Primary Care Physician

Primary Care Physician Opening in Newtown, Connecticut (60 miles from New York City)

Nuvance Health Medical Group is seeking a Primary Care Physician for our Newtown Primary Care & Specialty Practice office in Newtown, CT to join our busy practice in a leadership role with clinical responsibilities with 3 Physicians, 3 Physician Assistants and 1 LCSW. Newtown is a scenic "small town" located in Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut, about sixty miles from New York City.

This is an employed position with Nuvance Health Medical Practice. Competitive total compensation package including base salary, incentive pay, paid time off, CME time off and allowance, medical, dental, vision, life, disability and 401k match. Hiring bonus and relocation stipend may also be available.

The ideal candidate will be a compassionate Primary Care Family Medicine or Med/Peds Physician who will provide comprehensive care in a team-based environment to our population of patients as well as fulfill Medical Director responsibilities. This includes not only caring for acute and chronic conditions, but working with multidisciplinary support staff to promote the health and well‑being of our entire panel of covered lives.

This is a full‑time, office‑based position providing out‑patient services only, utilizing a state‑of‑the‑art Electronic Health Record fully integrated across all our hospitals and sites. The medical director is responsible for driving quality of care, optimizing patient access and ensuring top decile patient experience scores for the practice. This is a full‑time, office‑based position providing out‑patient services only with limited on‑call obligations.

Nuvance Health Medical Practice (NHMP) understands the importance of clinician wellness. “Burnout” is a national phenomenon threatening many health systems and impacting patient care. NHMP is committed to ensuring joy in medical practice and has implemented a number of programs to support combating “burnout” and ensuring a culture of support for all our employees:

• Daily Management Systems to ensure collaboration and problem solving occurs at the practice level – the clinicians and support staff know how best to solve for complex challenges

• Work directly with providers to educate them on our care process and determine what can be done to improve overall care quality
• Manage activities related to the delivery of medical care and clinical services such as cost management, utilization review, quality assurance, and medical protocol development
• Participate in various administrative and clinical staff meetings
• Maintain confidentiality of all information related to participants, medical staff and employees
• Demonstrate positive interpersonal relations
• Oversee the activities of physicians/APPs, including the recruiting and credentialing processes
• Assist in the development of practice‑based policy and procedures

• MD or DO with CT State License, Federal DEA and State Controlled Substance Registration
• Have successfully completed a Family Medicine or Internal Medicine/Peds Residency
• Previous experience as a Primary Care Physician preferred but new grads welcome to apply
• Must be Board Certified or be Board Eligible
• Off‑hour coverage – Shared among multiple providers, phone‑calls only with nurse triage

For more info, contact Amy Rosoff off

Nuvance Health and its affiliates are Section 501(c)(3) tax‑exempt organizations and therefore eligible employees may qualify for forgiveness of certain federal student loans under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

EOE, including disability/vets.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203‑739‑7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only).

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Salary range: $275,000‑$285,000 dependent upon experience.