Family Practice/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Family Nurse Practitioner Needed in Connecticut

Provide a broad range of clinical primary care services, which will include routine and appropriate ambulatory adult, pediatric, and gynecological care as assigned.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing care appropriate to the age of the patients served
• Performing office diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Performing therapeutic procedur es 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 compiling patient medical data, including health history and physical exam results

Qualifications:

• M.S. or D.N.P degree from an accredited school of nursing
• Board certification
• Current licensure in the State of Connecticut or ability to obtain license in the state
• Valid Federal and State Controlled Substance License
• Bilingual candidates (Spanish/English) encouraged to apply based on patient population

Compensation: Base salary starting at $113,263+ (Masters) / $118,263+ (Doctorate) (compensatory salary based on experience)

• $3,000 bilingual stipend for verified Spanish fluency

Exceptional Benefits Include:

• Primarily day-time schedule, some evenings (8 hour shifts, Monday-Friday) / one Saturday per month (4 hour shift, stipend)
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Short Term Disability coverage
• Employee Assistance & Wellness Programs
• 403(b) retirement savings plan
• 5 weeks paid time off
• 9 paid holidays
• Malpractice insurance provided
• Loan repayment through NHSC and NHSC Scholarship Repayment Site
• CME days & CME/CEU and CPE stipends
• Relocation assistance for applicable candidates