Urology APP; Inpatient and Ambulatory

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.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

• Provide comprehensive urologic care across both inpatient and ambulatory settings
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• Rotate coverage between hospital-based and outpatient Urology services based on departmental needs.
• Manage and coordinate patient care throughout the Urology service in collaboration with physicians and a multidisciplinary care team.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, develop treatment plans, and monitor clinical progress.
• Evaluate and manage patients with a broad range of urologic conditions in both acute and outpatient settings.
• Provide perioperative and post-operative care for Urology patients as appropriate.
• Collaborate with Urologists, nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care.
• Coordinate diagnostic testing, consultations, treatment plans, follow-up care, and transitions between inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Provide patient and family education regarding diagnoses, treatment options, procedures, medications, and follow-up recommendations.
• Participate in an on-call rotation from home
  , with the potential to report to the hospital as clinically indicated.
• Provide weekend and holiday coverage as part of the rotating call schedule.
• Participate in departmental initiatives focused on quality improvement, patient safety, and clinical excellence.
• Work within a collaborative practice environment with opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Physician Assistant (PA) or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensed or eligible for licensure in Connecticut.
• Prior Urology experience preferred
  , but not required.
• New graduates with a strong interest in Urology are encouraged to apply.
• Strong clinical assessment, communication, organization, and care coordination skills.
• Ability to work effectively across both inpatient and ambulatory care environments.
• Ability to participate in the rotating call, weekend, and holiday coverage schedule
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• Commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centered, and high-quality urologic care.

• 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…