Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant-Urgent Care Night Shift

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Join the VitalCore Team in Michigan! We’re people fueled by passion, not by profit.

VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has an opening for a Full Time Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant at Urgent Care in Duane Waters Health Center in Jackson, Michigan!

At VitalCore we pride ourselves on retaining and acquiring compassionate, dedicated individuals who are committed to providing quality services. Join our team and experience first-hand how VitalCore Health Strategies promotes a positive work environment that is based on respect and appreciation of the hard work and dedication of our staff.

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant Full Time Benefits Package

  • Holiday Pay: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term/Long Term Disability
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
  • 401K & Plan Matching
  • PTO
  • Annual Incentive Bonus
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant Position Summary

The Nurse Practitioner utilizes the medical model to meet a variety of healthcare needs with ambulatory care as their primary focus in a correctional environment. The Physician’s Assistant works with a variety of healthcare professionals/security officers in a correctional environment to provide basic medical services supervised by a licensed Physician. Night shift offers premium pay!

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant Essential Functions

  • Responds to and initiates care for medical emergencies throughout the facility.
  • Identifies patient health problems and prescribes treatment under the direction of a physician.
  • Implements medical care utilizing therapeutic regimens approved by a Physician.
  • Provides education to inmate/patient, healthcare staff, and correctional staff.
  • Documents all healthcare contacts.
  • Adheres to safety and security policies and participates in disaster drills. Follows security regulations for keys, sharps, and controlled medications.
  • Delegates to and supervises other team members as appropriate.
  • Adheres to Universal Precautions and other appropriate infection control practices.
  • Attends training and meetings as required.
  • Required to work every other weekend and half the holidays.
  • 7 PM-7 AM 36 hours/week

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant Minimum Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited college/university NP / PA program
  • Must possess current licenses or certifications in the state of employment
  • Experience in Correctional desired but not required
  • Maintains required annual licensure and credentialing requirements for physician assistants / Nurse Practitioner in the healthcare unit.

VitalCore Health Strategies is an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives.

Keywords: NP, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, PA, Correctional Medicine, Health Care

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will provide medical services and initiate care for emergencies within a correctional facility. They are responsible for documenting healthcare contacts, prescribing treatments under physician supervision, and educating staff and patients.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited NP or PA program and possess current state licensure. Experience in correctional medicine is desired but not required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentMedical Emergency ResponsePrescribing TreatmentDocumentationPatient EducationClinical Supervision

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant-Urgent Care Night Shift at VitalCore Health Strategies a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Urgent Care (PA) — ranked against 364 active Urgent Care (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 56% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

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Salary Distribution49 jobs · 38 employers

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<$145k
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$145k-165k
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$185k-205k
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$205k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
73% this job
CME allowance
70%
Sign-on bonus
43% this job
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.2this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Urgent Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 364 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Jackson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,175/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.8
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Jackson, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About VitalCore Health Strategies

Hospitals and Health Care
Topeka, Kansas
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Holiday Pay
Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account
Life Insurance
Short Term/Long Term Disability
Identity Theft Protection