Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner - EmployeeHealth

Description Nuvance Health is seeking a full

time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for our Employee

Health Services Department at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk,

Connecticut. Employee Health / Occ Health spans all 7 hospitals. We

service 16,000 employees and have contracts with multiple companies

and school in for Occupational Health. It is a collegial

environment with a dedicated team who puts the care of our most

valuable asset, i.e. our employees first.

Job

Responsibilities :

Provides medical care in an

occupational health setting including acute care, follow-up care

and medical surveillance examinations for employees in the Norwalk

Hospital area :

Assesses and treats injuries

& illnesses

Handles injury case

management including development of plans to return employees to

the workplace

Conducts post offer physical

examinations.

Conducts periodic and medical

surveillance examinations.

Orders and

interprets diagnostic tests.

Communicates

with employers regarding work status and suitability for

employment.

Performs periodic case review to

monitor quality of care.

Works closely with

department manager and Medical Director to determine physician

assistants' work schedules, patient flow patterns &

other general duties.

Conducts ergonomic and

safety work site evaluations.

Fulfills all

compliance responsibilities related to the position

Job Requirements :

• This position

requires a minimum formal education and graduate of an approved PA

Program or Master Degree, FNP, CT State NP / PA license, Federal DEA

Registration and Current Certification by the National Commission

on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or Board Certified

Nurse Practitioner.

Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Urgent Care

& BLS certification are required. ATLS training will be

scheduled as necessary.

– Friday. No nights, weekends or call.

This is an

employed position with Norwalk Hospital. We offer a comprehensive

compensation package, including competitive salary, generous

benefits and paid time off.

At Nuvance Health, our

priorities are to provide patients with personalized and attentive

care, help patients manage chronic medical problems, and enable our

patients to get and stay as healthy as possible. We have the

ability to coordinate primary care and specialty care needs with

the advanced diagnostic and treatment services available through

our network.

For more info about this job, contact

Stephanie Ramirez at stephanie.ramirez@nuvancehealth.org

Nuvance Health and its affiliates are Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt

organizations and therefore eligible employees may qualify for

forgiveness of certain federal student loans under the Public

Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

EOE, including

disability / vets.

Company : Norwalk Hospital Association

Org Unit : 428

Department : Employee Health

Exempt : Yes

Salary Range : $105,000 / yr. - $150,000.00 (Annually commensurate

with experience)