Urgent Care Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Per Diem

Hartford Healthcare Corporation; Hartford, Clay Arsenal (CT, CT); On-site; USD 102,000 - 146,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k matching

Paid CME time off + CME budget

Licenses/dues reimbursement

Tuition assistance

Employee assistance and wellness

Generous PTO

Discounts on services and products

Bonus: Monthly & Quarterly

Base Salary: $90/hr

Shift differentials

Job summary

GoHealth Urgent Care and Hartford HealthCare operate urgent care centers in Connecticut, inviting experienced PAs or NPs to join. You will provide urgent care, pediatric and adult care, and work with a team dedicated to patient-focused outcomes and timely access to care.

Roles require emergency medicine/urgent care background, active licensure, and the ability to work 3 days out of a 28-day block including at least one weekend shift.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required for Physician Assistants
• Master's Degree required for Nurse Practitioners
• Active state medical licensure and national certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Examinations and treatment of patients
• Take comprehensive medical histories
• Order and interpret diagnostics and X-rays
• Diagnose and prescribe medications
• Manage minor injuries including sutures, splints, or casting
• Document progress notes for follow-up patients
• Educate and counsel patients and families
• Refer patients to higher level care when needed

Skills

Urgent care experience

Pediatric care

Assessment skills

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! 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.

Market-leading compensation and benefits

• 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)
• Base Salary: $90/hr
• 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.

Per Diem employes must be available to work 3 days in every 28 days block including 1 weekend shift.

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
• 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
• Ability to be attentive with strong listening skills
• Strong communication and customer service skills

Essential 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 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.

When our customers enter our award-winning centers, they find a welcoming and comfortable environment, state-of-the-art technology and caring team members that help start the healing process immediately. 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. These are the unparalleled experiences we strive for and how our team goes above and beyond for you.