Locum - Nurse Practitioner - Urgent Care

**Coverage Details:** - 

**Duration:** 3 days per week, starting upon credentialing until a permanent hire is secured.

- **Schedule:** Clinics operate 7 days a week from 8 AM to 8 PM. Shifts are expected to be 12 hours or longer, dependent on patient flow, with a mandate to treat all patients presenting during operational hours.

**Provider Needs:** - **Total Providers Required:** 3 full-time positions (3 shifts per week each, totaling 9 shifts per week).

**Practice Environment:** - **Setting:** Clinic-based.

- **Demographics:** The patient population ranges from birth to end of life, varying by clinic and day. - **Outpatient vs. Inpatient Percentage:** 100% outpatient care expected.

- **Daily Patient Load:** Daily patient volume varies by location, averaging between 25 to 50 patients, with increased traffic anticipated during cold and flu seasons.

- **Trauma Level:** Capable of managing episodic care; higher acuity cases will require transfer to higher-level care facilities (ED, ER, etc.).

**Core Responsibilities and Skills Required:**

- **Procedures:** - Laceration repair (simple, intermediate, complex)

- Incision and drainage (including packing)

- Foreign body removal

- Minor burn management

- Skin lesion care - Orthopedic injury stabilization (splinting, casting, joint reduction)

- Diagnostic and point-of-care testing

- X-ray interpretation  

- Electrocardiogram (EKG) evaluation

- Point-of-care lab interpretation (e.g., rapid strep, flu, COVID-19, RSV, urinalysis, blood glucose)

- Epistaxis management (anterior nasal packing or chemical cautery)

- Cerumen impaction removal

- Airway support (e.g., administration of nebulizer treatments, initial emergency stabilization)

- **Documentation Methodology:** Utilization of Epic EMR system.

**Credentialing Insights:**

- **Estimated Timeframe:** Credentialing is anticipated to take between 60 to 90 days.

- **Temporary Staffing Availability:** Not available.

**Shift Specification:** - **Hours:** 8 AM to 8 PM, with shifts expected to exceed 12 hours based on patient flow (3 shifts per week).

**Job Qualifications:**

- **Required Credentials:**

- Board Certification (mandatory)

- Active Virginia medical license (mandatory)

- Current BLS certification (mandatory) - Active DEA registration (mandatory)

- Minimum of 1 year of experience in an emergency department, primary care, or urgent care setting (mandatory)

- Clean professional background (no malpractice or licensing issues; no exceptions)

**Client Specifications:**

- **Travel Expenses:** The client will not cover travel costs; only inclusive rates or local candidates will be considered.

**Mandatory Certifications:** - BLS - Board Certification

- DEA Registration

**Licensure Requirements:** - Virginia state licensure is required.