Nurse Practitioner -Physician Assistant Sign On Bonus
GoHealth Urgent Care•Southington, CT
•$128,949 - $176,675•Onsite
About The Position
Hartford HealthCare, a leading health care provider, and GoHealth Urgent Care, an on-demand consumer-centric care company, are seeking experienced Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners to join their urgent care centers across the Connecticut area. The role focuses on providing an effortless patient experience and a welcoming culture of care, integrating seamlessly with market-leading health systems and communities. This position involves treating both adult and pediatric patients with urgent care, emergency room, or high acute family medicine experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree required for Physician Assistants
- Master's Degree required for Nurse Practitioners
- One (1) year of full-time experience in Emergency Medicine or One (1) year of Urgent Care setting experience required. Will consider 2 years of Family Medicine experience.
- National Certification
- Active state medical licensure
- Experience treating patients ages 6 months and up in an acute care setting required.
Nice To Haves
- Work experience in an Urgent Care or Emergency Room setting preferred
- Knowledge and experience with Electronic Medical Records
- Ability to be attentive with strong listening skills
- Strong communication and customer service skills
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Recognize more serious conditions and direct the patient to the emergency room for advanced care when necessary.
- Examine and treat patients.
- Take patients’ medical histories.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests and X-rays.
- Make diagnoses and prescribe medications.
- Treat minor injuries that may require sutures, splints, or casting.
- Record progress notes for follow-up patients.
- Educate and counsel patients.
- Order and/or carry out therapy with patients.
- Give vaccinations, and refer patients to additional care.
- Perform preliminary reads on EKGs and X-rays.
- Treat patients ages 6 months and up in an acute care setting.
Benefits
- Sign on bonus up to $13,500 for external candidates
- Market-leading compensation and benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k matching
- Paid CME time off plus CME budget, reimbursed professional licenses and dues
- Dedicated Parking
- 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
- Shift Differentials apply for evening and weekends
- Monthly (based on volumes) & Quarterly (based on patient satisfaction and quality metrics) Bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
