Locum - Physician Assistant (PA) - Urgent Care Richmond, VA

Job description

Location:
Richmond, VA

Richmond, Virginia offers a vibrant blend of history, culture, and modern amenities, making it a fantastic place to live and work. With a thriving food and arts scene, beautiful parks along the James River, and a strong sense of community, Richmond provides an exceptional 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 ambulatory care services to a diverse patient population ranging from birth to end of life. The clinics operate seven days a week with a fully outpatient practice setting and utilize Epic EMR for streamlined documentation and patient care management.

Opportunity:
Board Certified - Urgent Care

Job Details:

• Provide urgent care services across multiple clinic locations throughout the Richmond area
• Locum and Locum to Perm opportunity covering 3 shifts per week until a permanent provider is hired
• Clinics operate 7 days a week, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM with 12-hour shifts 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 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 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
• 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
• Utilize Epic EMR for all documentation
• 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 those providing inclusive rates preferred as no travel reimbursement is provided
• Estimated credentialing timeframe of 60 to 90 days