Family Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant

Job Summary

As a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Huntsville Hospital Urgent Care, you will play a crucial role in providing exceptional medical care to patients of all ages with a wide variety of acute and chronic medical conditions. Working collaboratively with a team of healthcare professionals, you will diagnose, treat, and educate patients while ensuring the highest standard of care and service.

• Foster a welcoming and compassionate environment for patients, visitors, and coworkers.
• Provide convenient, friendly patient care to all who come through our doors seeking health related services.
• Provide leadership, direction, and assistance during emergencies while maintaining a comforting and reassuring affect for patients.
• Work in a fast paced, high stress environment that may involve long and variable hours, changing locations, and continuous and frequent contact with others.
• Perform medical assessment, treatment, management, and follow‑up of clinic patients including primary care, urgent care, occupational health, DOT physicals, and workers’ compensation.
• Perform medical procedures such as laceration repairs, nail removal, pap tests, injections, splinting, and abscess incision and drainage.
• Establish and monitor a medically appropriate level of care for clinic patients.
• Oversee, direct, and support on‐site laboratory, x‑rays, injections, and collections for direct access services where applicable.
• Maintain clinical core competency.
• Work with center leadership and staff to ensure operations are consistent with medical policy and professional standards.
• Cooperate in developing, implementing, and revising policies affecting medical practice, quality of care, and patient satisfaction.
• Participate in in‑service and continuing education programs for physicians, nurses, and other personnel.
• Recommend development opportunities for new and existing services within the center.
• Ensure compliance with licensing, certification, and accrediting bodies.
• Assist in developing and presenting education programs for staff.
• Represent the clinic at internal and external meetings or events as reasonably required.
• Provide guidance to other medical staff (e.g., physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and medical assistants) to ensure quality professional services and patient satisfaction.

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• Active state license as an APRN or Physician Assistant.
• Current Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant (PA‑C) board certification.
• Current DEA license or eligibility to obtain upon hire.
• Current DOT certification or willingness to obtain upon hire.
• Current BLS certification.

Full‑time team members work a rotating 36–40 hour/week schedule, consisting of 12‑hour weekday shifts and every‑other weekend. PRN (per diem) team members are scheduled on an as‑needed basis.

• Competitive salary.
• Medical, dental, and vision options.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Continuing education reimbursement.
• Paid time off.
• Sign‑on/retention bonus up to $10,000.
• Other benefits.

• 401K plan with company contribution.
• No‑cost office visits and generous discounts on some billable services.
• Malpractice coverage.
• Access to Up To Date , a clinical resource tool.

Huntsville Hospital Urgent Care has nine locations in Alabama and is an affiliate of Urgent Team, one of the largest independent operators of urgent and family care centers in the Southeast. The Urgent Team Family of Centers provides quality and affordable family healthcare at more than 80 locations under eight brands. Huntsville Hospital Urgent Care’s walk‑in centers offer a range of healthcare services including treatment for injuries and illnesses, occupational health, and wellness care.

Centers are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. All centers are Accredited Care Centers – a designation from the Urgent Care Association that recognizes the company’s commitment to safety, quality, and scope of services.