Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Profession/Specialty: [ "Nurse Practitioner (NP) ", "Physician Assistant (PA) "] Urgent Care
Coverage Location: Midlothian VA (multiple locations across the Richmond area) - Please see attached Practice Description for full list of locations
Dates of Coverage: 3 days/week as soon as credentialed until perm is hired
Schedule: clinics are open 7 days a week, 8a-8p, shifts will be 12 hours , depending upon patient flow, expected to see all patients who arrive during those hours of operation
Call Coverage: No
Call Type: [ "N/A "]
Call Ratio: N/A
Average Amount of Call Back Hours: N/A
Practice Setting(s): [ "Clinic "]
Leadership Position/Required to Teach: No
Patient Population: patient population is birth to death and can vary from clinic to clinic, day by day
% Outpatient vs Inpatient: 100% outpatient
Average # of Patients Per Day: varies by clinic, but can be anywhere from 25 to 50 per day, higher as we approach cold & flu season
Trauma Level Designation: episodic events, higher acuity will need to be sent for higher level of care (ED. ER, etc.)
Required Duties, Procedures, Skills, etc: Laceration Repair: Simple, intermediate, and complex suturing or stapling, Incision and drainage (I&D): including packing, Foreign Body Removal, Minor Burn Management, Skin Lesion Care, Orthopedic & Injury Stabilization, Splinting & Casting, Joint Reduction, Diagnostic & Point-of-Care Testing, X-Ray Interpretation, Electrocardiogram (EKG): Evaluation, Point-of-Care Lab Interpretation: Reviewing rapid strep, flu, COVID-19, RSV, urinalysis, and blood glucose testing, Epistaxis Management: Anterior nasal packing or chemical cautery (silver nitrate) for nosebleeds, Cerumen impaction removal, Airway Support: Administration of nebulizer treatments and initial emergency stabilization
EMR/Documentation: Epic
Additional Notes: N/A
CREDENTIALING:
Estimated Credentialing Timeframe: 60 to 90 days
TRAVEL AND LOGISTICS: