Emergency Medicine Physician - Per Diem - Torrington, CT
Hartford HealthCare · Torrington, CT
Posted October 16, 2026
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (Torrington) · 540 Litchfield Street, Torrington, CT, US, 06790
- Pay range: $200.00 – $300.00 per hour
- Practice site: Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, 540 Litchfield Street, Torrington, CT
- Schedule: Per Diem
- System: Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut’s most comprehensive health system
Emergency Medicine Physician – Per Diem Opportunity
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Hartford HealthCare is seeking a board-certified/board-eligible Emergency Medicine physician to join our exceptional Emergency Department team. This is an outstanding opportunity for a physician looking for competitive compensation, flexible scheduling, and a supportive practice environment within a highly integrated healthcare system.
Position Highlights
- Per Diem opportunity offering excellent work/life balance
- Emergency Department with nearly 40,000 annual visits
- Recently renovated Emergency Department
- Excellent physician, APP, and nursing staffing
- Low physician and nursing turnover
- Strong physician-nursing collaboration and outstanding team camaraderie
- Supportive, collegial clinical environment
- Epic EMR with Dragon dictation
- Teaching opportunities with residents and medical students
- Dedicated stroke-care capabilities and Stroke Center status
- Seamless access to specialists, inpatient services, and transfer resources
- Full support of Hartford HealthCare's statewide network
- Opportunities for leadership, education, and professional growth
Our Emergency Department
Our Emergency Department provides comprehensive emergency care to a diverse patient population with approximately 40,000 visits annually. The department combines the advantages of a community-based practice—including a strong team culture and excellent physician retention—with the resources and specialty access of a large, integrated healthcare system.
Our clinicians benefit from strong nursing and provider support, readily available specialty consultation, and established transfer pathways when patients require a higher level of care.
Winsted Freestanding Emergency Department
Hartford HealthCare also operates a freestanding Emergency Department in Winsted, providing emergency care from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
This provides an additional opportunity for physicians interested in practicing in a smaller, community-focused emergency care setting while remaining connected to the resources of the broader Hartford HealthCare system.
Academic & Professional Opportunities
Physicians interested in education can participate in the training of residents and medical students. There are also opportunities to become involved in departmental leadership, quality improvement, education, and other professional initiatives throughout Hartford HealthCare.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to join a department where physicians enjoy working with one another, staffing is strong, and turnover is low. You will have the flexibility of a part-time schedule while practicing within a system that provides the specialty expertise, technology, and resources needed to deliver high-quality emergency care.
Qualifications
Ideal Candidate
We are seeking an Emergency Medicine physician who:
- Is Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine
- Provides high-quality, compassionate patient care
- Works effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Values a collaborative and collegial practice environment
- Has an interest in teaching and/or professional development
Come join a high-performing Emergency Department where you can build a flexible practice, work with an exceptional team, and have access to the resources of one of Connecticut's largest healthcare systems.
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