Physician - Emergency Medicine - Per Diem - Norwich, CT
Hartford HealthCare · Norwich, CT
Posted October 16, 2026
Backus Hospital (Norwich) · 326 Washington Street, Norwich, CT, US, 06360
- Pay range: $200.00 – $300.00 per hour
- Practice site: Backus Hospital, 326 Washington Street, Norwich, CT
- Schedule: Per Diem
- System: Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut’s most comprehensive health system
Discover new opportunities for career growth with Hartford HealthCare
Are you a BC / BE Emergency Medicine Physician looking for a challenging and rewarding career opportunity? Hartford HealthCare, the largest and most comprehensive healthcare system in Connecticut, is seeking talented physicians to join our team at The William W. Backus Hospital, a 213-bed acute care community hospital with a 43 bed / 55,000+ visit Level 3 trauma center in Norwich, CT.
As an Emergency Medicine Physician at Hartford HealthCare, you'll enjoy a number of benefits, including:
- Well-balanced 10-hour shifts with a 2-hour overlap between physicians, allowing ample time for safe patient disposition, documentation, and turnover
- A highly efficient practice model that allows physicians to spend more time with higher acuity patients
- A stable and well-tenured ED with efficient and responsive hospital administration
- Generous hourly rate
- Fully integrated EPIC EMR system
- Opportunities for career growth within the most integrated healthcare system in CT
Hartford HealthCare's extensive network includes seven acute care hospitals, one of the largest academic and surgical hospitals in the northeast, thriving community teaching hospitals, and one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in New England, with more than 1,000 providers. As an Emergency Medicine Physician with Hartford HealthCare, you'll have access to a deeply embedded culture of diversity, inclusion, innovation, and focus on the highest quality of care.
Connecticut offers you and your family access to a lifestyle that is second to none, with the finest schools in the nation, four beautiful seasons of recreational activities, and options to live at the shore, in leafy suburbs, or in vibrant urban areas. Join the Emergency Medicine Team at Hartford HealthCare today and discover your full potential.
Employer
Hartford HealthCare
Hartford HealthCare is Connecticut's most comprehensive health system: eight acute-care hospitals, the state's largest behavioral health network, and more than 500 care locations, from Litchfield County to the Long Island Sound shoreline. Its physician-led Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, with more than 2,800 providers, is one of the largest multi-specialty groups in New England.
Hartford Hospital, the flagship, is an 867-bed tertiary and academic medical center and a major teaching hospital for the University of Connecticut. Community hospitals include The Hospital of Central Connecticut, MidState Medical Center, Backus Hospital, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Manchester Memorial Hospital and St. Vincent's Medical Center. Natchaug Hospital anchors behavioral health care in eastern Connecticut.
Physicians practice within system-wide institutes that set one standard of care in every community:
- Heart & Vascular Institute
- Cancer Institute, a strategic partner of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center since 2014
- Ayer Neuroscience Institute
- Tallwood Urology & Kidney Institute
- Behavioral Health Network
Why physicians choose Hartford HealthCare:
- Practice settings from academic and tertiary care to close-knit community and outpatient practices
- Teaching, research and leadership development through the Physician Leadership Institute
- Hospitals consistently recognized with Leapfrog "A" safety grades
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
- A lifestyle with New England character: coastal towns, rolling hills, strong schools, and easy reach of Boston and New York City