Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Per Diem

GoHealth Urgent Care; New London (CT); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

GoHealth Urgent Care, part of Hartford HealthCare-GoHealth Urgent Care, seeks Advanced Practitioners (PA/NP) to deliver urgent care across Connecticut. You will assess, diagnose and treat acute conditions and refer to the ED when needed.

Per Diem shifts require availability for 2 days in 28 days (including one weekend). Shifts are 8 or 12 hours. Base salary is $90/hr. Emergency/urgent care experience and EMR proficiency are preferred. We offer a responsive, patient-centered culture.

Qualifications

• Education and licensure requirements as stated: PA requires Bachelor's degree; NP requires Master's degree.
• One year of full-time emergency medicine or urgent care experience.
• National certification and active state medical licensure required.

Responsibilities

• Examine and treat patients
• Take patient medical histories
• Order and interpret tests and X-rays
• Make diagnoses and prescribe medications
• Treat minor injuries with sutures or splints
• Record progress notes
• Educate and counsel patients
• Order or administer therapy
• Vaccinations and referrals

Skills

Assessment skills

EKG interpretation

X-ray interpretation

Urgent care experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree (PA)

Master's Degree (NP)

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!

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 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 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.

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. Preferred Knowledge and experience with Electronic Medical Records.

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.

Base Salary: $90/hr

All other duties as assigned.

We offer effortless on-demand care, 365 days a year in over 250+ centers nationwide. We partner with prominent and progressive health systems to support our communities across the entire continuum of care.