Locums Urgent Care Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

We are seeking an experienced Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) for a locums Urgent Care opportunity in Richmond, Virginia. This position is ideal for an APP who is comfortable working independently, treating a wide range of acute and episodic conditions, and performing common urgent care procedures.

Position Highlights

• Schedule: Clinics are open 7 days a week, 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
• Shift Length: 12+ hour shifts, depending on patient flow
• Providers are expected to see all patients who arrive during clinic operating hours
• Call Coverage: No call required
• EMR: Epic
• Patient Acuity: Episodic and urgent care cases; higher-acuity patients requiring additional care will be stabilized and referred or transferred to the appropriate higher level of care, including the Emergency Department

Required Duties & Procedures

The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner should be comfortable performing and managing:

• Laceration repair, including simple, intermediate, and complex suturing or stapling
• Incision and drainage (I&D), including packing
• Foreign body removal
• Minor burn management
• Skin lesion care
• Orthopedic injury evaluation and stabilization
• Splinting and casting
• Joint reductions
• Diagnostic and point-of-care testing
• X-ray interpretation
• EKG evaluation and interpretation
• Point-of-care lab interpretation, including rapid strep, flu, COVID-19, RSV, urinalysis, and blood glucose testing
• Epistaxis management, including anterior nasal packing and chemical cautery with silver nitrate
• Cerumen impaction removal
• Airway support, including administration of nebulizer treatments and initial emergency stabilization
• Recognition, stabilization, and appropriate transfer of patients requiring a higher level of care

Requirements

• Board Certified Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
• Active Virginia license
• BLS certification required
• Active DEA
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in an Emergency Department, Emergency Room, primary care, or urgent care setting