Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Per Diem

GoHealth Urgent Care; Connecticut; On-site; USD 102,000 - 146,000; Part time

Job summary

GoHealth Urgent Care in Connecticut is seeking an experienced Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for per diem shifts in the Hartford area. The role involves evaluating and treating acute illnesses and injuries, ordering and interpreting tests, and coordinating patient care in a fast-paced urgent care setting.

Bachelor's degree required for PAs; Master's for NPs; National certification and active state licensure are essential.

Qualifications

• Education: PA requires Bachelor's; NP requires Master's.
• 1 year of full-time emergency medicine or urgent care experience.
• National certification and active state medical licensure.
• Experience with EKG reads and X-rays preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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 shift may be eight or twelve hours as assigned.

Skills

Urgent care experience

Emergency medicine

Patient assessment

Education

Bachelor's Degree (PA)

Master's Degree (NP)

Job description

Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Per DiemThis website stores cookies on your computer. These cookies are used to collect information about how you interact with our website. We use this information in order to improve and customize your browsing experience and for analytics about our visitors both on this website. To find out more, see our Privacy Policy.# GoHealth Urgent Care## Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Per DiemApply: Hartford - New London: Per Diem: Posted Today: JR113186It'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.Job SummaryUrgent 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. **Compensation** Per Diem Hourly Rate : $90Per Diem employes must be available to work 2 days in every 28 days block including 1 weekend shift. 3 days of availability to be provided.Job RequirementsEducation* 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.Required Licenses/Certifications* National Certification* Active state medical licensureAdditional 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 skillsEssential 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 assignedConnect with us:Have questions or need more information? Apply below or reach out to our Provider Recruiter, [e-mail] to start a conversation about your future with Hartford Healthcare-GoHealth Urgent Care.*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.*