Lead Nurse Practitioner - NP - Urgent Care

SSM Health; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong salary and meaningful benefits

CME support and leadership development

Ongoing investment in technology and**

Generous PTO and paid family leave

Job summary

SSM Health in Saint Charles, Missouri, is seeking an experienced Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Lead to join our urgent care team on Kisker Road. This role emphasizes clinical leadership, team development, and delivering exceptional patient experiences in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates are graduates of an accredited NP program, with active licensure and acute care leadership experience, coupled with strong communication and collaborative skills to drive quality and patient

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Current or eligible Nurse Practitioner licensure.
• Acute care clinical experience with demonstrated leadership capabilities.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and team-development skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality acute and episodic patient care in a fast-paced urgent care setting.
• Serve as a clinical leader, supporting advanced practice providers and fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
• Partner with operational and physician leadership to advance quality, patient experience, and practice initiatives.
• Mentor, coach, and support team members while promoting professional growth and engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Communication

Education

NP program graduate

Job description

Lead the future of urgent care while continuing to make a direct impact on patient care.

SSM Health is seeking an experienced Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Lead to join our urgent care team in Saint Charles, Missouri, on Kisker Road. This is an opportunity for a clinically strong advanced practice provider who is passionate about leadership, team development, operational excellence, and delivering exceptional patient experiences. Experience the healing power of presence while helping shape the future of care across a growing and collaborative organization.

Job Details

• Provide high-quality acute and episodic patient care in a fast-paced urgent care setting
• Serve as a clinical leader, supporting advanced practice providers and fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence
• Partner with operational and physician leadership to advance quality, patient experience, and practice initiatives
• Mentor, coach, and support team members while promoting professional growth and engagement

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
• Current or eligible Nurse Practitioner licensure
• Acute care clinical experience with demonstrated leadership capabilities
• Strong communication, collaboration, and team-development skills

Why SSM Health

Bring your practice to an organization with a 150+ year legacy and a culture grounded in the healing power of presence.

• Total rewards: Strong salary and meaningful benefits designed to support you at work and at home
• Growth: CME support and leadership development resources to help advance your career
• Tools: Ongoing investment in technology, innovation, and practice infrastructure
• Time off: Generous PTO and paid family leave

Benefits

SSM Health provides a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy plans tailored to support you and your family. Additional offerings include pre-tax savings incentives, wellness programs, and retirement plans such as 403(b) and 457(b). Team members also enjoy generous PTO to promote work/life balance, along with meaningful opportunities for personal and professional development.

With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, SSM Health provides convenient access to high-quality community-based services as well as world-class academic medicine, clinical trials, and research studies. The organizations footprint includes hospitals, physician offices, outpatient and virtual care services, senior care, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a fully transparent pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. As one of the largest employers in every community it serves, the organizations more than 40,000 team members and more than 15,000 providers are dedicated to fulfilling SSM Healths Mission: Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the healing presence of God.

Brentwood, Missouri is a centrally located St. Louis County community that blends welcoming residential neighborhoods with one of the areas most active business districts. Residents enjoy convenient access to shopping, dining, parks, walking trails, recreation programs, and nearby cultural and entertainment destinations throughout the St. Louis metro area. With its small-town feel, strong local amenities, and close proximity to downtown St. Louis and Clayton, Brentwood offers a comfortable and connected place to call home.

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.