Advanced Practice - Family Medicine Opening in Willimantic; Danielson; Putnam, CT
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician Assistant
Specialty
Family Practice/Primary Care
Degree Required
MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Willimantic; Danielson; Putnam, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
3/06/24
**FNP openings in Connecticut**
- Putnam, CT: 30m to Providence; 70m to Boston
- Willimantic, CT: 30 miles from Hartford; 60 miles from New Haven
- Danielson, CT: 45 miles from Hartford; 80 miles from New Haven
*Seeking Family Nurse Practitioner to assist us in providing patients with quality, compassionate healthcare. Ideally, candidate will have experience in an ambulatory primary care setting*
**About the Openings:**
- Full-time
- Permanent
- Provide a broad range of clinical primary care services, which will include routine and appropriate ambulatory adult, pediatric, and gynecological care as assigned.
- Providing care appropriate to the age of the patients served
- Performing office diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- Performing therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing, wound care, and managing infection
- Instructing and counseling patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance
- Developing and implementing patient management plans, recording progress notes, and assisting in provision of continuity of care
- Performing comprehensive physical examinations and compile patient medical data, including health history and physical exam results
**Job Requirements:**
As an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, you must be highly detail-oriented with superior analytical skills as well as the ability to accurately assess patient conditions and to react quickly in emergency situations. You must also have a positive and empathetic personality with the ability to work effectively with others as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- M.S. degree from an accredited school of nursing
- Nationally recognized certification in area of practice
- Board certification
- Current licensure in the State of Connecticut or ability to obtain license in the state
- Valid Federal and State Controlled Substance License
- Demonstrated ability to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served
- Knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span as pertains to scope of practice
- Experience in primary care setting, preferred
**Compensation**
- Attractive and competitive salary along with an excellent, comprehensive benefits package
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, & Disability insurance
- 403b Savings Plan
- 5 weeks Paid time Off
- 9 Paid holidays
- 4 CME days off per year
- CME Courses & Professional Development Stipend ($2500)
- Loan repayment via NHSC and malpractice insurance coverage
- Employee Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Account, (for qualified medical and dependent care expenses)
- Discount on Verizon Wireless phone plans, local gym and BJs membership discount. Relocation assistance (where applicable).
**About the Group:**
- Health Center is a regional community health center covering a thirty seven town rural region in eastern Connecticut with sites located in Willimantic, Danielson, Norwich and Putnam. Their dedicated staff provides a full range of preventative and primary care medical services to all ages including health maintenance of chronic diseases, 24 hour on call, care coordination, as well as complete behavioral health and dental services at their Willimantic and Putnam sites and through their School Based Health Center and ACROSS THE SMILES mobile dental program operating in the Northeast and Windham service area.
- Health Center is a non-profit regional Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that has served eastern Connecticut since 1984. Healthcare professionals provide a full continuum of primary health care, oral health care, behavioral health care, and case management services, primarily to a medically underserved population.