Women's Health Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, or Certified Nurse Midwife

Cornell Scott Hill Health Center is seeking a dedicated Women's Health Physician Assistant (PA), Nurse Practitioner (NP), or Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) to join their growing team in the New Haven and Naugatuck Valley region. This role involves providing comprehensive outpatient obstetric and gynecologic care within a collaborative, patient-centered practice. The center is mission-driven, committed to supporting patients through all life stages, and offers a welcoming environment with provider autonomy and physician support.

Practice Info

• Practice is built on a mission-driven approach to care.
• Focus on supporting patients through every stage of life.
• Fosters a welcoming, collaborative environment where provider autonomy is valued and physician support is readily available.
• Practice is growing across the New Haven and Naugatuck Valley region.

Responsibilities

• Provides preventive gynecologic care (e.g., well-woman visits, contraception), gynecologic problem-based care for common gynecologic complaints (e.g., infections, menstrual abnormalities, pelvic pain), and certain gynecologic procedures.
• Provides prenatal and postpartum care, including evaluation and management of common obstetrical complaints.
• Orders laboratory tests, imaging studies and professional consultations as appropriate, and prescribes appropriate treatment.
• Provides educational and other related services to patients.
• Participates in Departmental and organizational Medical Staff meetings, and contributes to performance improvement efforts such as chart audits/peer reviews.
• Consults with other staff or specialists to make appropriate referrals for acute, chronic and preventive health care.
• Coordinates patient care with colleagues, nursing, front desk, case management staff, Yale New Haven Hospital, and other agencies as necessary.
• Completes charting of notes, forms and coding in a timely and efficient manner and documents encounters appropriately.

Compensation

• Salary: $116,000 - $126,000
• $5,000 sign on bonus
• Sign on Bonus for Bilingual candidates
• Above market and competitive salaries
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• HRSA and Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Approved HRSA loan repayment agency including newly expanded federal substance repayment program

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short/Long Term Disability
• License reimbursement
• Generous paid time off
• COBRA Reimbursement
• 401(k) with match up to 5 percent
• Liability Insurance
• Continued education credits to advance learning opportunities and maintain your professional license

Shift & Schedule

• 1 week of CME time each year

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an accredited Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, or Nurse-Midwifery program, or graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Certification by the National Certification Corporation, or American Midwifery Certification Board, and eligibility for licensure as a NP, or Nurse-Midwife in the State of Connecticut, or current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant (NCCPA).
• Minimum one (1) year experience as a certified WHNP/CNM is required.
• Knowledge of clinical practice standards pertaining to obstetric and gynecologic care and requirements of PA/NP/CNM practice.
• Ability to independently seek out resources and solve complex problems.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to process and prioritize information, and perform medical evaluation, treatment, and follow-up.
• Ability to provide leadership in clinical area of expertise and in meeting organizational goals.
• Excellent organizational skills.