Excellent Endocrinologist Opportunity, Norwalk area Connecticut – One Hour from New York City

Norwalk Hospital, part of Nuvance Health, is seeking an Endocrinologist to join our collegial and growing employed clinical team of five Physicians and two Advanced Practice Providers. The practice locations are Darien, Norwalk, and Westport; just one hour outside of New York City in suburban Fairfield County.

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. Sign on bonus, relocation allowance and retention bonus offered.

Our seven-hospital system and medical practice offers the full range of Endocrinology and Diabetes care including Transgender Medicine and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. We have in-office ultrasound for thyroid biopsies though this is not a requirement for physicians. Our staff is trained in Insulin pumps and Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices, and there is in-system access to our Certified Diabetes and Nutrition Education Center, Thyroid–Parathyroid Center, and Metabolic–Weight Loss Center. We have an Inpatient Diabetes Management Quality Improvement Team as well. Our system has dedicated Endocrinology surgery and radiology services including Radioactive iodine therapy.

The position is mainly outpatient based with some inpatient consults at Norwalk Hospital. We are offering flexible schedules, and open to part-time or full-time with 4-5 working days per week. There is administrative time built into the schedule and proportional to hours worked.

Our hospital is staffed by a superb group of hospitalist physicians and medical trainees. There is optional involvement with our medical teaching program including the opportunity for appointment to the clinical faculty of the University of Vermont College of Medicine and / or Yale School of Medicine.

Job Requirements :

• MD or DO with CT State License, Federal DEA in CT and CT State Controlled Substance Registration
• Have successfully completed an Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Residency and be Board Certified in either as well as completed a full Fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and be Board Certified or Board Eligible.
• Prefer 3+ years’ of Endocrinologist clinical experience but will consider new fellowship graduates
• After-hour coverage – light call volume to physician, shared among multiple providers to decrease call frequency, approximately on call one week out of every 7 weeks.

We are located about 50 miles northeast of New York City in Fairfield County, near the border of Westchester and Putnam Counties in New York State, along the Long Island Sound. The city of Norwalk and surrounding towns are rich in cultural diversity and offer many venues for 4 season outdoor and indoor recreation. The area has highly rated public and private school options and several universities.  New York City is easily accessible by car or train.  Norwalk Hospital has been a proud part of this community since 1892.

Norwalk Hospital has 366 beds and is also a Level II Trauma Center with approximately 50,000 ED visits per year.  Our Medical Group includes 1000+ physicians and advanced practice providers, serving a geographically broad region throughout Western Connecticut and eastern New York.

Nuvance Health is proudly joining Northwell Health. Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 28 hospitals, 1000+ outpatient facilities, and more than 16,600 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 104,000+ employees - 22,000+ nurses and 5,000+ employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra / Northwell. Our professionals are relentless about staying ahead of the latest clinical trials and research, partnering with our own Feinstein Institute and other world-renowned institutions.

For more information, contact Amy Rosoff at amy.rosoff@nuvancehealth.org

We are a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization 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). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.

Salary Range :   $285,000 - $325,000, commensurate or relative to experience.