Locum Physician Assistant (PA) - Urgent Care in Richmond, VA

Physician Assistant | Urgent Care
Location: Richmond, VA
Employer: AAS Locum Tenens
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

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