Neurosurgery Spine APP; Ambulatory

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.

Position Overview

• Advanced Practice Provider (APP) - Neurosurgery Spine (Ambulatory & OR Support)

• Full-time, permanent position

• Based at 20 York Street, New Haven, CT, with support across multiple outpatient clinic locations

Role Summary

• Join a high-volume neurosurgery spine practice providing both ambulatory and operating room support

• Work closely with a neurosurgery spine surgeon in a fast-paced, collaborative clinical environment

• Deliver comprehensive pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative patient care

Schedule & Work Environment

• Monday-Friday schedule

• No weekends

• No holidays

• No on-call responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Support high-volume ambulatory neurosurgery spine clinics across multiple sites

• Provide intraoperative support for neurosurgery spine procedures

• Manage pre- and post-operative patient care, including evaluations, follow-ups, and coordination of care

• Collaborate with surgeons, nurses, and multidisciplinary clinical teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes

Qualifications

• NP or PA license/credentialing as Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

• New graduates welcome to apply

• Prior experience in neurosurgery, spine, or surgical subspecialties strongly preferred

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, including a competitive salary. 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 collaborates with the attending supervising/collaborating physician(s) in accordance with state law and hospital regulations, 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 prerequisites), using fine motor skills and manual dexterity.
  
  Other clinical duties may be applied per departmental and operational goals, training related to profession and practice necessitated guidelines and responsibilities, inclusive but not limited to responding to emergency situations within YNHHS parameters.

• 2. Patient Education & Psychosocial Support:
  The NP/PA will educate patients/families on care and resources. In collaboration with the supervising/collaborating MD, this may include admitting instructions, treatment plan, side effects of treatments/medications, and discharge plan. The NP/PA provides psychosocial support to patients, family members, and significant others in a caring, ethical, and professional manner.

• 3. Information Management:
  The NP/PA ensures appropriate documentation in accordance with hospital and regulatory requirements and protects information in…