Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner - Employee Health at Nuvance Health summary:

This position involves providing occupational health services at Norwalk Hospital, focusing on medical care, injury management, and health surveillance for employees. The role includes conducting physical exams, diagnostic testing, case management, and workplace safety evaluations to support employee health and compliance. The provider works within a collaborative team environment serving multiple hospitals and contracts, emphasizing employee well-being and return-to-work planning.

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 Norwalk 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:

employee health, occupational medicine, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, injury case management, medical surveillance, post offer physicals, diagnostic testing, workplace safety, return-to-work planning