Urgent Care Physician – CT (Adult & Pediatric)

GoHealth Urgent Care; Meriden (CT); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Hartford Healthcare-GoHealth Urgent Care in Connecticut seeks experienced physicians with urgent care or emergency department backgrounds to join an expanding network serving both adult and pediatric patients. The role involves independent clinical care including history taking, exams, diagnostics, and treatments.

Responsibilities include overseeing diagnostics, prescribing medications, managing minor injuries, documenting progress, and educating patients.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited medical school.
• 2–5 years of post-residency clinical experience.
• Adult and pediatric practice experience.
• Active state medical licensure; board certification or eligibility in Family Medicine or Emergency Medicine.

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
• Supervising GoHealth PA/NPs remotely when cases are presented to you for supervision
• Act as a Collaborating Physician for up to four PA/NPs in the credentialing process, including signoff of the PA/NPs delineation of privileges (DOP)
• 20 hours required monthly for per diem

Skills

Urgent care experience

Adult and pediatric care

Suturing and splinting

Education

Medical degree from accredited medical school

Job description

Hartford Healthcare-GoHealth Urgent Care in Connecticut seeks experienced physicians with urgent care or emergency department backgrounds to join an expanding network serving both adult and pediatric patients. The role involves independent clinical care including history taking, exams, diagnostics, and treatments.

Responsibilities include overseeing diagnostics, prescribing medications, managing minor injuries, documenting progress, and educating patients.