Locum - Physician Assistant (PA) - Urgent Care

**Coverage Period:** 3 days per week from credentialing

**Operational Schedule:** Clinics operate 7 days a week, 8 AM to 8 PM; shifts will last 12+ hours, contingent on patient volume. Providers are expected to attend to all patients presenting during operational hours.

**Provider Requirements:** 3 full-time providers (3 shifts per week per provider, totaling 9 shifts weekly)

**Practice Setting:** Clinic-based

**Patient Demographics:** Comprehensive range, from neonates to geriatric patients, varying by specific clinic and day.

**Care Type Distribution:** 100% outpatient services

**Average Daily Patient Volume:** Fluctuates based on clinic specifics; ranges from 25 to 50 patients per day, with increased numbers anticipated during cold and flu seasons. 

**Trauma Level:** Facilities are equipped for episodic care; higher acuity cases necessitate transfer to higher-level care facilities (e.g., ED, ER).

**Essential Duties and Procedures:**

- Laceration repair (simple, intermediate, and complex suturing/stapling)

- Incision and drainage (I&D), including packing

- Foreign body removal

- Minor burn care - Skin lesion management

- Orthopedic stabilization (splinting and casting, joint reduction)

- Diagnostic and point-of-care testing - Interpretation of X-rays and electrocardiograms (EKG)

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

  - Management of epistaxis (anterior nasal packing, chemical cautery)

- Cerumen impaction removal

- Airway support, including nebulizer administration and initial emergency stabilization

**Documentation System:** Epic

**Credentialing Details:** - **Estimated Timeframe:** 60 to 90 days

- **Temporary Credentialing Availability:** Not applicable

**Shift Overview:** - 12-hour shifts from 8 AM to 8 PM; 3 shifts per week per provider

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

- Current Virginia medical license (Required)

- Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (Required)

- Valid DEA registration (Required)

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

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

- Client stipulates no travel reimbursement; only local candidates or inclusive rates accepted (Required)