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Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Per Diem

GoHealth Urgent Care·Hartford, Connecticut

Unknown·On Site·2-5 yrs·Posted 15 days ago
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About the role

Provide clinical services for acute episodic conditions, including diagnosing and treating patients from 6 months and up. Responsibilities include performing minor procedures, ordering diagnostic tests, and referring patients to emergency care when necessary.

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.

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!

We are seeking experienced Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners who have urgent care, emergency room experience, or high acute family medicine experience treating both adult and pediatric patients, to join our welcoming and diverse community of providers in the surrounding region.

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.

Per Diem employes must be available to work 3 days in every 28 days block including 1 weekend shift.

Job Requirements

  • Education
  • Bachelor's Degree required for Physician Assistants
  • Master's Degree required for Nurse Practitioners
  • Work Experience
  • One (1) year of full-time experience in Emergency Medicine or One (1) year of Urgent Care setting experience required.
  • Required Licenses/Certifications
  • National Certification
  • Active state medical licensure
  • Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • 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.
  • Experience treating patients ages 6 months and up in an acute care setting required.
  • 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 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, Damaris.ruiz@gohealthuc.com [Damaris.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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If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Posting details

Employment type
Unknown
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Locations
Hartford, Connecticut; New London, Connecticut
Posted
Jul 13, 2026
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Hiring organization

GoHealth Urgent Care

GoHealth partners with innovative and award-winning health systems to simplify and improve the way customers across the U.S. access high-quality healthcare for non-life-threatening conditions. Its on-demand care platform serves as the physical- and digital-front door to its 12...

Salary listed on 102 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypePrivately Held
Size1,001-5,000 employees
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Connecticut urgent care per diem role

Connecticut urgent care and emergency care settings often need experienced advanced practice clinicians who can work efficiently in fast-paced, episodic care. This role is competitive because it asks for national certification, active Connecticut licensure, and recent urgent care or emergency room experience; the job requirements and benefits here are AI-summarized from the original posting, saving you research time. Before applying, confirm your recent hands-on urgent care or ER experience is clearly reflected in your resume.

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