[NP-Jobs] Connecticut, NP Position

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Connecticut - Nurse Practitioner 
Position                       (posted) 02-25-08
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Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and 
growth in New Haven,
Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston and New York, New 
Haven is the
creative capital of Connecticut with cultural resources that include 
three major museums,
a critically acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert 
hall, and world-renowned
schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music.

General Purpose: Under the general direction of the interventional 
endoscopists, and with
latitude for exercising independent judgment and discretion, 
coordinate and facilitate clinical
and endoscopic care to patients with pancreaticobiliary diseases.

The Yale interventional endoscopy program is one of the busiest 
tertiary programs in New
England. Patients with complex pancreaticobiliary problems are 
referred by other
gastroenterologists for consultations as well as for procedures. 
Referral to the practice is
often the entry point into the YNHH system.

Position Description: Coordinate patient referrals: make sure that 
patients referred to YNHH
have in their possession appropriate records, CT scans and labs. 
Review and adjust
medications that may interfere with the performance of procedures 
such as anticoagulants
and insulin. If necessary, confer with patient's primary care doctor 
or specialist to ensure
appropriate medications are given or withheld. Facilitate transfer of 
patients from other
hospitals. Assist with communication between the referring hospital 
and physician, the YNHH
admitting office, diagnostic imaging and the GI procedure center so 
that GI staffing and
scheduling can be arranged for prompt performance of procedures. 
Assist with patient related
issues on the hospital floor. While physicians are tied up in the GI 
lab or X-ray department all
day, meet with patient families, review medications, evaluate any 
changes and report to the
physicians. Screen consultations. Under supervision of the 
interventional endoscopist,
evaluate new patients and book urgent cases in a timely fashion for 
the same day. Encourage
expeditious performance of procedures, prompt discharge and 
cost-effective care. Coordinate
anesthesia scheduling. Facilitate this process, thereby freeing up 
physicians to see patients
and facilitate prompt procedure performance. Arrange patient 
discharges, ensure appropriate
directions, prescriptions, follow up appointments and procedures are 
scheduled. Manage
calls from referring physicians and patients. Promptly return calls 
from referring physicians
and their offices, as well as patients, while the interventional 
endoscopists are occupied
doing procedures. Educate patients and families about 
pancreaticobiliary procedures, their
complexity and the significant risk of complications. Make nurses on 
the floor aware of the
broad ramifications of these procedures and able to recognize and 
react appropriately to
complications that may arise. Take an important teaching role and 
relay this information to
the house staff physicians and nursing staff. Coordinate a physician 
conferences: a number
of of CME conferences regarding pancreaticobiliary endoscopy, 
including ERCP workshops
and the Digestive Disease Week Review are hosted by the program 
yearly. Assist with the
logistics involved in hosting these conferences. Coordinate 
appropriate imaging tests, labs
and consultation services. In conjunction with the interventional 
endoscopist, schedule and
follow up on appropriate tests and initiate consultations to other 
specialties here at YNHH
(oncology, radiology, or surgery). Relay this information to the 
referring physicians in a timely
fashion.

Qualifications: Master's Degree in Nursing. Successful completion of 
a recognized Nurse
Practitioner program. Licensure in CT as APRN.

Application: For more information and immediate consideration, please 
apply online at
<http://www.Yale.edu/jobs>www.Yale.edu/jobs - the STARS req ID for 
this position is 3422BR. Please be sure to
reference source code INPJB when applying for this position.

We invite you to discover the excitement, diversity, rewards and 
excellence of a career
at Yale University. One of the country's great workplaces, Yale 
University offers exciting
opportunities for meaningful accomplishment and true growth. Our 
benefits package is
among the best anywhere, with a wide variety of insurance choices, 
liberal paid time off,
fantastic family and educational benefits, a variety of retirement 
benefits, extensive
recreational facilities, and much more.

Yale University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. 
Yale values diversity in its
faculty, staff, and students and strongly encourages applications 
from women and members
of underrepresented minority groups.
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