Locum - Nurse Practitioner - Urgent Care

**Dates of Coverage:** 3 days per week, with coverage starting as soon as credentialing is completed

**Schedule:** Clinics operate seven days a week from 8 AM to 8 PM. Shifts are typically 12 hours or longer, contingent on patient volume, and providers are required to manage all patient arrivals during these operational hours.

**Average Call Back Hours:** Not applicable.

**Provider Requirements:** A total of 3 full-time providers are needed to fulfill 3 shifts per week each, aggregating to 9 shifts weekly.

**Practice Settings:** The setting involves a clinical environment.

**Patient Demographics:** The patient population spans all ages, from birth to the elderly, with variations in demographics occurring daily across different clinics.

**Outpatient vs Inpatient Care:** The facility provides 100% outpatient care.

**Daily Patient Volume:** Patient encounters per day can fluctuate between 25 to 50, with increased numbers expected during the cold and flu season.

**Trauma Level Designation:** The focus is on episodic events; cases requiring higher acuity care will be referred to emergency departments.

**Required Skills and Procedures:** 

- **Laceration Repair:** Proficiency in simple, intermediate, and complex suturing or stapling.

- **Incision and Drainage (I&D):** Including packing techniques.

- **Foreign Body Removal:** Management of non-embedded foreign bodies.

- **Minor Burn Care:** Treatment and management of minor burns.

- **Skin Lesion Treatment:** Evaluation and care of skin lesions.

- **Orthopedic Stabilization:** Techniques for splinting, casting, and joint reduction.

- **Diagnostic Procedures:** Point-of-care testing and interpretation, including X-ray and electrocardiogram (EKG) evaluations, as well as rapid testing for strep, flu, COVID-19, RSV, urinalysis, and blood glucose.

- **Epistaxis Management:** Techniques such as anterior nasal packing and chemical cautery (e.g., silver nitrate).

- **Cerumen Removal:** Safe removal of earwax impaction.

- **Airway Support:** Administering nebulizer treatments and initial stabilization measures.

**EMR/Documentation System:** Epic.

**Credentialing Information:** - **Estimated Credentialing Timeframe:** 60 to 90 days.

- **Availability of Temp Positions:** No. - **Shift Description:** Shifts from 8 AM to 8 PM, typically exceeding 12 hours based on patient inflow; each provider covers 3 shifts weekly.

- **Weekend Requirements:** Mandatory

**Mandatory Qualifications:** - **Board Certified:** Required.

- **Active Virginia Medical License:** Required.

- **Current BLS Certification:** Required.

- **Active DEA Registration:** Required.

- **Minimum Experience:** At least one year in an ED, ER, primary care, or urgent care setting is mandatory.

- **Background Check:** Must have a clean record with no malpractice or license issues; no exceptions will be made

. - **Payment Terms:** The client will not cover travel expenses and is seeking local candidates or inclusive rate proposals.

**Certification Requirements:** - BLS, - Board Certification,

- DEA Registration.

**Licensure Requirements:** Must hold a valid license to practice in Virginia.