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 Glenn Allen, 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