Locum - Physician Assistant (PA) - Urgent Care

**Coverage Details:** - **Dates of Coverage:** 3 days per week, commencing upon credentialing

- **Operational Schedule:** Clinics operate 7 days a week from 0800 to 2000 hours. Shifts will exceed 12 hours as dictated by patient volume, with the expectation of attending to all patients presenting during these operational hours.

**Provider Requirements:** - **Number of Providers Needed:** 3 Full-Time positions (3 shifts per week each, totaling 9 shifts weekly).

**Practice Environment:** - **Setting:** Clinic 

- **Patient Demographics:** The patient population encompasses all ages (from birth to geriatrics) and may fluctuate on a daily basis across different clinics.

- **Patient Type Distribution:** 100% outpatient care.

- **Average Patient Volume:** Daily patient counts range from 25 to 50, with potential increases as the cold and flu season approaches.

- **Trauma Level:** Clinics manage episodic care; cases of higher acuity must be referred to appropriate higher-level care facilities (ED/ER).

**Clinical Responsibilities and Competencies:** Required procedures include, but are not limited to:

- Laceration Repair: Ability to perform simple, intermediate, and complex suturing/stapling.

- Incision and Drainage (I&D): Includes packing and foreign body removal.

- Minor Burn Management and Skin Lesion Care.

- Orthopedic interventions such as stabilization, splinting, casting, and joint reduction.

- Diagnostic testing including Point-of-Care Testing and X-Ray interpretation.

- Electrocardiogram (EKG) evaluation and Point-of-Care lab interpretation (rapid strep, flu, COVID-19, RSV, urinalysis, blood glucose).

- Management of epistaxis via anterior nasal packing or chemical cautery (silver nitrate).

- Cerumen impaction removal. - Airway management, including nebulizer treatments and initial emergency stabilization.

**EMR System:** Epic

**Credentialing Information:** - **Estimated Timeline for Credentialing:** 60 to 90 days

**Shift Details:** - Shifts are from 0800 to 2000 hours, lasting 12 hours or more based on patient flow requirements; 3 shifts per week.

**Mandatory Qualifications:** - Board Certification (Required)

- Active Virginia License (Required) - Current BLS Certification (Required)

- Active DEA Registration (Required)

- Minimum of 1 year of experience in an ED/ER, primary care, or urgent care setting (Required)

- Clean professional background with no malpractice or licensing issues—no exceptions (Required)

**Client Financial Policy:** - The client will not reimburse for travel costs and prefers inclusive rates or local candidates only

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**Certification and Licensing Requirements:** - Required Certifications: BLS, Board Certification,

 DEA - Required License: Virginia