Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner - Employee Health at Nuvance Health summary: The Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner provides occupational health services to employees across multiple hospitals within the Nuvance Health system, focusing on injury assessment, case management, medical surveillance, and workplace safety. This role involves coordinating with employers and medical staff to ensure safe and effective return-to-work plans, conducting physical examinations, diagnostic testing, and ergonomic evaluations. The position requires certification and experience in occupational or emergency medicine, with a structured schedule of weekdays only and no on-call responsibilities.

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 Vassar 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. ·Prior experience in Occupational Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Urgent Care ·ATLS, ACLS & BLS certification are required. ATLS training will be scheduled as necessary. ·Hours are 8:00 am – 5 pm Monday – 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)

Keywords: Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Occupational Health, Employee Health Services, Medical Surveillance, Injury Assessment, Case Management, Ergonomic Evaluation, Diagnostic Testing, Workplace Safety