Urgent Care APP-Full-time-NP/PA

Atrium Health; Elkin (NC); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Atrium Health's Hugh Chatham Health Urgent Care in Elkin, NC is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our urgent care team for 3–12 hour shifts weekly, with hours from 7am to 7pm. The clinic staff includes 1 physician and 10 APPs, supporting fast, team-based care.

The role offers opportunities to participate in clinical research and to precept learners while upholding Atrium Health's mission and values in a community setting.

Qualifikationen

• Graduation from accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Master's Program.

Aufgaben

• Using medical decision-making skills to determine appropriate patient care plan.
• Collaborates with medical team when needed for effective team-based care.
• Order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures.
• Explains the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
• Procedural skills per department or practice guidelines
• Opportunity to participate in basic science and clinical research projects
• Potential for and encouraged to precept students and/or medical learners
• Uphold AHWFB missions, values, and cultural commitment
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Kenntnisse

Clinical decision-making

Team-based care

Laboratory and diagnostic interpret

Patient education and communication

Procedural skills

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Nurse Practitioner

Master's degree in Physician Assistant

Jobbeschreibung

If it's possible, you will find it at Atrium Health—the leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. We invite you to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds and progressive visionaries together in our Urgent Care team at Hugh Chatham Health Urgent Care -Elkin located in Elkin, NC

Position Highlights

Schedule: 3- 12 hour shifts weekly
Hours: 7am-7pm
Clinic Staffing group: 1 physician, 10 APPs
Clinical support: 1 APP, 4 support staff, 1-2 lab/x-ray, and 1 on-site supervisor
Call: No call
Rotation (Night/Weekends): Every third weekend

Education/Experience

• Graduation from accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Master's Program

Essential Functions

Using medical decision-making skills to determine appropriate patient care plan.
Collaborates with medical team when needed for effective team-based care.
Order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures. Explains the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
Procedural skills per department or practice guidelines
Opportunity to participate in basic science and clinical research projects
Potential for and encouraged to precept students and/or medical learners
Uphold AHWFB missions, values, and cultural commitment
Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

What We Offer

A job at a small community urgent care clinic stands out because it combines meaningful patient impact with a close-knit, team-oriented environment. Unlike larger healthcare settings, you often get to know your patients and their families, which makes the work more personal and rewarding. There’s a strong sense of connection to the community—you’re not just treating illnesses, you’re supporting neighbors.
The pace can be fast and varied, so you gain broad hands-on experience with different cases while still maintaining a more flexible and balanced workflow than a hospital setting. Team members typically wear multiple hats, which builds versatility and stronger collaboration. Decisions feel more immediate and impactful, and your contributions are more visible.
Overall, it’s a role where you can grow professionally while feeling genuinely connected to both your team and the people you serve.