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Yale New Haven Health
Bridgeport, Connecticut

Occupational Medicine Physician

Occupational MedicineIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Job Posting Title: Physician - Occupational Medicine
  • Hospital Site: Bridgeport, CT
  • Location: 226 Mill Hill Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06610
  • Work Schedule: Day
  • Scheduled Hours: M-F 8a-5p EST
  • Position Type: Full-time
  • EMR System: EPIC

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the Yale New Haven Health System Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

Why Choose Yale New Haven Health?

Excellent work environment – Flexible schedules to ensure work-life balance. Keeping the patient at the center of everything we do, we focus on improving clinical care, outcomes, patient satisfaction, safety, value, clinical research, and education. Our efforts reach beyond the walls of our hospitals to care for our communities, too.

Career Advancement – Unlock your potential and embrace exciting opportunities for professional growth and career advancement within our esteemed healthcare system!

Compensation Package – Enjoy an enhanced compensation package. If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding career where you can make a real difference, we want you on our team.

Relocation Assistance – We recognize how vital a smooth transition is, and with our relocation assistance, your journey can be seamless.

Benefits- Competitive salary, comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. Pension plan matched tax-sheltered annuity plan and Roth contributions.

Employment Perks- Employee wellness initiatives and support programs. Professional development and continuing education opportunities. Yale New Haven Health includes Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial, and Westerly hospitals; several specialty networks; and Northeast Medical Group, a physician-led multi-specialty group with over 1,000 physician. Intriguing cities with something for everyone, whether you love arts, history, parks or delicious food.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

  • 1. Provides patient care services
  • 1.1 Asseses workplace injuries or illnesses.
  • 2. Supports the leadership team at the assigned work place
  • 2.1 Works with the site lead nurse to attain the most efficient and highest quality Occ Health office.
  • 3. Supervision of Physician Assistants and or APRNs, resident physicians, medical students and other Paraprofessional health care students
  • 3.1 While on duty supervises PAs and APRNs under his or her charge.

4. Participates in educational activities related to departmental needs.

4.1 Maintains MRO certification and FMCSA certification per departmental needs.

5. In addition to clinical shifts, the per diem Occ. Health physician will participate in other departmental activities as required by the Medical Director Occ Health Services. Examples of these activities are:

5.1 Designated committee meetings (intra/extramural)

Qualifications

Education

The Occ Health physician will be Board Certified in one of the following: internal medicine, Emergency medicine, family practice or occupational medicine and will have experience in Occupational medicine and appropriate training to satisfy requirements to work in an urgent care facility as determined by Yale NHH or its affiliates.

Experience

At least 3 years experience in the practice of occupational medicine and 3 years in urgent care or emergency medicine is desired with the emphasis on actual hands on patient care. Experience in team leadership and supervising PAs and APRNs would be a plus.

Licensure

The Orc Health physician will hold a valid unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of CT, This physician must maintain his or her appropriate Board Certification.

He/she will maintain a Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Controlled Substances Registration Certificate and State of CT Controlled Substance Registration for Practitioners.

He/she will also maintain membership in the Medical Staff of Yale NHH in the appropriate section or one of the Yale NH Health System affiliates. Further certifications unique to Occupational Medicine may be required per the Medical Director Occ Health Services such as MRO or FMCSA certifications.

Special Skills

The Occ Health physician will possess clinical skills commensurate with this position. This physician is expected to support marketing efforts for the department and will be expected to visit client companies as needed.

The Per diem Occ Health physician may also be required to practice Occ Med and or urgent care at a company's work site and also be available to offer recommendations on policies and procedures related to employee and employer health issues on or off site.

In addition to the special skills needed for practice of Occ health, this physician should be versed in all aspects of "walk in" or urgent care medicine.

Physical Demand

The Occ Health physician will work at various Occ Med sites in the System as well as the hospital as needed. In addition, travel to visit companies is expected.

The Occ Health physician maybe required to be available for after-hours consultation to our client companies and perform other duties as determined by the Med Director Occ Health Services. He or she will also be available as needed to work on weekends and evenings in an urgent care center at mutually agreed upon times.

Additional Information

To learn more, please email our In-House Provider Recruiter:

James Hammell - James.Hammell@YNHH.ORG

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Websites: www.northeastmedicalgroup.org/careers www.ynhhs.org

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

YNHHS Requisition ID

186087

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentWorkplace injury managementPolicy development

Occupational Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 66% have no call, 84% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Occupational Medicine Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 2 employers

9
<$295k
5
$295k-320k
3
$320k-345k
4
$345k-370k
1
$384k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 2 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
81% this job
Relocation assistance
78% this job
Sign-on bonus
67%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Medicine Physician, (MD/DO) Corvallis, OR

UnitedHealth Group · Corvallis, Oregon

$238k-$384k
#2

Physician

Concentra · Newark, New Jersey

$250k-$356k
#3

Physician Center Medical Director

$250k-$356k
#4

Physician Clinic Medical Director

$280k-$348k
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 7.2this job 5.1
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 218 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Bridgeport

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$404k
Typical market rent
$1,990/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 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.

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About Yale New Haven Health

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5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
Pension plan matched tax-sheltered annuity plan and Roth contributions
Relocation assistance
Professional development and continuing education opportunities
Employee wellness initiatives and support programs