Locum - Nurse Practitioner - Urgent Care

Job Type

Locum; Locum to Permanent

Profession/Specialty

Nurse Practitioner (NP); Physician Assistant (PA) - Urgent Care

Dates of Coverage

Required for 3 days per week, commencing upon successful credentialing.

Schedule

Clinics operate 7 days a week from 8 AM to 8 PM. Shifts are 12 hours or longer depending on patient volume, with an expectation to manage all patients presenting during operational hours.

Number of Providers Needed

3 full-time providers (3 shifts per week each, totaling 9 shifts per week)

Practice Setting

Clinic

Patient Population

Comprehensive coverage from birth to end-of-life, with variability in acuity and complexity across different clinics and days.

Patient Care Model

100% outpatient

Average Patient Volume

Varies by clinic, typically ranging from 25 to 50 patients per day, with higher volumes expected during cold and flu season.

Trauma Level Designation

Primarily episodic care; cases requiring higher acuity will be redirected to emergency departments.

Required Duties, Procedures, Skills

• Laceration repairs (simple to complex)
• Incision and drainage (including packing)
• Foreign body removal
• Minor burn management
• Skin lesion care
• Orthopedic injury stabilization (including splinting and casting)
• Joint reduction
• Diagnostic and point-of-care testing
• X-ray interpretation
• Electrocardiogram (EKG) evaluation
• Point-of-care laboratory interpretation (rapid strep, flu, COVID-19, RSV, urinalysis, blood glucose)
• Epistaxis management (anterior nasal packing, chemical cautery)
• Cerumen impaction removal
• Airway support (administration of nebulizer treatments, initial emergency stabilization)

EMR/Documentation

Epic

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Credentialing

Estimated Timeframe

60 to 90 days

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Shift Description

12-hour shifts from 8 AM to 8 PM, with a commitment of 3 shifts per week.

Mandated Job Requirements

• Board Certified (required)
• Active Virginia state license (required)
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (required)
• Active DEA registration (required)
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in ED/ER, primary care, or urgent care (required)
• Clean background with no malpractice or licensing issues (required)
• Client policy excludes travel costs; candidates must be local or provide inclusive rates (required)

Certification Requirements

• BLS
• Board Certified
• DEA Registration

License Requirements

• Virginia state licensure