Geriatric Nurse Practitioner (Aprn)

Affiliated with Danbury Hospital, Nuvance Health Medical Group is seeking a full-time Geriatric Nurse Practitioner (APRN) to work independently to provide primary care for 2 Skilled Nursing Facilities, River Glen and The Lutheran Home, in Southbury, CT. This is a position to support our efforts to provide Primary Care services to Skilled Nursing Facilities.

River Glen is part of Southbury's South Britain Historic District, which is located along the picturesque Pomperaug River. The Lutheran Home is part of Southbury's Main Street Historic District, displaying many historic structures and landscapes.

Both skilled nursing facilities provide expert care to patients in long-term care and short-term rehab and focus on personalizing an individual care plan for each patient to meet their specific needs. A three-month mentorship program is part of your initial training experience.

Job Responsibilities:

The APRN provides medical care for patients in collaboration with a physician, assisting patients to recover from acute illnesses while minimizing the effects of chronic illnesses.

Job Requirements:

• This position requires a minimum formal education or master's degree, NP, State of CT RN and APRN license, CT Controlled Substances and Federal DEA Registration and Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner. AGNP preferred but willing to consider FNP candidates with geriatric experience.

• At least one year experience as an APRN in Primary Care/Geriatrics required but new grad APRN with Geriatric RN experience may be considered.

• Availability to take telephone call.

This is an employed position with Nuance Health Medical Group. We offer a comprehensive compensation package, including competitive salary, incentive compensation, generous benefits and paid time off, allowances for CMEs and Dues.

Established in 1885, Danbury Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital providing Greater Danbury area residents convenient access to exceptional care. Danbury Hospital has 371 beds and is a Level II Trauma Center with approximately 70,000 ED visits per year.

As a teaching hospital, we are associated with University of Vermont College of Medicine, Ross University, American University of the Caribbean, and Yale School of Medicine. Our Medical Group includes 900+ employed physicians and advanced practice providers, serving a geographically broad region throughout Western Connecticut and eastern New York.

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 about the job, contact Amy Rosoff at amy.rosoff@nuvancehealth.org

Nuvance Health Medical Practice is now part of Nuvance Health. Nuvance Health serves 1.5 million residents across New York and Connecticut and includes more than 2,600 aligned physicians, 12,000 employees, seven hospitals (Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Northern Dutchess Hospital, Norwalk Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center, Sharon Hospital, and Vassar Brothers Medical Center), a large network of primary care and specialty practices, and multiple affiliated organizations.

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.

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 interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.

Salary range: $105 - $150k annually commensurate or relative to experience