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Per Diem Surgical Physician Assistant Opening in Danbury, Connecticut (60 miles from New York City)

Danbury Hospital, now part of Nuvance Health, is seeking a Per Diem Surgical Physician Assistant to join our established and growing Surgical Advanced Practitioner Services program in Danbury, Connecticut,locatedabout 60 miles northeast of New York City and near the border of Westchester and Putnam Counties in New York State. Our busy service of 10 full-time Advanced Practitioners currently provides services to all surgical patients admitted to the hospital, as well as in Observation, Extended stay, Emergency room, and Operating room, including consults as well aspreand post-operative care.Specialties include, but are not limited to, Urology, Orthopedics, Neurosurgical/Spine, Plastics, and ENT.As we grow the program, we will be evolving to a 24/7 service that includes some ORassist

The ideal candidate will be aboard certifiedphysician assistant withprevioussurgical and/or patient management experience and/or surgical residency training, though new graduates will be considered. This is an employed position with Nuvance Health Medical Practice.

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

Danbury, Connecticut,locatedin the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains and on the border of New York State, is about 60 miles northeast of New York City and 60 miles west of Hartford, CT. As part of the greater NY metropolitan area, the city of Danbury enjoys both proximity to New York City culture and access to a wide array of outdoor activities, including hiking, biking,fishingand boating in state and regional parks and preserves.Danbury is home to Western Connecticut State University as well asa number ofhistorical sites, museums, theaters and art galleries.Surrounded bya number ofquaint towns with scenic rolling hills, the area offers a variety of excellent housing and school options. Boston, New York City, NewHavenand Hartford are easily accessible via train or car.

Danbury Hospital is now part of Nuvance Health. Nuvance Health serves1.5 million residentsacross 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.

For more information or to apply for this position, please contact Stephanie Ramirez, APP Recruiter, via email at [email protected]

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.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Qualified Applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, maritalstatusor any other classification protected under applicable Federal, State or Local law.

We willendeavorto makea reasonableaccommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodationwould imposean undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require suchassistanceto complete this form or toparticipatein 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:$70.00/hr. Per Diem Rate

We are an equal opportunity employer

Qualified applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other classification protected under applicable Federal, State or Local law.

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 or 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 ensure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.