Float Family Nurse Practitioner - Urgent Care

Yale New Haven Health Urgent Care; Ridgefield (CT); On-site; USD 145,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Benefits

Bonus Potential

Thoughtful Scheduling

Community Impact

Professional Growth

Job summary

Yale New Haven Health Urgent Care is seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner to join as a float clinician serving Ridgefield and Brookfield locations. The role covers pediatric to adult patients in a fast-paced urgent care setting with strong clinical leadership and system support.

You’ll evaluate and treat diverse conditions, perform procedures like laceration repair and wound care, order tests, and collaborate with physicians and nurses.

Qualifications

• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• Minimum one year of Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, or comparable acute care experience preferred.
• Incision and drainage experience.
• Splinting and orthopedic-related conditions.
• Ability to treat patients across the lifespan.
• Excellent communication and patient engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team environment.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients across all age groups in a fast-paced urgent care setting.
• Perform common urgent care procedures including laceration repair, incision and drainage, wound management, splinting, and foreign body removal.
• Diagnose and manage acute illnesses, injuries, and episodic conditions.
• Order, interpret, and communicate diagnostic testing results including laboratory and radiology studies.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practitioners, nursing teams, and specialists to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Document patient encounters accurately and efficiently within the electronic medical record.
• Deliver patient-centered care while maintaining quality, safety, and service excellence standards.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Physician Assistant

Urgent Care

Incision & Drainage

Splinting

Lifespan care

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Job description

Yale New Haven Health Urgent Care is seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner to join as a float clinician serving Ridgefield and Brookfield locations. The role covers pediatric to adult patients in a fast-paced urgent care setting with strong clinical leadership and system support.

You’ll evaluate and treat diverse conditions, perform procedures like laceration repair and wound care, order tests, and collaborate with physicians and nurses.