Infectious Disease APRN/PA

Job Description

Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking a physician who provides reasonable and prudent medical care, exercises sound clinical judgment grounded in best‑practice standards and evidence‑based medicine, and delivers care that aligns with their professional licensing, training, and credentialing.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive medical evaluations, education, and treatment.
• Maintains patient confidentiality in compliance with agency, state, and HIPAA laws.
• Assesses medical and psycho-social histories, performs physical exams, identifies problems, formulates treatment plans, provides education and referrals, and evaluates intervention effectiveness.
• Orders and interprets laboratory tests, reports communicable diseases to the Health Department as per protocol.
• Prescribes appropriate medication.
• Implements standardized evaluations or assessments with a multidisciplinary team.
• Ensures complete, timely, and accurate documentation.
• Understands medical emergency procedures and the location of emergency supplies.
• Participates in continuing medical education to enhance professionalism and quality of care.
• Provides on-call coverage as scheduled.
• Maintains good working relationships with community agencies.
• Attends and participates in team conferences, huddles, and required trainings.

Required Qualifications

Education: Degree (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate) from an accredited Nursing or Physician Associate school. CPR Certification required.

Experience: Board Certification or Board Eligibility. (Board certification must be attained within the timeframe dictated by one’s specialty in order to remain on staff at the CS-HHC if one was originally Board Eligible at the time of one’s hire.) Connecticut Licensure. Must have at least 5 years of clinical experience in outpatient internal medicine or family practice. Prior experience working in addiction medicine preferred.

Why Join Us

Cornell Scott–Hill Health Center offers a competitive and mission‑driven environment with outstanding benefits, including:

• Above market and competitive salaries
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• 1 week of CME time each year
• License reimbursement
• HRSA and Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Generous paid time off
• COBRA Reimbursement
• 401(k) with match up to 5 percent
• Sign on Bonus for Bilingual candidates
• Liability Insurance
• We are an approved HRSA loan repayment agency including newly expanded federal substance repayment program.
• We provide continued education credits to advance learning opportunities and maintain your professional license.
• Sign on Bonus

CSHHC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.