Description
Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) Palliative Care Department invites practicing Advanced Nurse Practitioners (APRN) with 2 or more years of preferred training or experience in Palliative Care to apply for this exciting full-time (daytime schedule) hospital employed opportunity. The Nurse Practitioner will provide in-home primary care services and palliative care consultations, working out of Eastern Connecticut's Health Network Ellington Primary Care Practice Site. This is a 100% outpatient schedule, 5 days a week, No Weekends, and No-Call required. During the absence of the in-patient Nurse Practitioner (APRN), you will provide in-hospital palliative consultation coverage. Eastern Connecticut Health Network's inspiring work environment provides advanced interventions, therapeutic management, and a driving commitment to compassionate-clinical excellence. This rewarding work environment is dedicated to lifelong learning, professional growth, and development.
About Eastern Connecticut Health Network:
Eastern Connecticut Health Network is an extraordinary community healthcare system comprised of two highly respected acute-care hospitals (Manchester Memorial and Rockville General) with 249 beds and approximately five hundred physicians and advanced practitioners. The community hospitals are supported by multi-primary care outpatient internal and family medicine practice sites, expert physician specialists, comprehensive inpatient clinical services, and a state-of-the-art cancer center. Talented skilled faculty physicians further support ECHN's prominent family medicine residency program. Eastern Connecticut Health Network has an academic affiliation with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Medical students in their third and fourth year receive clinical education at both Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals and many of ECHN's primary care practice sites. Eastern Connecticut Health Network earned Healthgrades Awards in 2022, 2023, and 2024 for patient safety excellence, 2023 Five-Star Recipient for Hip Facture Treatment, 2023 Treatment of Sepsis, 2023 Treatment of Respiratory Failure, 2023 Treatment of Diabetic, and Manchester Memorial Hospital, a Top Hospital in Connecticut for Critical Care. ECHN provides the latest advancements in robotic surgery, including the new MAKO robotic-assisted knee-hip replacement system, and the Xi da Vinci Robot. The Women's Center for Wellness was named one of the best Mammogram Imaging Centers by The Women's Choice Award with a new Canon Vantage Orian Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine. The expanding partnership with Jefferson Radiology provides new and expanded comprehensive diagnostic radiology services with other highly regarded programs.
Outstanding Eastern Connecticut Health Network Benefits and More:
- Highly competitive salary
- Robust benefits eligible options including 401k, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Exceptional paid time off and sick time
- Generous comprehensive CME allowance (CME time and CME professional allowance) reflects institutional commitment to lifelong learning and clinical excellence.
- Employer paid malpractice coverage
- Mileage reimbursement
- Expert clinical operations in a provider centric and supportive system
- Free easy access to on-site parking and on-site lab and medical imaging services
- Advance Graduate Degree from an accredited APRN/Nurse Practitioner Program with 2 or more years of experience in Palliative Care
- Connecticut license, Federal DEA, and Controlled Substance Registration (CSR) or soon eligible
Eastern Connecticut boasts the natural beauty of the changing seasons, scenic rivers, and peaceful walking/hiking trails with breathtaking views. The area is populated by highly desirable, quaint family-oriented towns anchored by exemplary high-performance school systems, some of which are the best in New England, sprinkled with National Blue Ribbon Awarded Schools. If you enjoy city life, nearby Hartford and New Haven provide theater, music, and fine dining. Moreover, the region's ideal location is within driving distance of Boston; New York City; Newport, Rhode Island; Cape Cod; and the nearby beautiful ocean shores of Connecticut. The scenic mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire are popular for skiing in the winter and viewing the colorful foliage in the fall. Whether it is rural, suburban, or urban life you desire, you will find it here.
Please email your CV to Michelina Rinaldi at Mrinaldi@echn.org.
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