Locum - NP/PA - Urgent Care

77 Consultants; Richmond (VA); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

77 consultants is seeking a Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant to provide urgent care coverage across multiple Richmond, VA sites. The role is full-time, with three 12-hour shifts per week from 8 AM to 8 PM, starting immediately upon credentialing and continuing until permanent hires are onboarded.

The clinicians will deliver outpatient urgent care, manage a variable patient load, and support episodic trauma care with transfers as needed.

Qualifikationen

• Board Certification required.
• Active Virginia medical licensure.
• BLS certification active.
• DEA registration active.

Aufgaben

• Manage all patients during 8am–8pm clinics, 12h shifts.
• Provide urgent care procedures: laceration repairs, I&D, foreign body removal, minor burns, splinting/casting.
• Perform rapid point-of-care tests and EKG interpretation.
• Maintain airway support and initial emergency stabilization.

Jobbeschreibung

Position Overview

• Profession/Specialty: Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Physician Assistant (PA) specializing in Urgent Care
• Coverage Location: Richmond, VA (multiple sites in the Richmond metropolitan area)
• Coverage Dates: 3 days per week, commencing immediately upon credentialing and continuing until permanent hires are onboarded
• Schedule: Clinics operate 7 days a week from 8 AM to 8 PM; shifts are 12 hours or longer based on patient volume. Providers are expected to manage all patients presenting during operational hours.

Provider Requirements

• Total Providers Needed: 3 full-time (3 shifts/week each, totaling 9 shifts/week)
• Reason for Coverage: Temporary staffing gap due to provider resignations

Practice Setting

• Type: Clinic
• Patient Demographics: Scope of care ranges from birth to end of life, with variability among clinics day-to-day.
• Care Setting Proportions: 100% outpatient
• Average Patient Load: Varies per clinic, typically ranging from 25 to 50 patients per day, with an increase as cold and flu season approaches
• Trauma Level Designation: Management of episodic events; higher acuity cases will require transfer to higher-level facilities (ED, ER, etc.)

Required Skills and Procedures

• Competency in various urgent care procedures, including:
• Laceration repairs (simple to complex suturing and stapling)
• Incision and drainage procedures, including packing
• Foreign body removals
• Minor burn management and skin lesion care
• Orthopedic stabilization, splinting, casting, and joint reduction
• Diagnostic testing and point-of-care lab interpretation including rapid tests for strep, flu, COVID-19, RSV, urinalysis, and blood glucose
• EKG evaluation and interpretation
• Epistaxis management (anterior nasal packing or chemical cautery with silver nitrate)
• Cerumen impaction removal
• Airway support, including nebulizer treatments and initial emergency stabilization

Documentation Systems

• EMR utilized: Epic

Shift Details

• Duration: 12-hour shifts from 8 AM to 8 PM; expectation of variable hours based on patient flow; 3 shifts/week.

Job Requirements

• Board Certification: Required
• Licensure: Valid Virginia license (active).
• BLS Certification: Required (active).
• DEA Registration: Required (active).
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year in ED/ER, primary care, or urgent care setting (required).
• Background Check: Must have a clean history with no malpractice or licensure infractions (no exceptions).
• Client Payment Policy: Client will not cover travel expenses and is seeking local candidates or inclusive rate arrangements.

Certifications Required

• BLS
• Board Certification

Licensure Requirement

• Active Virginia licensure.