Employment Opportunities

Why choose Yale-New Haven Hospital?

Care, dedication and effort are traits that are universal among Yale-New Haven Hospital's staff. Together we've built a remarkable care and research facility that is renowned worldwide as a pioneer in medical diagnostics, disease treatment, research, technology and transplantation.

At Yale-New Haven Hospital we are committed to providing truly competitive salaries and outstanding benefits. In addition, we've dedicated significant resources toward providing such rarities as professional support, ongoing learning opportunities and career paths that help professionals fulfill their own, unique career goals.

Yale-New Haven Hospital is an organization where all leaders lead by example and are champions of diversity, continually demonstrating their individual and collective commitment to diversity in our workplace.

At a glance statistics (2006)

(includes Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital and Psychiatric Hospital)

Work environment and hospital culture

Yale-New Haven Hospital offers primary, preventive and specialty care in more than 100 medical specialties. The primary teaching hospital for Yale University Schools of nursing and medicine, Yale-New Haven ranks regularly among the best hospitals in the United States.

As a workplace, we offer some of the most competitive salaries in the industry, exceptional professional support, defined career paths, comprehensive benefits and ongoing learning tools. Working at Yale-New Haven is a one-of-a-kind experience:

• A rich history of medical and therapeutic innovation and “firsts”
• Nine nationally recognized centers of clinical excellence
• State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging technology
• Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital—a unique facility uniting pediatric outpatient, inpatient and diagnostic services
• Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, with facilities for both adults and children, offering inpatient, partial hospital and intensive outpatient programs.

Our interdisciplinary approach to patient care thrives through collaborative decision making, professional recognition and mutual respect. Opportunities abound for career development, specialization and professional growth in this challenging environment.

In addition to a myriad of opportunities for personal growth and career advancement, employees enjoy participation in a hospitalwide gain-sharing program called the Performance Incentive Program (PIP) which rewards employees annually for their contributions to the ongoing success of the hospital. Individual accomplishments are also recognized and rewarded through our annual merit pay program, special achievement awards and continually offered opportunities for advancement.

Employee opinions count and are taken seriously. Feedback is gained through frequent surveys, the Mutual Respect Committee, open communication to the top levels of leadership and a well-respected internal grievance procedure.

Healthy organization financially

• Yale-New Haven has exhibited healthy financial performance during a time when many hospitals have struggled financially. This enables us to continue to maintain facilities, equipment and support for employees to continue improving our services and the working environment.
  
• Yale-New Haven rewards outstanding performance with merit raises, special achievement awards and a year-end bonus based on the overall performance of the organization.
  
• Extensive work is continually done to maintain salaries at or above the market.

Achievements and highlights

• Accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), placing Yale-New Haven in the top 15 percent of hospitals in the U.S.
  
• Named as one of America’s best hospitals for the last 15 consecutive years in U.S. News & World Report.
  
• Listed by Working Mother magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers.”
  
• Named among “Top Places to Work” in Connecticut by Connecticut magazine.
  
• Awarded by AARP as one of the 50 best employers for workers over the age of 50.
• See our news releases for other achievements.
  

Hospital “firsts”

Yale-New Haven was established in 1826 as the first hospital in the state of Connecticut and the fourth voluntary hospital in the U.S. Throughout its more than 175 years of service to its community, Yale-New Haven has been the site of many milestones in medicine.

Information about the area

Greater New Haven is a great place to live, work, go to school or just explore. Fine colleges and universities, a growing corporate and biotechnology presence, minor league sports teams, rural farms, great golf, an exciting city with world-class cultural offerings, a picturesque shoreline—it’s all here.

Greater New Haven Convention & Visitor's Bureau City of New Haven State of Connecticut: Online Access to Government Visit New England List of municipal Web sites in Connecticut New Haven County Nearby towns: Branford Cheshire East Haven Guilford Hamden Madison Milford North Haven Orange West Haven Woodbridge

Search for jobs/Apply online

Next page: Nursing

Last revised: Dec. 28, 2006 (dh)

Home page URL: http://www.ynhh.org

All information is intended for your general knowledge and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. You should seek prompt medical care for any specific health issues and consult your physician before starting a new fitness regimen.