Pulmonary Bridgeport - Nurse Practitioner (APRN) or Physician Assistant

Location Detail: 2660 Main St Bridgeport (10438)

Shift Detail: Mon-Fri

Get MORE from your career with Hartford HealthCare

Hartford HealthCare has a new opportunity available for a Pulmonary Medicine Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide inpatient and outpatient services in Fairfield County.   

Some highlights of this opportunity include:

·        A 40 hour day time schedule M-F 8-hour shifts. No night or weekend call

·        Locations include Westport, Bridgeport and Milford  

·        Consistent scheduling

·        A quickly growing and well-resourced department

·        The opportunity to attend CME events

·        Competitive compensation, matching 401k, tiered medical, and CME reimbursement

·        Support Pulmonary Medicine Physicians with outpatient referrals and inpatient management care. 

·        Provide medical services under the supervision of a physician.

·        Perform diagnostic testing such as spirometry and FeNO

·        Outpatient Schedule will include; new patient visits, urgent visits, outpatient follow up appointments and ongoing patient care.

·        Inpatient schedule will include: rounding, procedure assistance, consults and inpatient care management

·        Perform physical examination and interview patients for health assessment and to correctly diagnose patients.

·        Order appropriate diagnostic testing for patients and interpret test results to determine abnormal conditions such as labs, imaging, PFTs and sleep studies.

·        Prescribe medication for patients.

·        Monitor and triage patient’s progress to make any necessary adjustments to treatment

·        Document and update patient records

Located between Boston and New York City, Connecticut offers you and your family access to a lifestyle that is second to none.  Enjoy the finest schools in the nation, four beautiful seasons of recreational activities, and options to live at the shore, in leafy suburbs, or in vibrant urban areas.  To put MORE GROWTH IN YOUR CAREER apply today!

Qualifications

Eligibility to be licensed as a Physician Assistant (PA) or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in CT is required. 

Eligibility to be certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), or Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) is required for Nurse Practitioners.

There are no limits to what you can achieve when you join Hartford HealthCare. The extensive capabilities of the most integrated healthcare system in CT offers Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners MORE OPPORTUNITY as you practice with nationally respected colleagues in a progressive, physician-led environment.    Our broad network includes seven acute care hospitals including one of the largest academic and surgical hospitals in the northeast, thriving community teaching hospitals, and one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in New England with more than 1,000 providers.

This means MORE OPTIONS to propel your career to new heights and all within a deeply embedded culture of inclusion, innovation, and focus on the highest quality of care. We are teachers, researchers, innovators, leaders and, most of all, caregivers.