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First Choice Urgent Care
Waterford, Michigan

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsNo callContract

Listed compensation

Pay: $60.00–$80.00 /hr

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Job Description

Job Types: Full Time

Pay: $60.00 - $80.00 per hour

Growing Urgent Care clinic looking for mid-level provider with experience working in Family/Urgent care setting capable of performing pelvic exams, suturing, splinting and other common urgent care procedures in addition to managing patients with work comp injuries.

Experience in occupational medicine is highly desirable but not required. Must have at least 2 years experience working in an urgent care setting or emergency room. Qualified candidates must be personable, efficient, flexible and confident to work independently.

Support will be provided at all times by a provider on call. If you are looking for a temporary position or plan on moving out of state or pursuing another career path in the next 2 years, please do not apply for this position. Salary is competitive and based on experience.

If you wish to work as an independent contractor based on an hourly wage, this can also be arranged but must work at least 60-80 hours/month. Must have some evening, weekend and holiday availability to share with the rest of the team.

Benefits

  • Sick Time
  • 401(K)

Medical Specialty

Urgent Care

Schedule: 12-hour shifts

  • 8-hour shifts
  • Holidays
  • Weekends as needed

Experience

Urgent care: 2 years (Preferred)

Key Responsibilities

The provider will perform urgent care procedures such as pelvic exams, suturing, and splinting while managing patients with work-related injuries. They are expected to work independently while maintaining availability for evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience in an urgent care or emergency room setting. A professional license as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant is required to perform clinical duties.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Work comp injury managementPatient managementIndependent practice

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at First Choice Urgent Care 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 363 active Urgent Care (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 64% have no call, 84% require no weekends.

Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.5% 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)), so the posted ~$146k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $151k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
69%
Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Urgent Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 363 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Waterford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k
Typical market rent
$1,202/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Sick Time
401(K)