Hospital based Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Opportunity (Per Diem) - Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut (70 miles from New York City)

Danbury Hospital is seeking a per diem PMHNP Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Psychiatry team to cover our 22-bed unit. You will work with our attending psychiatrists, psychiatry residents, medical students and APRNs to support Department of Psychiatry coverage either hospital-based rounding for 8-hour shifts on weekends or holidays or Medical/Surgical and Emergency Department Consults for 8 or 12-hour shifts on weekends or holidays. Danbury Hospital is located in suburban Fairfield County, Connecticut, about 70 miles outside of New York City, and near the border of Westchester and Putnam Counties in New York State.

The ideal candidate will be a board-certified PMHNP or Physician Assistant with at least one year of hospital-based psychiatry experience, CT RN and APRN or PA license, CSR and DEA required. This is an employed position with a competitive hourly rate and eligibility to participate in our 401k plan. Spanish language skills are a plus. Availability for about 2 shifts per month required.

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 affiliated with University of Vermont College of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine and the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. Our Medical Group includes 1000+ physicians and advanced practice providers, serving a geographically broad region throughout Western Connecticut and eastern New York.

Danbury, Connecticut, located in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains and on the border of New York State, is about 70 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, fishing and boating in state and regional parks and preserves. Home to Western Connecticut State University, Danbury has abundant local historical, cultural, educational, and recreational attractions. The area has highly rated public and private school options. Boston, New York City, New Haven and Hartford are all easily accessible.

Danbury, New Milford and Norwalk Hospitals are now part of Nuvance Health. Nuvance Health serves 1.5 million residents across 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, please contact Amy Rosoff, Clinical Recruitment Manager, via email 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.

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