Family Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant at Huntsville Hospital Urgent Care

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Location: Florence, Alabama

About Huntsville Hospital Urgent Care:

Huntsville Hospital Urgent Care, with nine locations in Alabama, is an affiliate of Urgent Team, one of the largest independent operators of urgent and family care centers in the Southeast. The Urgent Team Family of Centers provides quality and affordable family healthcare at more than 80 locations under eight brands.

Huntsville Hospital Urgent Care's convenient, walk-in centers provide a range of healthcare services including treatments for injuries and illnesses, occupational health and wellness care. The centers are open seven days a week: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Additionally, all Huntsville Hospital Urgent Care centers are Accredited Care Centers - a designation from the Urgent Care Association which recognizes the company's commitment to safety, quality, and scope of services.

Job Description:

As a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Huntsville Hospital Urgent Care, you will play a crucial role in providing exceptional medical care to patients of all ages with a wide variety of acute and chronic medical conditions. Working collaboratively with a team of healthcare professionals, you will diagnose, treat, and educate patients while ensuring the highest standard of care and service. Our full-time team members work a rotating 36-40 hour/week schedule, consisting of 12-hour weekday shifts and every-other weekend. Our PRN (per diem) team members are scheduled on an as-needed basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide exemplary customer service to patients, visitors, and coworkers.
• Provide convenient, friendly patient care to all who come through our door seeking health-related services.
• Provide leadership, direction, and assistance during emergencies while maintaining a comforting and reassuring effect for patients.
• Perform medical assessment, treatment, management, and follow-up of clinic patients.
• Perform medical procedures including laceration repairs, nail removal, pap tests, injections, splinting, and abscess incision and drainage.
• Establish and monitor a medically appropriate level of care for clinic patients.
• Oversee, direct, and support on-site laboratory, x-rays, injections, and collections for direct access services, if applicable.
• Maintain clinical core competency.
• Work with Center Leadership and other staff to ensure operations are consistent with medical policy and professional standards.
• Cooperate and participate in the development, implementation, and revision of policies affecting medical practice, quality of care, and patient satisfaction.
• Participate in and assist with in-service and continuing education programs for physicians, nurses, and other personnel.
• Recommend potential means of growth and development for new and/or existing services within the Center.
• Assure compliance with licensing, certification, and accrediting bodies.
• Participate in the development and presentation of education programs for staff.
• Provide guidance to other medical staff to ensure quality professional services and patient satisfaction.

Requirements:

• Experience as a Provider for a minimum of 2 years
• State License as an APRN or Physician Assistant
• Certification as an APRN through the AANP, ANCC, or NCCPA
• DEA license, or willingness to obtain upon hire
• DOT certification, or willingness to obtain upon hire
• BLS certification

Full-Time Benefits Include:

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Options
• Retirement savings plans
• Continuing Education Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• and MORE!

PRN Benefits Include:

• 401K plan with company contribution
• No-Cost Office Visits and generous discounts on some billable services
• Malpractice Coverage
• Access to UpToDate, a clinical resource tool