Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

We are seeking experienced Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners who have urgent care, emergency room experience, or high acute family medicine experience treating both adult and pediatric patients, to join our welcoming and diverse community of providers in the surrounding region.

• Sign on bonus up to $15,000 for external candidates
• Medical, Dental, Vision coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid CME time off plus a CME budget, reimbursed professional licenses and dues
• Enhanced tuition assistance
• Employee assistance and wellness programs with a strong focus on mental health
• Generous paid time off
• Discounts on services, products and optional coverages – movie tickets, pet insurance, travel and more
• Monthly and quarterly bonuses based on volume, patient satisfaction and quality metrics
• Shift differentials for evenings and weekends

Urgent Care Advanced Practitioners (Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner) provide a wide variety of clinical services, including treatment of acute episodic conditions such as sore throats, colds, flu‑like symptoms, cuts, sprains and minor infections. Functioning in lieu of or alongside a physician, it is essential to have excellent assessment skills to recognize more serious conditions and direct patients to the emergency room for advanced care when necessary.

• Bachelor’s Degree required for Physician Assistants
• Master’s Degree required for Nurse Practitioners

• One (1) year of full‑time experience in Emergency Medicine or in an Urgent Care setting
• Will consider two (2) years of Family Medicine experience

• National Certification
• Active state medical licensure

• Work experience in an Urgent Care or Emergency Room setting
• Applicable office procedures, including suturing, splinting, casting, etc.
• Preliminary reading of EKGs and X-rays
• Experience treating patients ages 6 months and up in an acute care setting
• Preferred knowledge and experience with Electronic Medical Records
• Attentiveness, strong listening skills, and strong communication and customer service skills

• Examining and treating patients
• Taking patients’ medical histories
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and X‑rays
• Making diagnoses and prescribing medications
• Treating minor injuries requiring sutures, splints, or casting
• Recording progress notes for follow‑up patients
• Educating and counseling patients
• Ordering and/or carrying out therapy with patients
• Giving vaccinations and referring patients to additional care

Each provider will work an anticipated eight (8) or twelve (12) hour shift, assigned by an authorized representative of GoHealth Urgent Care. All other duties as assigned.

For questions or more information, please contact our Provider Recruiter at

Note:

this job description is not inclusive of all the duties of the position. You may be asked by leaders to perform other duties. Management reserves the right to revise this position description at any time.