Urgent Care APP-Full-time-NP/PA

Advocate Health; Elkin (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health in Dobson, NC is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join a small community urgent care team. You will deliver patient-centered care in a fast-paced, flexible setting with collaborative physicians and APPs.

Expect a schedule of 3 shifts weekly from 7am to 7pm, no on-call responsibilities, and opportunities to contribute to education and research within a supportive, mission-driven clinic. This role emphasizes team-based care and community impact.

Qualifications

• Graduation from accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Master’s Program.
• Ability to order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures.
• Opportunity to participate in basic science and clinical research projects.
• Potential for and encouraged to precept students and/or medical learners.
• Uphold Atrium Health mission, values, and cultural commitment.

Responsibilities

• Use medical decision-making to determine appropriate patient care plans.
• Collaborates with medical team for effective team-based care.
• Orders and interprets laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures.
• Explains the necessity, preparation, nature and effects of scheduled procedures to the patient.
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
• Precepts students/medical learners when possible.

Skills

Decision-making

Team collaboration

Labs orders/interpretation

Procedural skills

Research opportunities

Teaching/Precepting

Mission alignment

Education

Master's in Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Job description

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 Family Medicine and Express Care -Dobson located in Dobson, 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'r e 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.