Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Per Diem

GoHealth Urgent Care; Hamden (CT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

GoHealth Urgent Care in Hamden, Connecticut, is seeking experienced Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners to provide a wide variety of clinical services in urgent care settings. Candidates should have urgent care, emergency room experience, or high acute family medicine experience treating both adult and pediatric patients.

The role includes examining and treating patients, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and educating patients. Candidates must possess at least one year of experience in related fields and hold the necessary medical qualifications.

Qualifications

• One year of full-time experience in Emergency Medicine or Urgent Care setting.
• National Certification and active state medical licensure required.
• Experience treating patients ages 6 months and up in acute care.

Responsibilities

• Examine and treat patients.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and X-rays.
• Make diagnoses and prescribe medications.
• Educate and counsel patients.

Skills

Assessment skills

Communication and customer service skills

Experience in urgent care or emergency room

Suturing, splinting, casting

Experience with Electronic Medical Records

Education

Bachelor’s Degree for Physician Assistants

Master’s Degree for Nurse Practitioners

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.

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.

Per Diem employees must be available to work 3 days in every 28‑day block, including 1 weekend shift.

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.

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.