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WellNow Urgent Care
Plattsburgh, New York

Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner Fellowship

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

Salary

  • $95,000 Annual
  • Signing Bonus of $10,000 offered for qualified Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants!

Fellowship Job Description

WellNow Urgent Care takes pride in creating an environment filled with meaningful work and opportunities by investing in all team members, starting with our Providers. We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package which include numerous continuing education options.

WellNow has over 150+ locations and we are continuing to grow! That means our team members can transfer facilities in any of the markets we serve. We are committed to offering our patients the best care by adding talented healthcare professionals.

Program Overview

The Urgent Care Fellowship program is a minimum 9-month continuing specialty rotation that will provide enhanced clinical experience in the field of Urgent Care Medicine. The Fellow will have one on one preceptorship with the Urgent Care Clinical Faculty, will learn through hands on care of patients and receive ongoing lectures, guided by the provided didactic curriculum.

Our Mission, Goals and Strengths

The mission of the fellowship program is to provide fellows with comprehensive structure cognitive and clinical education that will enable them to become competent, proficient and professional urgent care providers. The goals and objectives of the urgent care fellowship program is to train fellows to become proficient in the WellNow core competencies and position them for success in a fast-paced Urgent Care environment.

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively with Urgent Care teams under the mentorship of experienced NP/PA’s to provide care for patients in our sites, this includes:

Examining, diagnosing, and treating patients of all ages with acute illnesses and injuries or exacerbations of chronic disease

  • Ordering evidence-based testing, prescribing medications, and referring to outside specialists as required
  • Providing occupational medicine services, including DOT exams and the treatment of Worker’s Compensation injuries
  • Performing pre-participation physicals for camps, sports and employment
  • Maintaining patient charts accurately and comprehensively
  • Documenting patient information in Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Minimum Education and Experience

  • Successful completion of an accredited approved PA or FNP program
  • Physician Assistants must have active board certification with NCCPA is required
  • Family Nurse Practitioners must have active board certification with AANP or ANCC is required

Licensure as a Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner in the state where you are applying is required

Demonstrated clinical competence, superior verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal effectiveness and customer relation skills, computer competence, and an active desire to learn

  • Role may be unit, program, or service-based and involved in continuous qual
  • This is an exciting opportunity to gain the substantial skills, knowledge and competencies required in the field of Urgent Care and for the PA/ NP discipline, which continues to be one of the fastest growing career opportunities in the job market.
  • WellNow is an EOE.

Requirements

Candidates must have successfully completed an accredited PA or FNP program and hold active board certification (NCCPA, AANP, or ANCC). Additionally, applicants must possess a valid state license as a Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient examinationDiagnosisTreatment planningPhysical examsClinical documentationPatient careInterpersonal skills

Urgent Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

WellNow Urgent Care ranks #10 of 23 employers hiring Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 65 active listings.

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 62% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Urgent Care NP by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedUrgent Care NP median $167k (middle half $166k–$168k)52 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNew York index 107.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Urgent Care NP listings in New York38 active867 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 20% remote · 62% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k sign-onNew York nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Urgent Care NP hiring demand#9 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 33 days · 33% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 304 postings, 583 closed
New Urgent Care NP listings282 in the last 30 days308 the 30 days before (−8%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
WellNow Urgent Caresilver tier, 73/100 · #10 of 23 for payTop Employers work-life index65 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 41 employers
12
<$165k
18
$165k-180k
7
$180k-195k
9
$195k-210k
4
$210k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

40 jobs
401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
43% this job
Sign-on bonus
38% this job
Loan repayment
20%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

Chief Nurse Practitioner

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#4

Clinic Director - Physician Assistant (PA-C) or Nurse Practitioner (NP)

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.2this job 1.5
Below most Urgent Care (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 724 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About WellNow Urgent Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Chicago, IL
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefits package
Numerous continuing education options
$10,000 signing bonus
Transfer opportunities across 150+ locations

Living in Plattsburgh

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$246k
Typical market rent
$1,254/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.