Ambulatory Orthopedic APP (Full Time

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 care, 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 attending physicians in a variety of practice settings throughout Yale New Haven Health System. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) delivers comprehensive, patient-centered care through assessment, diagnosis, treatment, education, and coordination of care while maintaining the highest standards of clinical excellence.

Northeast Medical Group is seeking a Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our busy and growing Ambulatory Orthopedic Physiatry Practice located in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. This is an outstanding opportunity to become part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing high-quality outpatient musculoskeletal and orthopedic rehabilitation care.

The APP will work closely with experienced physiatrists and other healthcare professionals to evaluate, diagnose, and manage patients with a wide range of musculoskeletal and orthopedic conditions. This position offers an excellent opportunity for both experienced APPs and new graduates interested in developing expertise in orthopedic physiatry and rehabilitation medicine.

• Four 10-hour shifts per week
• Monday through Thursday
• No weekends
• No holidays
• No call responsibilities
• Outstanding work-life balance

• Perform comprehensive patient evaluations, including obtaining detailed medical histories and conducting focused physical examinations.
• Assess, diagnose, and manage patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal and orthopedic conditions in the outpatient setting.
• Develop individualized treatment plans in collaboration with supervising physicians and the multidisciplinary care team.
• Order, interpret, and review appropriate diagnostic testing, laboratory studies, and imaging.
• Provide patient education regarding diagnoses, treatment options, rehabilitation programs, injury prevention, and long-term musculoskeletal health.
• Document patient encounters accurately and efficiently within the electronic medical record.
• Coordinate care with physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and maintain evidence-based clinical practice standards.

• 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 departmental and operational goals, training related to profession and…