Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

GoHealth Urgent Care; Middletown (CT); On-site; USD 129,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k matching

CME time off

CME budget

Tuition assistance

Wellness programs

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

GoHealth Urgent Care in Connecticut is seeking experienced Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners to join a patient‑facing urgent care team. We treat both adults and children with a focus on delivering an effortless patient experience within a collaborative care model.

Qualified candidates have urgent care or emergency department experience, a relevant degree, active licensure, and a strong commitment to high‑quality care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required for Physician Assistants
• Master's Degree required for Nurse Practitioners
• Active state medical licensure and national certification required
• Experience in urgent care or emergency medicine preferred

Responsibilities

• Examine and treat patients in urgent care
• Take medical histories and document findings
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and X-rays
• Prescribe medications and provide patient education
• Manage care for both adult and pediatric patients
• Work eight or twelve hours per shift as assigned
• All other duties as assigned

Skills

Urgent care experience

Emergency room experience

Pediatric care

Adult care

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree (PA)

Master's Degree (NP)

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they are doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Hartford HealthCare, one of the nation's leading health care providers, and GoHealth Urgent Care, an on-demand consumer-centric care company, are operating urgent care centers across the Connecticut area.

At Hartford HealthCare-GoHealth Urgent Care, we place the needs of our patients first - by providing an effortless patient experience, a welcoming culture of care and seamless integration with market-leading health systems and our communities. We would love for you to become a member of our team!

We are seeking experienced Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners who have urgent care, emergency room experience, or high acute family medicine experience treating both adult and pediatric patients, to join our welcoming and diverse community of providers in the surrounding region.

We are continuously accepting applications for the centers listed in this position posting to establish a proactive talent pool. Applications will be reviewed as future positions become available. We are not currently hiring for this location but will accept applications.

Market-leading Compensation And Benefits Include

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k matching
• Paid CME time off plus CME budget, reimbursed professional licenses and dues
• Enhanced Tuition Assistance
• Employee assistance and wellness programs including a strong focus on promoting mental health
• Generous Paid time off
• Discounts on services, products and optional coverages – movie tickets, pet insurance, travel and more
• Day shift hours
• Bonus: Monthly (based on volumes) & Quarterly (based on patient satisfaction and quality metrics)
• Shift Differentials apply for evening and weekends
• Total comp range: $128,948.96-$187,075.20

The range above reflects the good‑faith salary range the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will depend on experience, skills, education, and other business-related factors.

The salary range is based on .9 - 1.0 FTE and will be adjusted proportionally based on the approved FTE.

Job Summary

Urgent care Advanced Practitioners (Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner) provide a wide variety of clinical services including treatment of acute episodic conditions such as sore throats, colds, flu-like symptoms, cuts, sprains and minor infections. Functioning in lieu of or alongside of a physician, it is essential for an urgent care Advanced Practitioner to have excellent assessment skills in order to recognize more serious conditions and direct the patient to the emergency room for advanced care when necessary.

Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree required for Physician Assistants
• Master's Degree required for Nurse Practitioners

Work Experience

• One (1) year of full-time experience in Emergency Medicine or One (1) year of Urgent Care setting experience required. Will consider 2 years of Family Medicine experience.

Required Licenses/Certifications

• National Certification
• Active state medical licensure

Additional Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Work experience in an Urgent Care or Emergency Room setting preferred
• Applicable office procedures including but not limited to suturing, splinting, casting etc.
• Preliminary reads on EKGs and X-rays required.
• Experience treating patients ages 6 months and up in an acute care setting required.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Preferred

• Knowledge and experience with Electronic Medical Records
• Ability to be attentive with strong listening skills
• Strong communication and customer service skills

Essential Functions

Essential functions are those tasks, duties and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the job’s purpose and objectives. Essential functions are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job. They are the major functions for which the person in the job is held accountable. Following are the essential functions of the job.

• Examining and treating patients
• Taking patients’ medical histories
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and X-rays
• Making diagnoses and prescribing medications
• Treating minor injuries that may require sutures, splints, or casting
• Recording progress notes for follow-up patients
• Educating and counseling patients
• Ordering and/or carrying out therapy with patients
• Giving vaccinations, and referring patients to additional care
• Each provider will work an anticipated eight (8) or twelve (12) hours per shift which will be assigned by an authorized representative of GoHealth Urgent Care
• All other duties as assigned

Note: this job description is not inclusive of all the duties of the position. You may be asked by leaders to perform other duties. Management reserves the right to revise this position description at any time.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!