Urgent Care PA/NP
3 days ago
Midlothian, TX, United States
Northeast Healthcare Recruitment, Inc. (NEHCR)
Full-time
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We are seeking anexperienced Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) for a locumsUrgent Care opportunity inMidlothian, Virginia. This position is ideal for anAPP who is comfortable working independently, treating a wide range of acuteand episodic conditions, and performing common urgent care procedures.
PositionHighlights
- Schedule: Clinics areopen 7 days a week, 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
- Shift Length: 12+ hourshifts, depending on patient flow
- Providers are expected to see allpatients who arrive during clinic operating hours
- Call Coverage: No callrequired
- EMR: Epic
- Patient Acuity: Episodic andurgent care cases; higher-acuity patients requiring additional care willbe stabilized and referred or transferred to the appropriate higher levelof care, including the Emergency Department
RequiredDuties & Procedures
The PhysicianAssistant or Nurse Practitioner should be comfortable performing and managing:
- Laceration repair, including simple,intermediate, and complex suturing or stapling
- Incision and drainage (I&D),including packing
- Foreign body removal
- Minor burn management
- Skin lesion care
- Orthopedic injury evaluation andstabilization
- Splinting and casting
- Joint reductions
- Diagnostic and point-of-care testing
- X-ray interpretation
- EKG evaluation and interpretation
- Point-of-care lab interpretation,including rapid strep, flu, COVID-19, RSV, urinalysis, and blood glucosetesting
- Epistaxis management, including anteriornasal packing and chemical cautery with silver nitrate
- Cerumen impaction removal
- Airway support, including administrationof nebulizer treatments and initial emergency stabilization
- Recognition, stabilization, andappropriate transfer of patients requiring a higher level of care
Requirements
- Board Certified Physician Assistant orNurse Practitioner
- Active Virginia license
- BLS certification required
- Active DEA
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in anEmergency Department, Emergency Room, primary care, or urgent care setting