Advanced Practice Provider – Urgent Care (NP / PA)

MedlinkHealth Anesthesia; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

MedlinkHealth Anesthesia seeks an Advanced Practice Provider to deliver urgent care in Richmond-area outpatient clinics. You will perform laceration repair, I&D, and orthopedic stabilization, while managing a broad pediatric to geriatric patient mix across multiple sites.

The role requires Virginia APRN/PA licensure, DEA, BLS, and National Board certification, with Epic EMR usage. Schedule is 3 shifts per week, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM, weekend rotations included.

Qualifications

• APRN or PA with Virginia license and DEA registration.
• Active National Board Certification required.
• Active Virginia state license required.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent care evaluations for pediatric to geriatric patients.
• Perform laceration repair and other minor surgical procedures.
• Stabilize and triage higher-acuity cases to ED when needed.
• Interpret basic diagnostics and administer point-of-care tests.
• Assist in respiratory care and emergency airway management.

Skills

Laceration repair

I&D procedures

Orthopedics & trauma

EKG interpretation

Point-of-care testing

Airway management

Education

APRN/PA certification

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

Start Date & Duration:

As soon as credentialed through permanent hire onboarding.

Shift Schedule & Work Hours:

• Schedule: 3 shifts per week (Clinics open 7 days/week).
• Shift Duration: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM (12+ hour shifts depending on patient flow; required to treat all patients who arrive during clinic operating hours).
• Weekend Requirements: Yes (as part of weekly rotation).
• On-Call Requirements: None.

Facility & Clinical Overview:

• Practice Setting: 100% Outpatient Urgent Care Clinics across multiple Richmond-area locations.
• Patient Population: Birth to death (Pediatric through Geriatric).
• Patient Volume: 25 to 50 patients per day per clinic (volume increases during cold and flu season).
• Acuity & Triage: Episodic urgent care; higher-acuity trauma or life-threatening cases must be stabilized and transferred to emergency departments.
• EMR System: Epic.

Required Clinical Skills & Procedures:

• Laceration Repair: Simple, intermediate, and complex suturing/stapling.
• Integumentary Procedures: Incision and drainage (I&D) with packing, foreign body removal, minor burn management, skin lesion care, and epistaxis management (anterior nasal packing / silver nitrate cautery).
• Orthopedics & Trauma: Splinting, casting, joint reduction, and injury stabilization.
• Diagnostics & Testing: X-ray interpretation, EKG evaluation, and point-of-care lab interpretation (Rapid Strep, Flu, COVID-19, RSV, Urinalysis, Blood Glucose).
• Respiratory Care: Nebulizer administration and initial emergency airway stabilization.

Candidate Submission & Qualification Requirements:

Licensure & Certifications:

• Profession: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) [REQUIRED].
• Board Status: Active National Board Certification [REQUIRED].
• State Licensure: Active, unencumbered Virginia State License [REQUIRED].
• Registrations & Life Support: Active DEA Registration and AHA BLS Certification [REQUIRED].

Clinical Experience & Background:

• Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of post-licensure clinical experience in an Urgent Care, Emergency Department, or Primary Care setting [REQUIRED].
• Background History: Completely clean background with zero malpractice, suit, or licensing issues [REQUIRED — No exceptions].