Cardiothoracic Surgery - Per Diem
Listed on 2025-12-01
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing
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.
- Assist cardiothoracic surgeons in the operating room, including first assisting in CABG, valve, and thoracic procedures.
- Provide pre- and post-operative patient management, including rounds, progress notes, and discharge planning.
- Perform bedside procedures such as chest tube insertion, line placement, and wound management as needed.
- Previous experience in cardiothoracic surgery is required; must demonstrate strong clinical and technical skills in a fast-paced surgical environment.
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.
ResponsibilitiesThe Physician Assistant (PA) or the Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient/family needs as part of an interdisciplinary team. In inpatient, ambulatory, or outpatient settings, the NP/PA delivers optimal patient care from diagnostic to prognostic matters, collaborates with the attending physician(s) per state law, hospital policy, protocols, and clinical pathways, and may provide autonomous team-based care.
They obtain medical histories, perform physical examinations, review orders and tests, formulate and manage treatment plans, may perform procedures, prescribe treatments and medications as allowed by guidelines, and may have autonomous practice in certain specialty areas. They may function as first or second assistant on operative cases within scope and prerequisites.
Educate patients/families on care and resources; collaborate with supervising/collaborating MD to include admission instructions, treatment plans, potential side effects, and discharge planning. Provide psychosocial support as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Ensure appropriate documentation in accordance with hospital and regulatory requirements and protect information across all media from unauthorized access, modification, destruction, or disclosure.
Demonstrate professional ethics and commitment to patient care; ensure compliance with patient-related regulatory requirements, standards, and recommendations.
Engage in projects to maintain and advance professional competency; serve as a clinical resource and preceptor where appropriate; participate in safety reporting and quality improvement efforts; may collaborate on research and protocol development.
EDUCATION
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