Nurse Practitioner (Urgent Care)

Quick Facts

• Role: Nurse Practitioner (Urgent Care)
• Setting: Full-time urgent care center team

Description

Provide patient-centered urgent care in a fast-paced environment, evaluating injuries and minor illnesses and managing non-life-threatening urgent care cases. Perform common urgent care procedures such as suturing, splinting, incision and drainage, and wound care. Document encounters in the electronic medical record and collaborate with physicians and the care team while working rotating 12-hour shifts (including every other weekend).

Responsibilities

• Perform thorough patient evaluations and manage urgent care cases (injuries, minor illnesses, and other non-life-threatening conditions)
• Perform basic urgent care procedures: suturing, splinting, incision and drainage, and wound care
• Work 12-hour shifts on a team schedule, including every other weekend
• Accurately document patient encounters and treatment plans in the electronic medical record system
• Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare team members to ensure high-quality, compassionate care
• Demonstrate the organization’s core values (Commitment, Empathy, Team player, Integrity, Ownership)

Requirements

• Active and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in Pennsylvania
• Minimum 1 year of experience in urgent care or emergency care
• Proficient in common urgent care procedures and able to handle cases independently
• Comfortable seeing all age ranges (3 months and up)
• Ability to obtain DOT (Department of Transportation) certification within 6 months of hire
• Ability to work 8 to 12-hour shifts with rotating weekends as part of a team schedule