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, diverse culture, and a thriving healthcare community, making it an exceptional place to live and work. With its charming neighborhoods, world-class dining, and easy access to both the Blue Ridge Mountains and Atlantic coast, Richmond provides an outstanding quality of life for healthcare professionals.

Facility:
This well-established healthcare network operates multiple urgent care locations across the Richmond area, providing comprehensive episodic and outpatient care to a diverse patient population ranging from birth through end of life. The facilities are fully equipped with modern diagnostic tools and utilize Epic EMR, offering a professional and supportive clinical environment for providers.

Opportunity:
Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant – Urgent Care

Job Details:

• Provide urgent care services across multiple clinic locations throughout the Richmond area
• Clinics operate 7 days a week, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM, with 12-hour shifts depending on patient flow
• Expected to see all patients who arrive during hours of operation
• Average patient volume ranges from 25 to 50 patients per day, increasing during cold and flu season
• 100% outpatient practice setting with no call coverage required
• Patient population spans birth to death and varies by clinic location and day
• 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 and casting as well as 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
• Manage epistaxis via anterior nasal packing or chemical cautery (silver nitrate)
• Perform cerumen impaction removal
• Provide airway support including administration of nebulizer treatments and initial emergency stabilization
• Higher acuity cases to be escalated to appropriate higher level of care (ED/ER)
• Document using Epic EMR
• Active Virginia medical license required
• Board certification required
• Active BLS and DEA required
• Minimum of 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 or providers willing to provide inclusive rates 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

64966578