Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Urgent Care (Per Diem)

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Per Diem Urgent Care Advanced Practitioner opportunities in Greater Waterbury, Connecticut. 

Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, Connecticut—a member of Trinity Health Of New England, the region’s largest nonprofit health system—is seeking certified Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners to join our expanding Urgent Care team in Greater Waterbury, Connecticut. 

We have per diem opportunities available across our network of urgent care centers serving the greater Waterbury area. Work within a fast-paced environment providing high-quality urgent care services, including physical exams, sick visits, mild wound care, splinting and suturing. Join our collaborative team, working closely together to provide convenient access to care throughout our community. The successful candidate should be a Connecticut licensed and certified Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner, preferably with two years’ urgent care or emergency medicine experience. We are seeking a collaborative professional who can work independently and is driven to provide quality patient care with respect and compassion.  

Practicing in Waterbury, Connecticut puts you in the heart of New England. This small city environment of 300,000 residents has a tremendous selection of welcoming neighborhoods in which to live, excellent public and private schools, great restaurants, shopping, music, museums and historical areas. The central New England location puts you in close proximity to New York City and Boston with easy access to dependable air and rail services.

Trinity Health Of New England’s collaborative practice model empowers providers to work at their highest level—and allows time for professional development and family life. Whether you are focused on providing outstanding patient-centered care, teaching the next generation of care providers or growing into a leadership role, it is time to join Trinity Health Of New England. 

Saint Mary's Hospital is a 347-bed, acute care community teaching hospital serving Greater Waterbury, in Connecticut's central Naugatuck Valley, since 1909. Saint Mary's Hospital is part of Trinity Health Of New England, the region's largest health system. A designated Level II Trauma Center, Saint Mary's offers a robust residency training program and an award-winning cardiac and stroke care. It also houses the region’s only pediatric emergency care unit. As the leading provider of surgical services in Greater Waterbury, Saint Mary’s was also the first to introduce the da Vinci® Robotic Surgery System. The hospital’s satellites and affiliates extend from Waterbury to Wolcott, Cheshire, Naugatuck, Southbury, Prospect and Watertown.

Trinity Health Of New England is just beginning its story. Formed in 2015, the regional ministry's roots date back more than 100 years. The region’s largest and most comprehensive not-for-profit Catholic health system is a strategic partnership that includes Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center and Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut; Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs, Connecticut; Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, Connecticut; and Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Trinity Health Of New England serves a population of 3 million people with a singular patient focus: providing the best possible care, for the best possible outcomes. Focused on provider collaboration and rapidly growing, there are over 13,000 physicians, advanced practitioners and caregivers who, like you, put their patients above all else. This duality of progressive caregiving, combined with a deep commitment to meeting the needs of the most underserved in our communities, is a formula that resonates deeply with the legacies of our clinical partners in this region.

Trinity Health Of New England’s collaborative practice model empowers physicians to work at their highest level—and allows time for professional development and family life. Whether focused on providing outstanding patient-centered care, teaching the next generation of care providers or growing into a leadership role, it’s time to join Trinity Health Of New England.

As a member of Trinity Health, based in Livonia, Michigan, one of the nation's largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems, Trinity Health Of New England is uniquely positioned to advance health care through alliances with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, and through its own research institutions dedicated to the development of primary care, new treatments for cancer and MS, and much more.

Waterbury, Connecticut - Saint Mary’s Hospital is proud to call Waterbury, Connecticut, its home. The Greater Waterbury community is rich in culture and history, and offers great diversity in recreation, culture, housing and education. Beautiful homes in rural, suburban and urban locales abound. Situated in the northern corner of New Haven County, adjacent to Litchfield County, Waterbury is just 30 minutes from New Haven, Hartford and Danbury.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 133,000 colleagues and more than 38,900 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 92 hospitals, 101 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country as well as many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2025, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $2.9 billion in its communities in the form of charity care, community benefit and other programs and services. 

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Experiencing Poverty, Safety, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore more at www.trinity-health.org.