APP - Surgical ICU (part time

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. The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner is a licensed professional provider who functions in collaboration with an attending physician in a variety of practice settings vides exceptional direct diagnostic and therapeutic patient care to the highest standards of the organization as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Cultivates a patient centric environment which focuses on the whole individual inclusive of physical, psychosocial, spiritual and functional needs of the patient, family, and significant others. Serves as the focal professional for the continuity of care in patient care within scope of practice standards, as well as specialty specific standards to address and resolve problems that may arise.

This is a part-time Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) opportunity within the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) at Yale New Haven Hospital. The SICU provides care for complex, critically ill surgical patients, including those recovering from trauma, vascular, transplant, thoracic, and general surgical procedures.

• Schedule: 24 hours per week, 12-hour rotating shifts (days, nights, weekends, and holidays as required).
• Environment: High-acuity, fast-paced ICU setting with strong collaboration among attending surgeons, intensivists, residents, fellows, and multidisciplinary team members.
• Clinical Focus: Management of critically ill post-operative and trauma patients requiring ventilator support, hemodynamic monitoring, vasoactive infusions, and advanced therapies.
• Responsibilities: In addition to standard APP duties, responsibilities include performing comprehensive assessments, formulating management plans, ordering/interpreting diagnostic tests, performing invasive bedside procedures (such as arterial lines, central lines, chest tubes, and intubations, if credentialed), and participating in daily multidisciplinary rounds.
• Team Support: APPs in the SICU work closely with critical care physicians and surgical teams to ensure continuity of care and contribute to teaching residents, fellows, and nursing staff.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities to participate in quality improvement projects, protocol development, and research initiatives. Ongoing education, simulation training, and support for advanced certifications are provided to enhance clinical expertise.

• Previous ICU or critical care experience as an APP is required.
• Strong procedural skills, critical thinking, and the ability to manage high-acuity patients independently while collaborating within a team-based environment.

• Provide assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient/family needs throughout the disease process as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team. Work in collaboration with the attending supervising/collaborating physician(s) according to state law and hospital regulations.
• Obtain medical histories, perform physical examinations, review/or order diagnostic/therapeutic tests and radiologic results, formulate and manage patient treatment plans. Perform procedures, prescribe treatment and medications in accordance with institutional and state guidelines.
• May function as first or second assistant on operative cases (within scope and job educational prerequisites).
• Other clinical duties may be applied in accordance with departmental and operational goals, training related to profession and practice necessitated guidelines and responsibilities.
• Educate patients/families on care and recommended or available resources; provide psychosocial support to patients, their families, and significant others.
• Ensure appropriate documentation within the accordance of hospital and regulatory requirements and protect information of all forms.
• Demonstrate high standard of moral and ethical behavior, professionalism, compassion, and commitment to patient care.
• Ensure…