Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or PhysicianAssistant $15,000 Sign On Bonus at Hartford Healthcare | GoHealth Urgent Care summary:
As an Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Hartford HealthCare-GoHealth Urgent Care, you will provide clinical services for acute conditions, treating both adult and pediatric patients in a fast-paced urgent care setting. Responsibilities include patient examination, diagnosis, treating minor injuries, ordering tests, prescribing medications, and patient education. The role requires excellent assessment skills, relevant licensure, 2-5 years clinical experience, and the ability to collaborate within a patient-first, community-integrated healthcare environment.
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!
Sign On Bonus up to $15,000 for full time providers for external candidates
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.
We are seeking experienced Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners who have urgent care or emergency room 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 include:
- 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)
- 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.
Job Requirements
Education
- Bachelor's Degree required for Physician Assistants
- Master's Degree required for Nurse Practitioners
Work Experience
- 2-5 years of post-residency clinical experience required
- Minimum 18 months experience in applicable practice setting
- Adult and pediatric practice experience strongly preferred
Required Licenses/Certifications
- National Certification
- Active state medical licensure
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
- Work experience in an Urgent Care or Emergency Room setting
- Applicable office procedures including but not limited to suturing, splinting, etc.
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
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 four (4), 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
Connect with us:
Have questions or need more information? Apply below or reach out to our Provider Recruiter, Damarius.Ruiz@gohealthuc.com to start a conversation about your future with Hartford Healthcare-GoHealth Urgent Care.
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.
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Keywords:
urgent care, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, patient care, clinical services, diagnostic tests, minor injury treatment, pediatric care, adult care, medical assessment
