Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner

This Hospital need is for the below counties. Providers should be flexible with where they work but know that Hospital will work to make their schedules close. Counties: New Haven, Middlesex, New London, Windham, Toliland, Hartford and Litchfield.

Emphasis is weekend coverage but Hospital will review candidates with weekday availability as well (Monday and Fridays particularly)

Hospital wants providers to:

• be able to travel at least 45 minutes
• split their day between two locations
• be amenable to last-minute changes (within reason) in response to callouts
• We prefer local providers or at least not needing to obtain flights for their shifts.

The exact sites might be adjusted

General Work Questions:

- Total years of experience AND most recent experience (please indicate if this was per diem/pt or ft):

Urgent Care:

Emergency Medicine:

- How many patients have they seen on an average 12/hr day? (not just stating what they re comfortable seeing but actual have a history of seeing)

Provider Self Skills Rating (P-Proficient, VC-Very Comfortable, C-Comfortable, NT-Needs Training):

Credentialing/Verifications and Background Questions:

- Active state license(s):

Have they ever been suspended, limited, or revoked?

- Provider Board Status:

- Active certs (BLS, ACLS, ATLS, PALS):

- Active DEA and the state it s currently assigned:

- Any history of or restrictions for the following:

Medical staff privileges/credentials

Medical board actions

Professional liability or malpractice claims

Any actions that would show on the NPDB

Anything that would need to be disclosed during the credentialing process or payer enrollment process

- Ever employed by Hospital or the hospital system?

Availability, Logistics, and Interview Availability:

- How many shifts per month can the provider commit to:

Of those, how many weekend shifts can they commit to:

Are they willing to work holidays:

- What dates/times are they available for an interview over the next 2 weeks?