Qureos Mentor

Connecticut Children's

<div><div>Connecticut Children&rsquo;s is the only health system in Connecticut that is 100% dedicated to children. Established on a legacy that spans more than 100 years, Connecticut Children&rsquo;s offers personalized medical care in more than 30 pediatric specialties across Connecticut and in two other states. Our transformational growth establishes us as a destination for specialized medicine and enables us to reach more children in locations that are closer to home. Our breakthrough research, superior education and training, innovative community partnerships, and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion provide a welcoming and inspiring environment for our patients, families and team members. 
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<div>At Connecticut Children&rsquo;s, treating children isn&rsquo;t just our job &ndash; it&rsquo;s our passion. As a leading children&rsquo;s health system experiencing steady growth, we&rsquo;re excited to expand our team with exceptional team members who share our vision of transforming children&rsquo;s health and well-being as one team.</div></div>
 <div>Completes thorough but appropriately focused evaluations of term and premature newborns primarily in the NICU Level IV, tertiary care referral center, including competent and age appropriate histories and examinations. Identifies level of illness severity in a timely manner. Presents thoughtful assessments to the supervising physician and works towards prescribing necessary care plans. Performs appropriate procedures under their responsibility with the appropriate guidance. Knows when and how to seek assistance.</div>
 <div>Medical knowledge
<ul><li>Clinical knowledge . With guidance, applies basic medical knowledge to common diagnoses in department. Expands clinical knowledge by asking insightful questions, seeking knowledge independently and reading medical literature critically. Incorporates issues of child health advocacy, preventive health care, ethical dilemmas, and cost of tests and therapies.
</li><li>Diagnostic evaluation . Provides basic evaluation (e.g., diagnostic testing and consultation) for common diagnoses. Increasingly recommends broad evaluation based on an unfocused differential diagnosis. Reports results of diagnostic studies, identifying clinically significant results with guidance.
</li></ul>Patient history. Gathers patient information following a template. Adapts the template with guidance and as appropriate to filter and prioritize pertinent positives and negatives based on broad diagnostic categories or possible diagnoses.
Patient care
<ul><li>Clinical reasoning . Presents clinical facts (e.g., history, exam, tests, consultations, etc.) to preceptor, supervising physician, and care team. Ultimately generates an unfocused differential diagnosis based on the clinical facts.
</li><li>Organize and prioritize patient care . Completes assigned patient care responsibilities focused on individual patients.
</li><li>Patient management . Increasingly participates in the creation of patient management plans. Discusses plans with patients/families.
</li></ul>Delivery room. Attends deliveries with preceptor until independence in neonatal resuscitation is established.
Procedures as defined by clinical department. Increasingly exposed to the array of core procedures and guided in the performance of these. Please reference the &ldquo;APP Procedures Listing&rdquo; for those relevant to the Medical Specialty.
Interpersonal and communication
<ul><li>Patient and family centered communications. Works to establish rapport with patients/families. Develops therapeutic relationship in straightforward encounters. Seeks guidance when adjusting communication strategies in order to mitigate barriers and meet patient/family expectations.
</li><li>Interpersonal and team communication. Participates within the inter-professional team . With guidance, clearly and appropriately requests consultation, presenting relevant patient information to supervising physician .
</li><li>Communication within the Health Care System. Accurately and timely records information in the patient record. Responds in a timely fashion and in appropriate form (e.g., in-person, HER, telephone, email) to requests. Seeks guidance on best mode of communicating when uncertain.
</li></ul>Practice-based learning and improvement
<ul><li>Evidence-based and informed practice . Develops and articulates clinical questions. Accesses available evidence with appropriate guidance.
</li><li>Reflective practice and commitment to personal growth. Participates in feedback sessions. With guidance from lead/manager, develops professional goals and a learning plan, incorporating feedback and performance data.
</li></ul>Professionalism
<ul><li>Performs responsibilities in a thorough and timely manner. Proactively seeks guidance in new, complex and/or stressful situations.
</li><li>Participates in creating, promoting and sustaining a healthy and productive team and work environment. Familiarizes self with institutional resources that are meant to promote well-being.
</li></ul>System-based practice
<ul><li>System navigation for patient centered care-coordination of care. Increasingly involved in coordinating care of patients in routine clinical situations. Identifies the need for and engages inter-professional team based on patient and family needs .
</li><li>Population and community health . Incorporates awareness of population and community health needs and disparities and knowledge of local resources to inform understanding of patient/family health concerns.</li></ul></div>
 <div>Minimum Education and Experience Required
Minimum education (degree/type of degree).
<ul><li>Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner: Graduate degree in nursing accredited by one of the national certifying bodies in nursing. (Or, on or before December 31, 2004, completion of an advanced nurse practitioner program recognized by a national certifying body for certification as a nurse practitioner.)
</li></ul>Or&hellip;
<ul><li>Physician Assistant: Graduation from a physician assistant program accredited, at the time of graduation, by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant ( ARC-PA ). 
</li></ul> 
Minimum experience (minimum years &amp; type of experience). No related experience required.
Preferred education &amp; experience. n/a
 
KSAs required upon hire or transfer. (Please reference the KSA section below)
 License and/or Certification
Required:
At time of hire and maintenance at time of appointment or privilege approval:
<ul><li>Provider licensing:
<ul><li>Current Neonatal Nurse Practitioner licensure in the State of Connecticut. OR&hellip;
</li><li>Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Inc. (NCCPA). Current Physician Assistant licensure in the State of Connecticut.
</li></ul></li><li>Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) certification required within 3 months of hire.
</li></ul>Additionally:
<ul><li>Depending on privileges for role, federal DEA and CT controlled substance registration may be required.
</li><li>Please reference the document: &ldquo;APP: Certifications by Specialty.&rdquo;
 </li></ul>Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
<ul><li>Medical knowledge and procedures:
<ul><li>Medical knowledge sufficient to recognize patterns, trends and disease traits and to fully engage in APP learning opportunities, effectively applying such knowledge to basic clinical evaluations and patient care.
</li></ul></li><li>Communication:
<ul><li>Exemplary written and verbal communication.
</li></ul></li><li>Interpersonal:
<ul><li>Respectful and compassionate in interactions with staff, patients, and families.
</li></ul></li><li>Professionalism, organizational view:
<ul><li>Demonstrates accountability for assigned work and the extent of one&rsquo;s involvement in patient care .
</li><li>Demonstrates openness to feedback. Ability to incorporate feedback and learnings into work effort.</li></ul></li></ul></div>

APP I-Neonatology NICU IV

<div><div>Connecticut Children&rsquo;s is the only health system in Connecticut that is 100% dedicated to children. Established on a legacy that spans more than 100 years, Connecticut Children&rsquo;s offers personalized medical care in more than 30 pediatric specialties across Connecticut and in two other states. Our transformational growth establishes us as a destination for specialized medicine and enables us to reach more children in locations that are closer to home. Our breakthrough research, superior education and training, innovative community partnerships, and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion provide a welcoming and inspiring environment for our patients, families and team members. 
</div><div></div> 
<div>At Connecticut Children&rsquo;s, treating children isn&rsquo;t just our job &ndash; it&rsquo;s our passion. As a leading children&rsquo;s health system experiencing steady growth, we&rsquo;re excited to expand our team with exceptional team members who share our vision of transforming children&rsquo;s health and well-being as one team.</div></div>
 <div>The hired Research Associate 1 will lead the Youth Leadership Component of the Beaqen Community Project, co-designing, launching, and evaluating a youth-driven suicide prevention program for high-risk adolescents and their families statewide. The role's core deliverables include creating and rolling out a youth leadership program, planning a statewide youth leadership conference, and disseminating program materials and resources. The program aims to fund and support at least 10 youth groups, establish a Youth Leadership Panel, and create a safe space for connection and community building. Success will be measured through pre- and post-program questionnaires, counts of youth-led activities and participants, and the publication of program materials and resources on the Beaqen website, ensuring co-creation with youth, cultural responsiveness, and accessibility</div>
 <div><ul><li>Assists PI in the design and development of complex research projects. Activities may include: developing and writing research protocols; managing and summarizing literature searches; organizing supporting data and other documentation; preparing applications for grant funding from internal and external sources. 15%
</li><li>Provide support and management of research projects; including assisting with abstract preparation, manuscript writing, grant application writing, and qualitative and quantitative analysis. Have an understanding of cultural competency, health equity, health systems and health services research. 15%
</li><li>Prepares protocols, applications, continuations, amendments, and other regulatory documents and submits to the Institutional Review Board (IRB), Scientific Review Committee, and other agencies as required to meet study objectives. 10%
</li><li>Develops, evaluates, and/or implements data collection methodologies, database management systems, and data quality assurance procedures; may assist with data collection including abstracting information from paper and electronic medical records and other sources. 15%
</li><li>Conducts statistical data analysis and interpretation, independently or in collaboration with PI and other research staff; prepares tables and figures.
</li><li>Contributes to research reports, presentations, and abstracts/publications. 10%
</li><li>May perform non-clinical research activities related to the conduct of research studies, such as: interacting with research subjects to register, review eligibility, and obtain informed consent prior to participation; training and overseeing personnel involved in the study; monitoring compliance with protocol procedures and specifications; overseeing shipment of research specimens or transmission of research data; monitoring the budget; facilitating communication among internal and external study team members.
</li><li>Specific positions may need to serve as liaison to and maintains close relationships with study sites; coordinate daily activities of project including scheduling of site visits, focus groups, and interviews; assist in conducting interviews and focus groups; and schedule, coordinate and attend advisory board and other meetings. 15%
</li><li>Serves as a resource or mentor within own area of expertise across the organization&rsquo;s research infrastructure; may serve as a member of the Scientific Review Committee; may provide research support to students, trainees, and fellows as needed. 10%
</li><li>Maintains professional expertise through involvement in professional organizations and continuing education programs
</li><li>Demonstrates knowledge of the age-related differences and needs of subjects in appropriate, specific populations from neonate through adolescence and applies them to practice
</li><li>Demonstrates support for the mission, values, and goals of the organization through behaviors that are consistent with Connecticut Children&rsquo;s standards. 10%
 
</li><li>Performs other job-related duties as assigned.</li></ul></div>
 <div>Education and/or Experience Required:
<ul><li>Education: Minimum educational requirement is Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree and Degrees in other areas may be substituted on a case-by-case basis.
</li><li>Experience: Four (4) years of relevant research experience.
</li></ul>Education and/or Experience Preferred:
<ul><li>Education: Master's degree in a health care related field strongly preferred.
</li><li>Experience: Two (2) years of research experience in a relevant discipline with Masters.
</li></ul>License and/or Certification Required:
<ul><li>CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) training required upon hire
</li></ul>Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge:
<ul><li>Research methods and principles, including protocol development, experimental design, data collection and management strategies, statistical analysis, and associated computer applications.
</li><li>Quality control methodologies related to research projects.
</li><li>Ethics regulatory requirements for human subject research (i.e., informed consent, IRB applications, FDA regulations, data confidentiality and patient safety monitoring, etc.).
</li></ul>Skills:
<ul><li>Project management, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
</li><li>Excellent oral and written communication skills.
</li><li>Demonstrated proficiency in Windows environment.
</li><li>Intermediate to advanced skills in word processing, spreadsheet, data management, and database design (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access); intermediate to advanced skills developing presentations (Microsoft PowerPoint).
</li><li>Intermediate to advanced skills in a statistical software package (e.g., SPSS, SAS, JMP, STATA, Mplus).
</li></ul>Abilities:
<ul><li>Work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a project team.
</li><li>Work with limited supervision and take responsibility for decision-making in area of expertise.
</li><li>Prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
</li><li>Independently organize, analyze, and interpret data for decision making.
</li><li>Attend to detail, problem solve, be organized, and work in a fast-paced environment.</li></ul></div>

Research Associate 1

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APP I-Neonatology NICU IV

Research Associate 1