Nurse Practitioner-Urgent Care Provider (NP/PA) FULL TIME

 Full-Time | All DFW Locations | Competitive Pay

Goodside Health is looking for compassionate, skilled Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to join our urgent care team across the Dallas–Fort Worth area. We're hiring for Full-Time roles at all of our DFW locations, with a consistent schedule and competitive pay for providers who thrive on variety, fast-paced clinical decision-making, and the chance to make a real difference in patients' lives — in clinic.

Job Summary

The Urgent Care Provider delivers high-quality, age-appropriate acute care to patients in the clinic urgent care setting. This role is ideal for a provider who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys same-day problem-solving, and is comfortable managing a broad range of walk-in acute illnesses and injuries.

What You'll Do

• Provide comprehensive urgent care services to walk-in patients of all ages.
• Perform focused physical examinations and rapid health assessments.
• Diagnose and treat acute illnesses and injuries as appropriate to licensure.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic and point-of-care tests.
• Develop and implement treatment plans for episodic, same-day care needs.
• Determine appropriate level of care and refer or escalate to emergency services when needed.
• Provide health coaching and education to patients and their families.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care.
• Accurately and promptly chart and document all patient interactions.
• Communicate effectively with a diverse population of patients, families, and team members.
• Mentor and train fellow teammates as needed.
• Deliver exceptional patient service aligned with Goodside Health's mission and core values.
• Travel to DFW-area clinics as needed to support staffing coverage.
• Ensure continuity of care, including timely follow-up for patients seen by other team providers.
• Respond to internal correspondence and monitor company email in a timely manner (24–48 hours, unless urgent).
• Maintain regular, reliable attendance, which is core to quality patient care.

What You Bring

Required Skills & Abilities

• Exceptional patient care and customer service skills.
• Sound diagnostic and clinical assessment skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally with clinicians, staff, payers, patients, and families.
• Comfort managing multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced urgent care environment.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Adaptability, quick clinical judgment, and openness to new technology and process improvement.

Required Education & Experience

• Nurse Practitioners: current, valid, unencumbered RN license from the Texas Board of Nursing, with the ability to obtain licensure in other states.
• Active national certification as a Nurse Practitioner (PNP-BC / FNP-BC) or NCCPA certification for Physician Assistants, per applicable licensing requirements.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within 90 days of hire.
• Minimum 2 years' experience as a Nurse Practitioner (PNP, FNP) or Physician Assistant.
• Strong customer service focus.
• Working knowledge of clinical procedures, HIPAA, OSHA, and CLIA-Waived Testing.

Preferred

• Bilingual (Spanish) a plus but not a must
• At least one year of urgent care or emergency medicine experience as a provider.

Schedule & Locations

• Full-Time position with a consistent, predictable schedule.
• In-clinic.
• Competitive, experience-based pay.

Openings at the following DFW-area locations:

 McKinney, TX Frisco, TX Fort Worth, TX Mansfield, TX  Plano, TX • Arlington, TX  Dallas, TX

Work Environment

This role is performed in an environmentally controlled office/medical facility or via telework. Providers regularly interact with a diverse population of staff, patients, and families, and may be frequently exposed to communicable diseases, bodily fluids, and other conditions common to a clinical setting.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift at least 20 pounds.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.
• Fine motor skills and visual acuity, including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly required to stand, talk, and hear; frequently required to walk, use hands, and reach; occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch.

This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all duties or responsibilities required of this position. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time, with or without notice.