Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Career Renew is recruiting for one of its clients a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Hartford, CT.

We are seeking a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP, APRN), with post-graduate clinical experience, preferably in a primary care setting to join our Department of Pediatrics at Community Health Services (CHS). The PNP will deliver comprehensive quality patient care, including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions according to standards of practice to children and adolescents. The Clinical Director of the department is Dr. Zeev Harel, former Brown University Medical School Professor of Pediatrics. Levels of employees’ engagement and satisfaction in this department are above national average. Although clinical experience is preferable, recent graduates are also encouraged to apply.

The PNP will provide health care in collaboration with department physicians. He/she may refer patients to consultants for confirmation of diagnosis and treatment procedures as appropriate. The PNP will also participate in departmental quality improvement and peer review activities.

Since 1970, Community Health Services has existed to provide comprehensive health care services to the residents of Hartford and Windsor. We were made for the community, by the community, to offer a full spectrum of services to include medical, behavioral health care, dental care, a full-service pharmacy and more. Our goal is to offer our patients a medical home; a place where they can come for all of their needs; a place where the clinical staff know them by their first name. Our dedicated staff demonstrate the good we can do on a daily basis when we provide quality care with dignity to each and every individual. We want to help our patients get all of the health care they need -- when they need it -- so they may too live a healthier and happier life.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and have successfully completed an approved nurse practitioner program, specializing in pediatric medicine.
• Possess valid State of Connecticut licensure.
• Have or be eligible to obtain DEA and state of Connecticut controlled substance registration.
• Have a deep knowledge of nursing theory and practice coupled with a record of providing high quality, comprehensive, professional clinical care to patients according to established standards, protocols and practices.
• Possess the ability to provide cultural competent care to a diverse patient population in a collaborative environment.
• Have skill taking medical history, assessing medical conditions, and interpreting findings.
• Have a track record of proven success communicating effectively with patients, peers, and other stakeholders both orally and in writing.
• Have demonstrated ability to maintain timely, thorough and accurate written clinical documentation.
• Be able to make evidence-based clinical decisions and comply with department and organizational quality measures.
• Be comfortable using electronic health record and other computer systems.
• Coordinate patient care with team members, other departments, and community agencies/providers as necessary.
• Be willing to perform other duties as assigned.

All candidates for employment at CHS must successfully pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen.

Some benefit programs available to eligible employees include:

• Eligibility for the NHSC Loan Repayment Program
• Productivity bonus
• Paid Malpractice and CME
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Plan and up to 4% Employer Match
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Competitive Pay
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Employer Paid Short Term Disability
• Employer Paid Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Programs

Requirements:

Medical Specialty:

• Pediatrics

Experience:

• APRN: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• APRN License in the state of Connecticut (Preferred)

Worker's Compensation

• Various Leave Programs - Bereavement, Military, Maternity, and more

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