Nurse Practitioner - Physician Assistant - Urgent Care

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Urgent care Advanced Practitioners (Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner) provide a wide variety of clinical services including treatment of acute episodic conditions such as sore throats, colds, flu-like symptoms, cuts, sprains and minor infections. Functioning in lieu of or alongside of a physician, it is essential for an urgent care Advanced Practitioner to have excellent assessment skills in order to recognize more serious conditions and direct the patient to the emergency room for advanced care when necessary.

Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree required for Physician Assistants
• Master's Degree required for Nurse Practitioners

Work Experience

• 2-5 years of post-residency clinical experience required
• Minimum 18 months experience in applicable practice setting required
• Adult and pediatric practice experience strongly preferred

Required Licenses/Certifications

• National Certification
• Active state medical licensure

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Work experience in an Urgent Care or Emergency Room setting
• Applicable office procedures including but not limited to suturing, splinting, etc.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Preferred

• Knowledge and experience with Electronic Medical Records     
• Ability to be attentive with strong listening skills
• Strong communication and customer service skills

Essential Functions

Essential functions are those tasks, duties and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the job’s purpose and objectives. Essential functions are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job. They are the major functions for which the person in the job is held accountable. Following are the essential functions of the job.

- Examining and treating patients

- Taking patients’ medical histories

- Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and X-rays

- Making diagnoses and prescribing medications

- Treating minor injuries that may require sutures, splints, or casting

- Recording progress notes for follow-up patients

- Educating and counseling patients

- Ordering and/or carrying out therapy with patients

- Giving vaccinations, and referring patients to additional care

- Each provider will work an anticipated four (4), eight (8) or twelve (12) hours per shift which will be assigned by an authorized representative of GoHealth Urgent Care

- All other duties as assigned

Note:  this job description is not inclusive of all the duties of the position.  You may be asked by leaders to perform other duties.  Management reserves the right to revise this position description at any time. 

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