Urgent Care - Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant
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Job Description
- Your job is more than a job
- Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner – Urgent Care
- Full-time
Multiple Locations Across Greater New Orleans
New Orleans (Uptown, Lakeview)
- Elmwood
- Kenner
- Chalmette
- Marrero
- Gretna
Make an Impact—Fast
Are you a compassionate, quick-thinking clinician who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Join our Urgent Care team and play a critical role in delivering high-quality, accessible care for patients with immediate, non-emergent needs.
As an Urgent Care Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner, you’ll provide efficient, patient-centered care while helping reduce unnecessary emergency room visits—making a meaningful difference every day.
What You’ll Do
Fast-Paced Clinical Care
- Evaluate and treat a wide range of acute illnesses and minor injuries
- Perform physical exams and patient assessments with speed and accuracy
- Order and interpret labs, imaging, and diagnostic tests
- Develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans
- Perform minor procedures including wound care, suturing, splinting, and infection management
- Patient Experience & Education
- Provide clear explanations of diagnoses, treatment plans, and medications
- Educate patients and families on discharge instructions and follow-up care
- Deliver compassionate, efficient care that prioritizes patient satisfaction
- Team Collaboration
- Work closely with a supportive, multidisciplinary care team
- Assist with care coordination, referrals, and follow-ups as needed
- Contribute to a positive, high-performing clinic culture
Core Responsibilities
- Assessment & Clinical Judgment
- Assess acute, urgent, and occasionally complex patients for signs of instability
- Use clinical data to quickly determine appropriate care plans and next steps
- Intervention & Treatment
- Perform therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute conditions
- Evaluate risks, benefits, and appropriateness of treatments and procedures
- Care Management
- Monitor patient response to treatment and adjust plans accordingly
- Promote injury prevention, health maintenance, and patient safety
- Support smooth transitions of care when escalation or referral is needed
- Education & Leadership
- Serve as a resource for patients, families, and clinical staff
- Participate in training, mentoring, and precepting students and new providers
- Quality & Safety
- Champion a culture of patient safety and continuous improvement
- Report and address safety concerns through established processes
What You Bring
- Strong clinical decision-making skills and confidence in a fast-paced setting
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
- Adaptability with varying patient volumes and case complexity
- Commitment to delivering accessible, compassionate, high-quality care
Qualifications
- Education
- Master’s Degree in Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Studies
Licensure & Certifications
- Active, unrestricted Louisiana APRN or PA license (or eligible temporary permit)
- DEA registration and Louisiana Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) license
- Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association
Why Join Us?
- Multiple convenient locations across the Greater New Orleans area
- Dynamic, fast-paced clinical environment
- Opportunity to make a direct, meaningful impact on patient access to care
- Supportive team culture focused on excellence, efficiency, and compassion
Work Shift
- Days (United States of America)
- LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary
- Your extras
- Deliver healthcare with heart.
- Give people a reason to smile.
- Put a little love in your work.
- Be honest and real, but with compassion.
- Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
- Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
- See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
- Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
- Love what makes you, you - because we do
- You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
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Key Responsibilities
The clinician will evaluate and treat acute illnesses and minor injuries while performing procedures such as suturing and splinting. They are also responsible for ordering diagnostic tests, educating patients on treatment plans, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Urgent Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 64% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · above average in urgent care (np) | ranked against 853 Urgent Care (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Nurse Practitioner median $142k (middle half $130k–$160k)280 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Louisiana index 88.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Urgent Care listings in Louisiana | 21 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All nurse practitioner listings in Louisiana | 168 active | 15,559 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 24% remote · 64% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Louisiana nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus · 2% offer loan repayment168 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Urgent Care NP hiring demand | #9 of 19 specialties | postings stay open a median 33 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 304 postings, 583 closed |
| New Urgent Care NP listings | 286 in the last 30 days | 312 the 30 days before (−8%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties) | +1.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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