Nurse Practitioner (Urgent Care)

Quick Facts

• Role: Nurse Practitioner (Urgent Care)

• Focus: Advanced primary and urgent care

Description

Provide advanced primary and/or specialty care to patients in an urgent care setting. Responsibilities include diagnosing and treating acute, episodic, and chronic illnesses; performing physical exams and documenting patient histories; ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and imaging; and providing treatment, vaccinations, and patient education. Assess and recognize serious conditions and direct patients to the emergency room when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness (independently or with a healthcare team)

• Treat acute episodic conditions (e.g., sore throats, colds, flu-like symptoms, cuts, sprains, minor infections)

• Treat minor injuries that may require sutures, splints, or casting

• Assess for more serious conditions and refer to the emergency room when necessary

• Collect, record, and maintain accurate patient information

• Document past medical, family, and social history; review of systems; exams; medications; allergies; assessment and plan

• Order or execute diagnostic tests, analyses, and diagnostic imaging

• Analyze test/exam findings and establish diagnoses

• Administer or prescribe treatments

• Order lab and imaging tests to manage an immediate treatment plan

• Vaccinate patients

• Advise patients on diet, hygiene, and disease prevention

• Consult appropriate medical specialists and refer to subspecialists within the network when needed

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a Nurse Practitioner program (Family)

• Current New York State Nurse Practitioner license

• National Board Certification required (AANP and/or ANCC)

• Experienced NPs: at least 3 years of experience in acute care (RN, urgent care, ICU, or critical care)

• Bilingual (Spanish) is a plus

• EMR/EHR experience is a plus

• New graduates are encouraged to apply