a clinical preceptor for Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant students and other healthcare professionals, and mentor pre-candidates when applicable.
Collaborate on research, quality assurance, and performance-improvement projects, and assist in forming protocols for clinical practice or in furthering educational and clinical expertise when applicable.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with ostomy management and ostomy patient care.
Experience in hyperbaric medicine.
Candidates with Wound Care Certified, Certified Wound Care Nurse, Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse, Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse-Advanced Practice, or Certified Skin and Wound Specialist certification are strongly encouraged to apply.
Recent wound care-related continuing medical education completed within the past two years.

Overview

Job Posting Title: APP - Wound Care & Ostomy Services
Hospital Site: Westerly Hospital / Lawrence + Memorial Hospital Location: 25 Wells St, Westerly RI / 46 Boston Post Road, Waterford, CTWork Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00a-4:30PM. No call. No weekends.
Scheduled Hours: 40Position Type: Full-time
EMR System: EPIC  

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. 

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. 

Relocation Assistance – We recognize how vital a smooth transition is, and with our relocation assistance, your journey can be seamless. 

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. 

Responsibilities

1. Clinical Care * The Physician Assistant (PA) or the Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient/family needs throughout the disease process as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team. The NP/PA, whether the practice setting is the inpatient, ambulatory, or outpatient settings, provides optimal patient care, from diagnostic to prognostic matters. This individual 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. The NP/PA 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. In some clinical specialties, the NP/PA may have autonomous practice managing certain patient populations. * The NP/PA may also 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. * Other clinical job duties may be applied in accordance with departmental and operational goals, training related to profession and practice necessitated guidelines and responsibilities, inclusive but not limited to responding to emergency situations within the YNHHS parameters
2. Patient Education & Psychosocial Support * 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.
3. Information Management * 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.
4. Quality Management * 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.
5. Professional Development * 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.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Required

Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
Current or eligible licensure in Rhode Island and Connecticut
Board certification
Minimum of one (1) year of wound care experience
Experience managing acute and chronic wounds in an outpatient setting

Preferred

Experience with ostomy management and ostomy patient care
Hyperbaric medicine experience
Candidates with any of the following certifications are strongly encouraged to apply: WCC, CWCN, CWON, CWOCN, CWOCN-AP, CSW)
Recent wound care-related CME completed within the past two years

Additional Information

ADDITONAL INFORMATION:

To learn more, please email our In-House Provider Recruiter: 

James Hammell

Phone: 475-339-6050

Email: [email protected]

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

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

YNHHS Requisition ID

191542

About the Company

Yale New Haven Health

Integrated hospital system with academic affiliations

Yale New Haven Health is a health system that operates five hospitals (Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial, Westerly) and provides access to a wide network of primary care physicians and specialists through Northeast Medical Group and Yale Medicine. Through its affiliation with Yale University and Yale School of Medicine, it connects patients to the latest medical treatments and research. Its facilities and outpatient locations enable coordinated care across a single organization that aims to be more patient-focused, more accessible, and more cost-effective. The system delivers care by combining hospital services, primary and specialty care, and advanced clinical relationships to integrate treatment with ongoing research and clinical trials, offering patients access to innovative therapies and personalized treatment options.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: New Haven, CT
Founded: 1996

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