Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary

As an Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner, you’ll assess patients, diagnose and treat common acute conditions, and guide people toward the right next step in care. You’ll combine sound clinical judgment with clear communication to support patients across age groups in a fast-paced outpatient setting.

Your impact

Timely assessment and treatment help patients and families get clear answers and appropriate care when they need it.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient intake, review vital signs, take medical histories, and conduct physical examinations and diagnostic evaluations.
• Provide urgent care, primary care, pediatrics, and acute pain management within your scope; prescribe medications in accordance with applicable Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations and collaborative practice agreements.
• Perform procedures such as suturing, injection administration, intravenous (IV) insertion or infusion, phlebotomy, and specimen collection when appropriate.
• Document assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans, and follow-up in electronic medical record (EMR) or electronic health record (EHR) systems; protect patient privacy under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Coordinate with healthcare professionals on referrals, case management, discharge planning, and escalation of emergency or complex cases.

Qualifications

• Required: Current nurse practitioner credentials and authorization to practice as an advanced practice provider in the applicable jurisdiction; basic life support certification as required.
• Demonstrated patient assessment, healthcare diagnosis, medication administration, medical documentation, and client communication skills.
• Urgent care, emergency medicine, emergency room, clinic, outpatient, hospital, acute care, or medical-surgical experience is relevant; critical care, intensive care unit (ICU), trauma center, inpatient, or hospital medicine experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with EMR/EHR systems; Epic, Athenahealth, Cerner, or eClinicalWorks experience is helpful. Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, infection control, and ICD-10 or CPT coding is valued.
• Additional experience in geriatrics, senior care, assisted living, nursing homes, hospice, dialysis, gastroenterology, occupational health, telehealth, behavioral health, or care for children is welcome.

Pay: $93,000.00 - $124,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance

Work Location: In person