MercyCare Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) or Physician Assistant (PA-C)

1 month ago
Cedar Rapids, IowaFull TimeUrgent Care
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends
Practice Authority in Iowa
Full Practice

Practice independently without physician oversight.

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Mercy Cedar Rapids as a Urgent Care APP – Variable Shifts in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provides professional medical services to patients of MercyCare Community Physicians.
  • Performs and/or orders clinically appropriate procedures for each patient and documenting same.

Requirements

  • based organization supporting the Cedar Rapids area for over 120 years. Mercy is an equal
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Benefits & Compensation

  • About Us Life at Mercy Life in Cedar Rapids.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Mercy Cedar Rapids as a Urgent Care APP – Variable Shifts.

Key Skills

Medical Decision-MakingPatient CareMedical History TakingPhysical ExaminationDiagnosisTreatment PlanningPrescribing MedicationReferralsMedical Record KeepingEvidence-Based PracticeBLS CertificationCommunication SkillsPharmacological Agents KnowledgeSafety Guidelines Adherence
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This MercyCare Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) or Physician Assistant (PA-C) position at Mercy Cedar Rapids includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Urgent Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Urgent Care position at Mercy Cedar Rapids is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Medical Decision-Making, Patient Care, Medical History Taking, Physical Examination, Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, Prescribing Medication, Referrals. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Urgent Care role.

Core responsibilities: This role involves providing professional medical services to patients, which includes obtaining comprehensive medical histories, performing physical exams, formulating diagnoses, and developing plans of care in collaboration with a supervising physician. Responsibilities also include ordering and a...

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About Mercy Cedar Rapids

Hospitals and Health Care
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

1mo ago