Nurse Practitioner

Job Type

Locums Tenens

Specialty

Urgent Care

State

Location

– Richmond, VA

Description

Location:
Richmond, VA

Richmond, Virginia, offers a vibrant blend of rich history, cultural attractions, and a thriving food and arts scene, making it a fantastic place to live and work. With its central location along the East Coast, Richmond provides easy access to major cities like Washington, D.C. and Charlotte, while offering a lower cost of living and a welcoming community atmosphere.

Facility:
This well-established healthcare network operates multiple urgent care clinic locations across the Richmond area, providing comprehensive episodic and outpatient care to a diverse patient population ranging from birth to end of life. The clinics are open seven days a week and are supported by a strong infrastructure, including Epic EMR, to ensure providers have the tools they need to deliver high-quality care.

Opportunity:
Board Certified – Urgent Care

Job Details:

• Provide urgent care services across multiple clinic locations in the Richmond, VA area
• Locum and Locum to Perm opportunity, covering 3 shifts per week per provider until a permanent hire is made
• Clinics operate 7 days a week, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM; shifts are 12 hours or more depending on patient flow
• Expected to see all patients who arrive during hours of operation
• Patient population ranges from birth to end of life and varies by clinic location
• Average patient volume ranges from 25 to 50 patients per day, with higher volumes expected during cold and flu season
• 100% outpatient practice setting with no call coverage required
• Perform laceration repair including simple, intermediate, and complex suturing or stapling
• Perform incision and drainage (I&D) including packing
• Perform foreign body removal and minor burn management
• Provide skin lesion care and orthopedic injury stabilization
• Perform splinting, casting, and joint reduction
• Conduct diagnostic and point-of-care testing including X-ray interpretation and EKG evaluation
• Interpret point-of-care lab results including rapid strep, flu, COVID-19, RSV, urinalysis, and blood glucose testing
• Perform epistaxis management including anterior nasal packing or chemical cautery (silver nitrate)
• Perform cerumen impaction removal
• Provide airway support including administration of nebulizer treatments and initial emergency stabilization
• Document using Epic EMR
• Active Virginia license required
• Board Certification required
• Active BLS and DEA required
• Minimum 1 year of experience in an ED/ER, primary care, or urgent care setting required
• Clean background with no malpractice or license issues required, no exceptions
• Local candidates preferred; no travel reimbursement available
• Estimated credentialing timeframe is 60 to 90 days

Compensation:
Competitive hourly rates with weekly pay and malpractice included.

Job ID

64966561