APP – Peds Urgent Care

MultiCare Health System; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network in Washington state seeks a Pediatric Urgent Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to deliver timely, compassionate care to children with acute medical needs in walk-in or extended-hours settings.

The APP collaborates with physicians and healthcare teams to perform assessments, procedures, and treatment planning, ordering diagnostics, prescribing medications, and documenting encounters in the EHR, while leading care coordination and

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Current Washington State licensure as an ARNP (NP) or PA-C with full prescriptive authority
• National certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), or PA‑C
• Clinical experience in pediatric urgent care, primary care, or emergency medicine preferred
• BLS certification
• Excellent autonomy, decision‑making, and patient‑centered communication skills

Responsibilities

• Independently evaluate and treat pediatric patients presenting with non-emergent illnesses, minor injuries, infections, and other urgent concerns
• Perform clinical procedures appropriate to training and scope, such as wound care, splinting, abscess drainage, foreign body removal, and rapid testing
• Order and interpret diagnostics, including point‑of‑care labs and radiology, to guide clinical decisions
• Prescribe medications, treatments, and referrals per Washington State guidelines for independent APPs
• Educate patients and families about diagnoses, medications, follow‑up care, and warning signs
• Document clinical encounters thoroughly and accurately in the electronic health record (EHR)
• Lead care coordination, including appropriate disposition planning and referrals to primary care or specialists
• Collaborate effectively with physicians, nurses, imaging staff, and front‑desk personnel to support patient flow and care quality—without requiring supervisory oversight
• Engage in peer collaboration, clinical meetings, and case discussions that enhance practice quality, safety, and teamwork
• Support institutional performance goals, including efforts related to population health, equity, quality measures, and safety protocols
• Participate in clinical meetings and improvement initiatives, contributing to efforts that enhance patient outcomes and experience
• Maintains license and appropriate continuing education
• Adheres to policy and attendance standards and maintains reliable attendance

Skills

Pediatric care

Clinical autonomy

Licensure WA ARNP/PA-C

National certification (PNP/FNP/PA-C)

BLS

Education

Graduate NP or PA program

Job description

Where kids and families are always first At MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network, caring for kids is more than what we do — it’s our purpose. As the state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center and the only pediatric hospital in Washington’s South Sound, we provide a comprehensive network of care designed specifically for children and adolescents. Our vision is to be the safest, highest-quality place for children to receive care, where every child has a medical home and every family feels supported.

Position Summary

FTE: 0.9, Shift: 12 hour shifts, Schedule: Variable

The Pediatric Urgent Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) delivers timely, compassionate care to children with acute medical needs in a walk-in or extended-hours clinical setting. Working collaboratively with physicians and healthcare teams, the APP performs assessments, procedures, and treatment planning for a wide range of pediatric conditions—ensuring access to quality care beyond traditional primary care hours.

Responsibilities

• Independently evaluate and treat pediatric patients presenting with non-emergent illnesses, minor injuries, infections, and other urgent concerns
• Perform clinical procedures appropriate to training and scope, such as wound care, splinting, abscess drainage, foreign body removal, and rapid testing
• Order and interpret diagnostics, including point‑of‑care labs and radiology, to guide clinical decisions
• Prescribe medications, treatments, and referrals per Washington State guidelines for independent APPs
• Educate patients and families about diagnoses, medications, follow‑up care, and warning signs
• Document clinical encounters thoroughly and accurately in the electronic health record (EHR)
• Lead care coordination, including appropriate disposition planning and referrals to primary care or specialists
• Collaborate effectively with physicians, nurses, imaging staff, and front‑desk personnel to support patient flow and care quality—without requiring supervisory oversight
• Engage in peer collaboration, clinical meetings, and case discussions that enhance practice quality, safety, and teamwork.
• Support institutional performance goals, including efforts related to population health, equity, quality measures, and safety protocols.
• Participate in clinical meetings and improvement initiatives, contributing to efforts that enhance patient outcomes and experience.
• Maintains license and appropriate continuing education.
• Adheres to MHS Attendance and Punctuality Policy and Procedure standards, and maintains reliable attendance.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
• Current Washington State licensure as an ARNP (NP) or PA-C with full prescriptive authority
• National certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), or PA‑C
• Clinical experience in pediatric urgent care, primary care, or emergency medicine preferred
• BLS certification
• Excellent autonomy, decision‑making, and patient‑centered communication skills

About Mary Bridge Children’s

For more than 70 years, MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network has cared for children and families across the South Sound. Anchored by an 82‑bed pediatric hospital in Tacoma, Mary Bridge offers a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a 24‑hour pediatric‑only Emergency Department and a state‑designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. As a comprehensive pediatric health network, Mary Bridge delivers expert, family‑centered care across inpatient, outpatient and specialty services, supported by multidisciplinary teams dedicated to the unique needs of every child and family we serve.

Why Mary Bridge Children’s?

Built for children and families

Delivering care designed specifically for kids and the families who support them, with a strong focus on family‑centered care.

Award‑winning care

Named a Top Children’s Hospital by The Leapfrog Group, earning this national recognition six times in the past eight years, with physicians consistently recognized on Top Doctors lists by Seattle Magazine, Seattle Met and the Tacoma News Tribune.

Growing for the future

A new pediatric hospital and medical office building designed to support the future of children’s care.

Well‑being and support

Generous time off, wellness resources and programs designed to help you maintain balance in your work and life.

Living our values

Respect, integrity, kindness and collaboration guide how we care for patients, communities and each other.

Pacific Northwest lifestyle

Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $169,461.00 - $178,000.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.

MultiCare is a not‑for‑profit health care organization with more than 28,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community‑based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho. MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network; MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Medical Associates, affiliated physicians; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region; and MultiCare Connected Care, our Accountable Care Organization.

Thirteen hospitals complete the organization: Allenmore Hospital, Auburn Medical Center, Capital Medical Center, Covington Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital — the Puget Sound region’s only children’s hospital and state‑designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washington — Overlake Medical Center, Navos Behavioral Health Hospital, Valley Hospital, Yakima Valley Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital — which is home to the South Puget Sound region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — and Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital.

Our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy, serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

MultiCare is also proud of our commitment to workforce diversity and culturally competent care. This commitment is led by our CEO and supported through employee education and community outreach. MultiCare provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and job applicants. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

If you are an external job applicant who requires reasonable accommodation in the job application process, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 253-403-6947 and we will assist you with submitting a ticket to initiate your request for accommodation. If you are a current employee, you can submit an ERC ticket or call the ERC for assistance.