Physician Assistant-Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Job Location:
Danbury, CT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Position at Nuvance Health Med Practice CT
Full-time/Part-time/PRN Cardiac Surgery Advanced Practitioner (PA/NP) Danbury Connecticut (60 miles from New York)
Danbury Hospitalis seeking a full-timeCardiac Surgery Advanced Practitioner (Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner) for a role that includes ICU step down coverage hospital consults ORand some office for our 24/7 service. Weare located inDanbury Connecticut about 60 miles northeast of New York City in suburban Fairfield County near the border of Westchester and Putnam Counties in New York.Generous$40K sign on and retention package offered.
The ideal candidate will be a board-certified physician assistant/nurse practitionerand/or nurse practitionerthat isRNFAcertifiedwithpreviousexperience in Cardiac Surgery ICU patient management and procedures. The position offers flexible schedulingwhich can include rotating day and night shift coverage as well as OR timedepending uponcandidatesskillset. The department has two Cardiac surgeons and five Cardiac Surgery PAs. This is a seasoned team with a growing case volume that includes traditional open heart CABG valve MIS and TAVR.
Job Requirements:
- Graduate of an approved Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) training program
- CT State PA/NP license State of CT Controlled Substance Registration and Federal DEA
- Previousexperience in Cardiothoracic ICU
- Previousexperience in Cardiac Surgery OR vein harvest first assist preferable but not
- Board certification
- ACLS & BLS certification
- Mustmaintain50CMEsover two years
- Strong Interpersonal and communication skills
Established in 1885 Danbury Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital providing Greater Danbury arearesidentsconvenient access to exceptional care. Danbury Hospital has 371 beds and is a Level II Trauma Center with approximately 70000 ED visits per year. As a teaching hospital we are associated with University of Vermont College of Medicine Yale University School of Medicine Ross University School ofMedicineand the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. Our employed Medical Practice includes 1000 physicians and advanced practice providers serving a geographically broad region throughout Western Connecticut and eastern New York.
Danbury Connecticutlocatedon the border of New York State is about 60 miles northeast of New York City and 60 miles west of Hartford CT. As part of the greater NY metropolitan area the city of Danbury enjoys both proximity to New York City culture and access to a wide array of four season indoor and outdoor recreational activities. Boston New York City NewHavenand Hartford are easily accessible.
Northwell Healthis New York States largest health care provider and private employer with 28 hospitals 1000 outpatient facilities and more than 16600 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 104000 employees - 22000 nurses and 5000 employed doctors including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners are working to change health care for the better. Were making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Our professionals are relentless about staying ahead of the latest clinical trials and research partnering with our own Feinstein Institute and other world-renowned institutions.
We are a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and therefore eligible employees mayqualifyforforgivenessof certain federal student loans under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
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- EMR Systems
- Occupational Health Experience
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- Acute Care
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- Physiology Knowledge
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