Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant $13,500 Sign On Bonus

GoHealth Urgent Care; Middletown (CT); On-site; USD 117,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k matching

CME budget

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Bonuses

Shift differentials

Job summary

GoHealth Urgent Care in Connecticut is seeking Experienced Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners for urgent care roles. You will manage acutely ill patients, perform exams, orders tests, and provide treatments in a patient‑centered setting. A bachelor’s degree and state licensure are required.

Experience in urgent care or emergency medicine with adult and pediatric patients is essential, with market‑leading compensation, CME support, and robust benefits.

Qualifications

• Urgent care or ER experience required.
• One year in Emergency Medicine or Urgent Care; FM experience may count.
• Bachelor’s degree required for Physician Assistants; active licensure.

Responsibilities

• Examine and treat patients across urgent care cases.
• Take medical histories and document progress notes.
• Order and interpret tests/X-rays; diagnose and prescribe medications.
• Treat minor injuries (sutures, splints, casting) and educate patients.
• Vaccinations and refer patients to further care as needed.

Skills

Urgent Care

Emergency Medicine

Pediatrics

Adult Medicine

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

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.

Sign on bonus for external candidates

Compensation

Salary Range – Standard:

$116,818.13 - $158,100.02

Salary Range – Float or Premium Center:

$126,633.13 - $167,915.02

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
• Bonus: Monthly (based on volumes) & Quarterly (based on patient satisfaction and quality metrics)
• Shift Differentials apply in addition for evening and weekends

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

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

• 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.

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