Nurse Practitioner-Physician Assistant Sign On Bonus
About The Position
Hartford HealthCare and GoHealth Urgent Care are seeking experienced Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners to provide urgent care in Connecticut. The role serves adult and pediatric patients and is suited to providers with urgent care, emergency room, or high-acuity family medicine experience. Advanced Practitioners provide care for acute episodic conditions and use assessment skills to identify more serious conditions and refer patients for emergency care when needed. Providers work alongside or in lieu of a physician and perform a broad range of clinical services, including examinations, diagnosis, treatment, patient education, procedures, and referrals. Each provider is expected to work shifts of eight or twelve hours, as assigned by an authorized representative of GoHealth Urgent Care. The position offers day-shift hours, with shift differentials for evening and weekend work.
Requirements
- Physician Assistants must have a bachelor's degree; Nurse Practitioners must have a master's degree.
- National certification and active state medical licensure are required.
- At least one year of full-time experience in Emergency Medicine or one year of Urgent Care experience is required; two years of Family Medicine experience will be considered.
- Experience treating patients aged six months and older in an acute care setting is required.
- Applicable office-procedure experience, including suturing, splinting, and casting, is required.
- Ability to perform preliminary reads of EKGs and X-rays is required.
Nice To Haves
- Work experience in an Urgent Care or Emergency Room setting is preferred.
- Knowledge of and experience with Electronic Medical Records.
- Attentiveness and strong listening skills.
- Strong communication and customer service skills.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Recognize potentially serious conditions and direct patients to the emergency room for advanced care when necessary.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus up to $9,000 for external candidates.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) matching.
- Paid CME time off and a CME budget.
- Reimbursement for professional licenses and dues.
- Enhanced tuition assistance.
- Employee assistance and wellness programs, including a focus on mental health.
- Generous paid time off.
- Discounts on services, products, and optional coverages, including movie tickets, pet insurance, and travel.
- Monthly bonuses based on volumes and quarterly bonuses based on patient satisfaction and quality metrics.
- Shift differentials for evening and weekend work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
