Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Per Diem

GoHealth Urgent Care; Milford (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

GoHealth Urgent Care is looking for experienced Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners to join our team in Milford, Connecticut. The role involves examining and treating patients, prescribing medications, and working with both adult and pediatric populations.

The ideal candidates will have urgent care or emergency room experience, a required Bachelor's or Master's degree, and the ability to provide excellent patient care. Join us to make a difference in our community!

Qualifications

• One year of full-time experience in Emergency Medicine or Urgent Care required.
• National Certification and active state medical licensure needed.
• Experience treating pediatric and adult patients is essential.

Responsibilities

• Examine and treat patients with acute episodic conditions.
• Take medical histories and order diagnostic tests.
• Prescribe medications and provide patient education.

Skills

Urgent care experience

Emergency room experience

Communication skills

Patient education skills

Suturing and casting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree for Physician Assistants

Master’s Degree for Nurse Practitioners

Tools

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

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.