Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery

Who We Are:     

Yale New Haven Health, the largest and most comprehensive healthcare system in Connecticut, is inviting internal medicine-trained physicians to join an expanding established primary care practices.

Yale New Haven Health includes Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial and Westerly hospitals; several specialty networks; and Northeast Medical Group (NEMG) a physician-led multispecialty group.  NEMG is a not-for-profit multispecialty medical foundation established in 2010.  Because we are part of Yale New Haven Health, our patients have access to all the resources of one of the country’s leading health systems, including our affiliated hospitals where Northeast Medical Group physicians also care for patients:

This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding advanced practice neurosurgery team. 

We are proud to offer:

• Onboarding Program
• Student Loan Assistance
• Collegial and supportive environment with access to resources and specialists across the continuum of care
• Full suite of practice management services that allow providers to focus on patient care
• Epic electronic medical record to share patient information with every clinician in our health system and others
• Competitive compensation with excellent benefit and retirement plans including a pension and matching 403B, significant time off to complete CME and allowance for paid programs; top-rated malpractice including tail coverage and more!

The Position:

• Makes daily rounds on neurosurgical patients on the floors and in the ICU
• Evaluation of pre and postoperative neurosurgical patients and implements appropriate management
• Interprets laboratory and diagnostic test results
• Documents daily notes (H&P, operative notes, progress notes, consults, etc)
• Prescribes medications and treatment modalities as indicated
• Works closely with the trauma team in the evaluation and management of patients with traumatic brain and spine injuries

• Collaborates with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care
• Coordinates discharge process for the neurosurgical patients, including prescriptions, outpatient referrals, educated patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions
• Opportunity to assist in OR
• Ability to participate in the monthly Neurosurgery and Trauma M&M conferences
• Is part of a growing service that will require flexibility within the schedule and may include rotational shifts in the future

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree, required. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, required.
• Current Connecticut license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA)
• Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required.
• Current BLS certification, required.
• Experience preferred.  Will consider new graduates with a demonstrated interest in the field of neurology.

Located in beautiful Connecticut and Rhode Island, these areas boast wonderful family oriented residential communities.  There is quick access to New York City and Boston with fabulous cultural opportunities, theater, orchestra, museums and restaurants.

To learn more, please contact our Staff Physician and Advanced Practice Recruiter at:  

Sophie Kotomski at Sophie.Kotomski@ynhh.org
www.northeastmedicalgroup.org/careers

Bridgeport Hospital, located in Fairfield County, with 501 licensed beds on two campuses, plus 42 beds licensed to Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, more than 2,600 employees, more than 1,100 active physicians representing more than 60 sub-specialties and 230 medical/surgical residents and fellows in programs affiliated with Yale School of Medicine.

Bridgeport Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and has earned JCAHO's Gold Seal of Approval. The hospital admits more than 23,000 patients and provides nearly 350,000 outpatient treatments annually.

Through our affiliation with the highly-ranked Yale School of Medicine our patients benefit from even more access to the latest medical treatments, advanced research and innovation.  Come Join Connecticut’s Leading Healthcare System.