Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Nurse Practitioner- PRN
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Job Location:
Danbury, CT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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Position at Nuvance Health Med Practice CT
Emergency Medicine Advance Practice Provider (PA/APRN) PRN- Danbury Hospital
Danbury and New Milford Hospitals affiliated with Northwell Healthare seeking a per diem Emergency Medicine Advance Practice Provider (PA/APRN) at Danbury and New Milford Hospitals in Danbury and New Milford CT (about 70 and 82 miles northeast of New York City). Work in a busy environment working with collegial colleagues. Its a great opportunity for professional growth in the clinical arena. Work to the full extent of your APP license.Danbury Hospitals Emergency Department is an accredited Level II Trauma Center a Stroke Center and a Chest Pain Center offering 24-hour interventional cardiology. We treat about 70000 patients annually with approximately 1200 trauma cases. Our team also provides coverage at nearby New Milford Hospitalwhere wetreat 21000 patients annually in our state-of-the-art ER department. Our team of 38 full time physicians and 12 full time APPs provide 24/7 coverage at both locations. This is an employed position with a collegial and stable team.
Danbury Hospital established in 1885 is a not-for-profit community hospital with 371 beds providing Greater Danbury area residents convenient access to exceptional July 2014 the hospital debuted our new 40000-square-foot Emergency Department doubling the size of the ED with a streamlined triage area state of the art technology and all private patient rooms. We have 71 treatment/consultation areas including a 12-bed express care area four alert/high acuity rooms and a seven-bed crisis intervention area.
Danbury Hospitals Emergency Department is an accredited Level II Trauma Center a Stroke Center and a Chest Pain Center offering 24-hour interventional cardiology and has a heliport.
New Milford Hospital established in 1921 a 20-inpatient bed community hospital serving the residents of the greater Litchfield County area in Connecticut. Our state of the art Emergency Department is an 11000-square-foot sustainable and green space equipped with all private patient rooms specialty care areas and an expanded triage desk.
Job Summary:
Emergency Medicine APPs function under the administrative supervision of the Chair of Emergency Medicine. They are utilized in the Emergency Department Express Care Unit and at Triage EM APPs are credentialed to perform clinical assessments and procedures under the supervision of an Attending Physician. They also perform various administrative functions such as record reviews laboratory Xrays and EKG result follow-ups and other duties within the scope of Emergency Medicine. APPs provide care for patients within the main Emergency Department and Fast Track while partnering with Attending Physicians in the overall management of patient flow and care within the ED.
**EM APPs will be cross credentialed at both Danbury & New Milford Hospitals with shift coverage at each facility on an as needed basis.
Job Requirements:
- Graduate of an approved Physician Assistant program and/or FNP/ENP training program for APRNs (able to care for full scope of ED patients pediatrics through geriatrics without restrictions)
- APRNs will require a collaborative agreement for practice within the ED/EM section
- Current certification by NCCPA and/or or AACN/ANCC (APRNs)
- CT PA license and/or APRN license CT Controlled Substances and Federal DEA Registration
- Current provider certification in ACLS and PALS or obtained within first 6-12 months of hire
- At least 50 hours pertinent CME annually
- Good interpersonal communication skills work well in a team
- Emergency Medicine experience providing care in both main ED and Express Care/Fast Track and/or completion of an approved EM Residency/Fellowship Training program for APPs and/or providing care as an EMT/ Paramedic and/or as an emergency department nurse.
- The schedule will be 11.5 shifts that includes an hour of overlap/ sign out time. Shifts start at either 7a 9a 10a 11:30a or 3p.
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 information contact Amy Rosoff at emailprotected
Nuvance Health is proudly joining Northwell Health. 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.
EOE including disability/vets.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interviewplease contact Human Resources at (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.
Salary range: $85/hr. commensurate or relative to experience.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
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