Neurology Bridgeport - Physician Assistant

Job description

Location:
Bridgeport, CT

Bridgeport, CT is a vibrant coastal city located conveniently between Boston and New York City, offering an exceptional quality of life with access to beautiful shorelines, charming suburbs, and outstanding schools. Connecticut's four distinct seasons provide endless recreational opportunities, making it an ideal place to build both your career and your life outside of work.

Facility:
This opportunity is with one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in Connecticut, featuring a broad network that includes seven acute care hospitals, thriving community teaching hospitals, and one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in New England with more than 1,000 providers. The facility is home to a rapidly expanding Neuroscience Institute with a focus on comprehensive patient care, academics, and research, supported by world-class neuroscience leaders and a deeply embedded culture of inclusion and innovation.

Opportunity:
Advanced Practitioners - Neurology

Job Details:

• Join a supportive and cohesive team providing outpatient general neurology care covering a broad range of conditions including Parkinson's, stroke, migraines, and seizure disorders
• Role focuses primarily on follow-up visits in an outpatient practice-based setting
• Stable Monday through Friday schedule with no call requirements
• Responsibilities include managing patients, ordering and interpreting diagnostic results, and managing medications
• Dictation of clinic notes, patient and family education, and attendance at multidisciplinary meetings required
• Work alongside open and approachable attending physicians who are supportive of learning and growth
• Eligibility to be licensed as a Physician Assistant (PA) or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in Connecticut is required
• Eligibility to be certified as a PA, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP), or Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) is required
• Experience practicing as an Advanced Practice Provider is required; neurology experience is highly preferred
• Support provided through an internal organization committed to the growth and development of Advanced Practitioners and a dedicated Office of Provider Wellness