Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overview
To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS 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.
Responsibilities
Accountable for the delivery of quality patient care utilizing a therapeutic process.Conducts individual exams, evaluation and treatment to patients.Leads and facilitates groups as appropriate.Acts as a resource to staff and physicians.Reassesses the needs of the patients at regular intervals to provide necessary support.Coordinates care of patients through appropriate collaboration with physicians, nursing staff and ancillary departments.Evaluates outcomes of patient care; identifies problem-prone practices and initiates solutions to maximize desired outcomes.Works collaboratively with Quality Management in developing PI studies and measuring outcomes; evaluates outcomes and identifies improvements in care.Performs and coordinates documentation audits to assure compliance with standards.Acts as a role model; ensures staff is familiar with current theories and practices.Identifies gaps in knowledge and barriers to practice; works collaboratively to plan programs designed to update staff; provides staff development as necessary.Attends mandatory hospital/unit-based in-services; identifies goals and plans for goal achievement consistent with department goals.Participates in own performance appraisal and demonstrates ability to accept constructive criticism by showing improvement within established time.Shares information gained at educational programs with appropriate personnel; speaks to groups and provides information to hospital staff for classes and professional conferences.Meets regularly with physicians to ensure information is in their offices and that they are up to date on current practices; develops materials for community use to assist patients and promote the program.Demonstrates leadership skills; works with the Medical Director to establish an efficient and patient-friendly environment; utilizes effective time management and meets organizational deadlines.Follows through on program charges; participates on hospital committees as needed; contributes to a climate of open, positive communication with staff, visitors and patients.Meets volume parameters of the program; maintains current knowledge of regulatory requirements and participates in meeting JCAHO, State and other code/requirements.Promotes Greenwich Hospital Patient Guest Relations program; ensures all patients are treated with respect and needs are met promptly; shows consideration for patients’ families and visitors and maintains composure in stressful situations.Demonstrates knowledge and skills to provide age-appropriate care; assesses data reflective of patient status and interprets information needed for age-specific needs per unit/department policies.Triage obstetric patients to include history and physical, assess fetal monitoring, order and review of laboratory and radiologic testing; review test results with obstetrician.Admit obstetric patients for induction of labor and cesarean birth; admit antepartum patients with complications of pregnancy in collaboration with Laborist and Maternal Fetal Medicine service.Admission of postpartum patients with postpartum hypertensive complications in collaboration with Laborist; round on postpartum patients including coordination of care and discharge planning.Assess antepartum and postpartum patients with complications (e.g., severe hypertension, postpartum hemorrhage) and attend labor delivery and postpartum huddles; assess fetal monitoring and review plan of care with nurse and obstetrician.Triage obstetric and gynecologic patients presenting to the emergency department.Qualifications
EDUCATION (number of years and type required to perform the position duties):
MSN Required, Graduate of Nurse Practitioner Program. Current CT APRN License.
EXPERIENCE (number of years and type required to meet an acceptable level of performance):
3-5 years experience in area of specialty…
Position Requirements
5+ Years
work experience
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