Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant

Job Description

Urgent Care PA Locums Needed Brentwood, Pennsylvania

Urgent Care Locums Ongoing Coverage

WPA Medicine Staffing is seeking NP/PA providers with urgent care or emergency medicine experience for an ongoing locums opportunity in Pennsylvania. This is a great opportunity for providers who are comfortable treating patients of all ages and working independently in a busy urgent care setting.

Assignment Highlights
  • 5 FTE providers needed
  • Schedule: Monday Sunday, 8:00 AM 8:00 PM
  • Approximately 20 shifts/month
  • No call
  • Provider will work independently/solo with no physician supervision
  • Providers will rotate between multiple affiliated urgent care locations , all within approximately 30 miles of one another
  • Drive-in candidates only candidates should live within a 2 3 hour driving radius
  • Average patient volume: 3 4 patients per hour
  • Sites typically staffed with 1 3 providers per day
  • EMR: Epic
Clinical Responsibilities

Providers will manage a typical urgent care patient population, including:

  • Cold and flu symptoms
  • Rashes
  • Abrasions and lacerations
  • Sprains and minor orthopedic injuries
  • Minor burns
  • Wound care and I&Ds
  • Splinting
  • X-rays and EKGs
  • Drawing blood and starting IVs
  • Patients requiring a higher level of care will be referred to the local emergency department
Patient Population
  • All ages
  • Must be comfortable treating pediatric patients age 6 months and older
Requirements
  • BC/BE
  • Active Pennsylvania license
  • PA DEA
  • PA CSR
  • ACLS, BLS, PALS
  • Minimum 1 year of experience
  • Must have either:
    • 2+ years of urgent care experience , or
    • 1+ year of emergency medicine experience
  • Must be comfortable working independently without supervision
  • Must be comfortable performing orthopedic procedures, including splinting
  • Strong wound care experience required
Candidate Presentation Requirements

When submitting a provider, please indicate whether the candidate is comfortable or not comfortable with each of the following:

  • Suturing / Wound Care / I&Ds
  • Splinting
  • X-rays / EKGs
  • Drawing Blood / IVs
  • Working Independently
  • Pediatrics

Interested?

Please contact me for additional details, scheduling information, and submission requirements.

Cheryl Weisenberg
Senior Clinical Recruiter WPA Medicine Staffing, LLC

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