Pediatric Nurse Practioner

Exempt, Full Time Position
Department: Pediatrics and Adolescent

Community Health Services participates in the NHSC Loan Repayment Program

Candidates with 1-2 years’ experience working in Pediatrics and with a strong interest in providing care to adolescents are preferred. However, new graduates are encouraged to apply!

We are seeking a Pediatric and Adolescent Nurse Practitioner (APRN), with post-graduate clinical experience, preferably in a primary care setting to join our Department of Pediatrics at Community Health Services (CHS). The APRN will deliver comprehensive quality patient care, including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions according to standards of practice to children and adolescents. The Clinical Director of the department is Dr. Zeev Harel, former Brown University Medical School Professor of Pediatrics. Levels of employees’ engagement and satisfaction in this department are above national average. Although clinical experience is preferable, recent graduates are also encouraged to apply.

The APRN will provide health care in collaboration with department physicians. He/she may refer patients to consultants for confirmation of diagnosis and treatment procedures as appropriate. The APRN will also participate in departmental quality improvement and peer review activities.

Since 1970, Community Health Services has existed to provide comprehensive health care services to the residents of Hartford and Windsor. We were made for the community, by the community, to offer a full spectrum of services to include medical, behavioral health care, dental care, a full-service pharmacy and more. Our goal is to offer our patients a medical home; a place where they can come for all of their needs; a place where the clinical staff know them by their first name. Our dedicated staff demonstrate the good we can do on a daily basis when we provide quality care with dignity to each and every individual. We want to help our patients get all of the health care they need — when they need it — so they may too live a healthier and happier life.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and have successfully completed an approved nurse practitioner program, specializing in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
• Possess valid State of Connecticut licensure.
• Have or be eligible to obtain DEA and state of Connecticut controlled substance registration.
• Have a deep knowledge of nursing theory and practice coupled with a record of providing high quality, comprehensive, professional clinical care to patients according to established standards, protocols and practices.
• Possess the ability to provide cultural competent care to a diverse patient population in a collaborative environment.
• Have skill taking medical history, assessing medical conditions, and interpreting findings.
• Have a track record of proven success communicating effectively with patients, peers, and other stakeholders both orally and in writing.
• Have demonstrated ability to maintain timely, thorough and accurate written clinical documentation.
• Be able to make evidence-based clinical decisions and comply with department and organizational quality measures.
• Be comfortable using electronic health record and other computer systems.
• Coordinate patient care with team members, other departments, and community agencies/providers as necessary.
• Be willing to perform other duties as assigned.

All candidates for employment at CHS must successfully pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen.

Some benefit programs available to eligible employees include:

• Eligibility for the NHSC Loan Repayment Program

• Productivity bonus

• Paid Malpractice and CME

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• 401(k) Plan and up to 4% Employer Match

• Generous Paid Time Off

• 9 Paid Holidays

• Competitive Pay

• Employer Paid Life Insurance

• Employer Paid Short Term Disability

• Employer Paid Long Term Disability

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Worker’s Compensation

• Various Leave Programs – Bereavement, Military, Maternity, and more

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

CHS requires all new employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 prior to starting employment with CHS unless they are approved for a reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.

Community Health Services is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.