Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Float Sign On Bonus
About The Position
Hartford HealthCare, a leading healthcare provider, and GoHealth Urgent Care, a consumer-centric care company, are seeking experienced Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners for their urgent care centers across Connecticut. The role involves treating both adult and pediatric patients with urgent care, emergency room, or high acute family medicine experience. The company emphasizes a patient-first approach, providing an effortless patient experience and a welcoming culture of care, integrated with market-leading health systems and communities. A sign-on bonus of up to $13,500 is available for external candidates. The position offers market-leading compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, paid CME time off and budget, enhanced tuition assistance, employee assistance and wellness programs with a focus on mental health, generous paid time off, and discounts on various services and products. The role involves providing clinical services for acute episodic conditions, assessing patients, and recognizing more serious conditions requiring referral to the emergency room. Providers will work anticipated eight (8) or twelve (12) hour shifts.
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
- Applicable office procedures including but not limited to suturing, splinting, casting etc.
- Preliminary reads on EKGs and X-rays required.
- 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.
- Have excellent assessment skills in order to recognize more serious conditions and direct the patient to the emergency room for advanced care when necessary.
- 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
- All other duties as assigned
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
- 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 Bonus (based on volumes)
- Quarterly Bonus (based on patient satisfaction and quality metrics)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
