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Emergency Physician - Per Diem

Norwalk Hospital, affiliated with Nuvance Health, is seeking a per diem ABEM/ABOEM BC/BP Emergency Physician for the Emergency Department at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, CT. It is an exciting and fast-paced environment working with collegial colleagues. Work in a high performing emergency department in a very nice community hospital located within 60 minutes of NYC by train and car. Norwalk Hospital is a Level II trauma center with excellent major specialty backup and collegial consultants. We pride ourselves on our culture of excellence and being innovators in emergency medicine in Connecticut. We have an exceptional and responsive nursing staff and very humane templated schedule of 10-hour day shifts (currently overnights are covered but not guaranteed), with 22 hours of MLP coverage. Scribes are in use for documentation on the Cerner EMR. Wait times for patients are better than best practice of 30 minutes with very limited boarders. The quality of life and surrounding communities are exceptional.

This is an employed position with Nuvance Health Medical Group. We offer a competitive hourly rate and eligibility for 401k participation.

Job Summary:

Provide a variety of clinical medical services to patients presenting to the Hospital's emergency department, including evaluation and management.

Job Requirements:

ABEM/ABOEM with CT State and Federal Narcotic Use Registration (Board Certified or Board Eligible)

Willingness to work flexible daytime 10-hour shifts. Currently overnights are covered but not guaranteed about 2 shifts per month.
Previous Emergency Department experience preferred.
Strong interpersonal skills are required with the ability to work effectively with staff nurses and emergency department support staff.
Bilingual (English & Spanish) skills are helpful.

Norwalk Hospital, a Level II Trauma Center, is accredited as a Stroke Center and certified to provide Emergency Angioplasty for heart attack. Established in 1893, Norwalk Hospital is a 366 bed, not-for-profit community hospital providing Fairfield and Westchester County residents convenient access to exceptional care, close to home. As a teaching hospital, we are associated with University of Vermont Larner School of Medicine, Yale University, Ross University, American University of the Caribbean, Sacred Heart University, UConn, Quinnipiac, and Western Connecticut State University among others.

Astride a hill with a commanding view of the Long Island Sound, Norwalk Hospital serves a varied and attractive region of Southern Connecticut. The hospital is just minutes from beautiful places to hike, swim, sail or walk along the beach. Connecticut Magazine recently named South Norwalk as the “hottest” nightspot between Boston and New York City, with a plethora of theater groups and restaurants to choose from. New York City is easily accessible by car or train.

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 information contact Amy Rosoff at amy.rosoff@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. 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 of 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 assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.

Salary: $225-$250/hr. depending upon shift