Neurology Sleep Fairfield - Nurse Practitioner (APRN) or Physician Assistant

Hartford HealthCare • Fairfield, CT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sleep Care Advance Practice Provider works a daytime schedule in an ambulatory setting managing initial patient consultations, and on-going follow up visits to provide quality health care for Sleep Center patients. The Sleep Disorders advanced practitioner engages in independent decision-making regarding the health care of individuals, families and groups across the health care continuum, with primary focus on Sleep Medicine. As patient care demands, the APRN will collaborate with the Sleep Center’s Physicians, clinical and administrative staff, the patients and their families to facilitate and improve patient care. The APRN will provide patient education to enhance their long-term health. At Hartford HealthCare Sleep Center, newly graduated and experienced practitioners are provided with the support and mentorship they need to succeed through on the job, classroom, and procedural training. There are no limits to what you can achieve when you join Hartford HealthCare’s Ayer Neuroscience Institute. 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.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Master’s program
• Licensed, or eligible to be licensed, as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the state of Connecticut
• Certification, or eligible to be certified, as National Board Certification as an Ambulatory Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Nice To Haves

• Sleep Medicine Experience preferred
• Bilingual preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

• Managing initial patient consultations
• On-going follow up visits to provide quality health care for Sleep Center patients
• Engages in independent decision-making regarding the health care of individuals, families and groups across the health care continuum, with primary focus on Sleep Medicine
• Collaborate with the Sleep Center’s Physicians, clinical and administrative staff, the patients and their families to facilitate and improve patient care
• Provide patient education to enhance their long-term health

Benefits

• A Monday through Friday daytime schedule
• Supportive attending physicians
• Technicians that can assist with mask fittings
• Consistent volume
• Competitive compensation
• Matching 401k, tiered medical, dental, and vision plans
• Generous Paid-Time Off
• Reimbursement for CME, professional society membership, licensure, and malpractice
• LEAN process improvement to drive quality outcomes and positively enhance both the patient and the provider experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees