Neurosurgery Physician Assistant

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, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

Yale New Haven Health is expanding its neurosurgery services to include 24 / 7 Advanced Practice Provider (APP) coverage. We are seeking motivated and skilled Physician Assistants to join our growing neurosurgery team. This dynamic role offers a rotating schedule of either four 10-hour shifts or three 13-hour shifts, including days, nights, and weekends, to support continuous patient care.

Key Responsibilities :

• Provide post-operative care for neurosurgical patients, including those with brain, spine, and stroke-related conditions
• Perform daily rounding and post-operative management
• Prepare and complete discharge summaries
• Assist with the management of patients with external ventricular drains (EVDs)
• Evaluate and manage neurosurgery consults, including :
• Presenting and discussing cases with neurosurgeons
• Acting as a liaison between neurosurgery and other services (Medicine, Surgery, Trauma, SICU)
• Respond to trauma patients with critical neurosurgical injuries in collaboration with trauma and emergency teams
• Perform bedside procedures including :
• Removal of neurosurgical drains
• Assistance with EVD placement

Preferred Qualifications :

Significant operative responsibility. Looking for someone with OR first assisting experience

Join our team and play a vital role in advancing neurosurgical care at one of the nation’s top academic medical centers.

EEO / AA / Disability / Veteran

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