115 jobs found in danbury

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations - Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York - plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care, and two urgent care offices. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, including the Thompson House for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, and the Home Care organizations.Summary:Provides clinical assessment and evaluation to emotionally ill individuals, collaborating with psychiatric and other health professionals for the purposes of quality diagnostic and treatment services.Responsibilities:Provides individual, group and family counseling.Develops, communicates effectively and maintains relationships with appropriate outside agencies & community...

Per Diem Hospitalist - Danbury, Connecticut (70 miles from New York City) - Generous Hiring Bonus may be availableNuvance Health is seeking a per diem Adult Hospitalist at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut to join our established and busy program. We are located about 60 miles northeast of New York City in suburban Fairfield County and near the border of Westchester and Putnam Counties in New York. This is an employed position with Nuvance Health Medical Practice and a great moonlighting opportunity to work in in a busy medium size community hospital with a great support structure, friendly consults and collegial work environment. Work two to four shifts per month, either weekdays, weekends or Holidays, typically 8 AM - 6 PM or Nights 8 PM - 8 AM. We offer a competitive hourly rate and eligibility to participate in our 401k program. The ideal candidate will be board certified/eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.Established in 1885, Danbury Hospital is a...

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations - Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York - plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care, and two urgent care offices. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, including the Thompson House for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, and the Home Care organizations.Summary:Provides clinical assessment and evaluation to emotionally ill individuals, collaborating with psychiatric and other health professionals for the purposes of quality diagnostic and treatment services.Responsibilities:Provides individual, group and family counseling.Develops, communicates effectively and maintains relationships with appropriate outside agencies & community...

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations - Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York - plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care, and two urgent care offices. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, including the Thompson House for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, and the Home Care organizations.Summary:Provides crisis intervention services at the hospital or in the community. Provides emergency psychiatric evaluations and treatment. Stabilizes patients for continued treatment and arranges for treatment as indicated. Lities.Responsibilities:Provides crisis stabilization intervention to individual patients and/or their families or significant others either in the Crisis...

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations - Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York - plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care, and two urgent care offices. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, including the Thompson House for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, and the Home Care organizations.Summary:Provides crisis intervention services at the hospital or in the community. Provides emergency psychiatric evaluations and treatment. Stabilizes patients for continued treatment and arranges for treatment as indicated. Lities.Responsibilities:Provides crisis stabilization intervention to individual patients and/or their families or significant others either in the Crisis...

Vascular Surgery Opportunity in Danbury, Connecticut (Fairfield County, 60 miles from New York City)Danbury Hospital, located about 60 miles northeast of New York City in suburban Fairfield County and near the border of Westchester County in New York, is seeking a fourth vascular surgeon interested in joining a growing teaching community hospital network with close ties to a well-established medical school. We have a free standing 6 year general surgical residency which includes a year of research and it is our intent to apply for a 5+2 vascular fellowship. Teaching medical students and residents is an important part of the program. Our group enjoys a state of the art hybrid OR, dedicated operating room block time, and excellent OR support staff.A very busy vascular lab, the only IAC accredited vein center in the state, and an office based lab (angio suite) are also part of the practice.Our program is led by Alan M. Dietzek, M.D., Network Chair in Vascular Surgery.The idea candidate...

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center, and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care, and two urgent care offices. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, including the Thompson House for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, and the Home Care organizations.SummaryThis position is a key component in strategically planning, leading, and directing the operations of the Health Information Departments of Nuvance Health. This includes hospitals and the centralized medical group practices to meet organizational and department goals. This position is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of the core HIM functions of transcription,...

Junior Recruiter/Advanced Practitioners – Nuvance Health in the Hudson Valley of New York and Western Connecticut Nuvance Health is seeking a full-time Recruiter of Advanced Practitioners to join our Physician Recruitment team. Nuvance Health is a 7-hospital system spanning the Hudson Valley region of New York and Western Connecticut. Our Physician Recruitment recruits for both physicians and advanced practitioners (physician assistants and nurse practitioners) for roles throughout our network. This position will provide full cycle recruitment for Advanced Practitioners (Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners) to support overall provider recruitment for the network. This is an excellent opportunity to join a seasoned team and gain exposure to physician recruitment in addition to advanced practitioner recruitment. Specific Responsibilities: 1. Develop and maintain a working knowledge of the health network and regional communities as foundation for interactions with Physician and...

Summary:Provides clerical support, coordinates general unit activity and communicates clearly with all disciplines. Assists with patient care activities and other tasks on the unit.Responsibilities:1. Assesses and performs clerical needs of the unit & unit management in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent & continuous manner. 2. Answers phones, call bell and interacts with visitors, patients & staff members in an efficient & courteous manner. 3. Provides input to charge nurse/clinical leader/manager with unit staffing process. 4. Organizes and maintains patient records. 5. Manages and maintains various unit supplies within budgetary constraints. 6. Prepares and maintains charts for all patients insuring confidentiality for patients & their families at all times. 7. Provides care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her assigned unit. 8. Formulates and uses effective working relationships with all health care team members & patients. 9....

Summary:Provides assistance with patient care activities and other unit tasks under the general supervision of licensed professional staff and as directed by the manager.Responsibilities:1. Provides physical care to assigned patients and performs technical skills such as point of care (POC) testing.2. Implements nursing orders promptly and adequately with an understanding of the purpose of each.3. Follows policy and procedure for assigned patient care activities, including unit specific equipment & 4. Provides patient comfort by positioning, extra bathing, straightening linens, putting personal articles within reach with courtesy and responsiveness.5. Provides for patient safety through preventative measures (i.e. side rails, restraints, bed/chair exit alarm, and hourly rounding).6. Enters all data into the computer system as applicable.7. Communicates all patient and visitor information & observations to the appropriate person.8. Provides care appropriate to the age of the...

Summary:Under the direct supervision of the Manager of Ambulatory Care Management, the care manager, registered nurse (RN) serves in an expanded nursing role to coordinate and provide care management services to patients at all risk levels. The care manager (RN) collaborates with primary care providers in multiple practice sites to facilitate clinical guideline adherence and to coordinate services specifically related to patients' healthcare needs. The care manager (RN) integrates identified needs of patient, education pathways, clinical guidelines, and diagnostic tests to develop individualized plans of care.Responsibilities:1. Assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates all options and services with the goal of optimizing the patient's health status. Assesses healthcare, educational and psychosocial needs of the patient and their family.2. Integrates evidenced-based clinical and preventative guidelines, protocols and other metrics to develop treatment plans...

Summary:Reports to Director of Clinical Trials or Clinical Research Nurse Lead: Collaborates with departmental leadership and research staff in the coordination of all aspects of clinical research studies. Responsibilities include; patient screening and recruitment, coordination of care of the research patient, protocol implementation, data collection and query resolution, and submission to the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Coordinates studies in Oncology therapeutic areas. Functions independently in a clinical research setting and responsible for the complete coordination of assigned clinical research protocols from national research agencies and pharmaceutical corporationsResponsibilities:Major Accountabilities:1. Screens patients for study participation e.g. reviews medical record, collaborates with medical & research staff, etc. and procures informed consent.2. Maintains accurate and thorough documentation on all source documents and case report forms (CRFs) for each...

Summary:To perform scrub duties and assist in the nursing care of the surgical patient before, during and after the surgical procedure.Responsibilities:1. Provides a safe, efficient, and supportive environment for the surgical patient.2. Applies the knowledge of normal pathological anatomy and physiology & the actions of pharmocologic agents in order to individualize patient care.3. Applies priciples of asepsis in a knowlegeable manner to provide optimum patient care. This includes respect of the patient's right to privacy, dignity and confidentiality.4. Prepares and knows the specific uses of all equipment & supplies used for surgical procedures. Demonstates knowledge of the step by step progress of specific surgical procedures & display dexterity in the use of the required instumentation.5. Anticipates the needs of the surgeon in order to expedite the procedure, thus minimizing the patient's exposure to surgical and anesthetic stress.6. Develops and improves skills in...

Summary:Provides services that identify, prevent, remediate and rehabilitate acute or prolonged physical dysfunction or pain. Evaluates and analyzes patients and therapeutic application, physical and chemical agents, exercise, instruction to patient/family and other procedures. Assumes responsibility for the ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any) and caregiver. Communicates with the physician who is responsible for the health plan of care and other health care practitioners as appropriate related to the current home health plan of care.Responsibilities:1. Performs physical therapy assessment including functional limitations, rooms, capabilities, mobility status, endurance status, ADL status. 2. Identifies patient and family needs for other home health services and refers for same when needed. 3. Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of...

Summary:Appropriately analyzes and codes complex out-patient records. High level expertise in coding and documentation guidelines, co-morbidity condition and major co-morbidity condition, extensive knowledge of CPT and LCD for appropriate reimbursement and compliance.Responsibilities:1. Performs ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM diagnostic and current procedural terminology procedural coding to maintain an accurate database and ensure accurate coding at minimum accuracy rate of 95%. 2. Applies knowledge of ambulatory payment classification reimbursement for procedure coding, current procedural terminology guidelines, ICD 10 Coding guidelines and knowledge of local coverage determination's for medical necessity and use of modifiers. 3. Performs E/M (Evaluation Management) coding for physician and facility with a minimum accuracy of 95%. 4. Communicates with physicians to clarify the diagnoses / procedures for accuracy of ambulatory assignment and for medical necessity. 5. Ability to code using...

Summary:To assist the physician or physician assistant in providing primary medical care to the patients of the Office Practice.Responsibilities:1. Prepares materials, supplies, equipment and the patient to assist the physician or the physician assistant with the patient's medical exam. 2. Obtains the patients history and basic medical data such as vital signs, temperature, height and weight, vision and chief complaint. 3. Provides direct patient care, such as ear irrigation, vaccinations and medications, wound care and suture removal. 4. Collects, prepares and analyzes patient specimens as directed by the physician or physician assistant. 5. Instructs the patient and family on how to perform physician recommended preventive care, take prescribed medication, prepare for tests, monitor treatment progress and note symptom changes. 6. Contacts the patient by telephone to provide requested follow-up, advise them of test results or relay a physician's instructions. 7. Performs...

Summary:Supervises day to day operations of Outpatient / Professional coding. Coordinates Outpatient coding related aspects of the Network coding compliance plan, including quality montoring and staff education. Accountable for quality, timelines, completeness and accuracy of outpatient / professional coding, abstracting and data entry for optimal reimbursement and quality reporting. Proactively identifies and resolves barriers preventing revenue from crossing to financial system.Responsibilities:1. Supervises workflow to ensure timely bill submission, as well as, individual coder work assignment in various record categories to balance productivity with coder skill development and individual competence. Monitors coders productivity based on set standards.2. Performs ongoing compliance audits on APC assignment, quality and completeness, analyzes findings and submits written reports to manager/director. Reviews and analyzes any out patient denials followed by appropriate and timely...

Summary:Assist technologist, patient, and Radiologist during patient arrival and during exam in order to enhance throughput and expedite the best diagnosis to patient. Work with team to deliver quality care and be a contributing member of the team.Responsibilities:1. Greets patients, directs patient flow from waiting room to exam room. Has patient fill out proper forms relating to exam.2. Evaluates patient prescription to ensure proper exam is performed pertaining to individual ailment and correlates to the scheduled order. Assist in obtaining corrected order when needed.3. Assist technologist in ordering, changing, and completing all cerner functions.4. Changes patient and prepares patient for procedure.5. Performs exam with technologist and offers assistance to patient, technologist, & radiologist throughout entire procedure as needed and escorts patient out of department.6. Uploads outside imaging and reports.7. Assists with patient lay letters as needed.8. Cleans exam room...

Summary:Provide on-site and remote technical support, including troubleshooting software and hardware issues, and performing diagnostics.Responsibilities:1. Diagnose and resolve (in-person and remotely) issues with the hardware, operating system, applications, and peripherals. 2. Configure new computers, perform hardware upgrades, and maintain accurate endpoint device inventory. 3. Troubleshoot client-server connectivity and permissions. 4. Complete special projects and additional responsibilities as needed. 5. Provide recommendations for hardware improvement/repairs. 6. Accurately document Service Desk ticket status and resolution. 7. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position. 8. Performs other duties as assigned. 9. Provides 24/7 support through investigation & analysis of problems using documentation, manuals, debugging tools & logic to resolve problems, prevent recurrence & ensure continuity. Takes remote call for off-shift, weekends &...

Summary:To provide activities and treatment to remediate functional abilities (physical, mental, emotional and social) and to assist in diagnostic and personality evaluation. Provides opportunites to acquire skills, knowledge, attitudes and insights to function independently in the community and to practice learned skills.Responsibilities:1. Assesses patients social, emotional, physical, leisure and cognitive abilities. 2. Develops treatment plan through writing goals and objectives; updates treatment plan. 3. Implements treatment with intervention techniques; conducts groups. 4. Designs program by developing protocols and selection of activities based on population. 5. Implements activity analysis as part of Evaluation Programs. 6. Prepares individual patient progress notes, discharge summary/planning related to leisure. 7. Communicates verbally with staff regarding patients. 8. Maintains supplies and equipment. 9. Maintains network with other health professionals, activities...