Nurse Practitioner - Float
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Job Description
Are you an experienced and flexible Nurse Practitioner seeking a challenging and rewarding role in a variety of healthcare environments? Enjoy a new experience every day as a Float Nurse Practitioner with Stamford Health.
Stamford Health, an award-winning Healthcare System with multiple locations across Fairfield County, CT, has an opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner in our Outpatient Float Pool.
The Float APRN will be assigned to cover Walk In Center and Primary Care locations mostly in Stamford but also Wilton, Greenwich, and surrounding locations as needed. There is no specialty coverage required.
This full-time APRN will coordinate the care of Walk In Center and Primary Care patients age 14 years and up, triaging patient phone calls and needs.
Schedule
Full-time. Shifts vary based on location assigned. Mix of different shift durations. 8's, 10's, and 13's to average 40 hours per week. Up to three weekend shifts per month.
As a new Certified Great Place to Work organization, Stamford Health understands what it takes to attract talent in order to improve our workforce and support
our mission, to that end we offer:
- Competitive salary
- Sign on bonus of $20,000
- Comprehensive, low-cost health insurance plans available day one
- Wellness programs
- Paid Time Off accruals
- Tax deferred annuity and (403b) pension plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free on-site parking
Key Responsibilities
This full-time Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) will coordinate the care of patients aged 14 and older in Walk In Center and Primary Care settings, which includes triaging patient phone calls and assessing their needs. The role involves being assigned to cover various locations within the Outpatient Float Pool as needed.
Requirements
The applicant must be an experienced and flexible Nurse Practitioner seeking a challenging role within a variety of healthcare environments, specifically covering Walk In Center and Primary Care locations. No specialty coverage is required for this position.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
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Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 58% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
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- Includes weekends
Living in Stamford
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $806k
- Typical market rent
- $2,966/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 29 min
- State income tax
- Up to 7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.