Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Urgent Care

Job description

Job Summary
• The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (NP/PA) provides evaluation and management to urgent care clinic patients. This work will be in collaboration with the supervising urgent care physician involved in the patient’s care.
• The supervising physician of record will be an Emerson Practice Associate (EPA) physician for purposes of establishing a collaboration agreement for licensure and prescribing status as well as periodic performance reviews. The degree of autonomy of the NP/PA’s daily practice will depend on the details of each particular clinic and the preferences and skills of the NP/PA.
• The NP/PA works in accordance with Hospital privileges.

Minimum Qualifications
• Education
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Master’s or Doctoral Degree required
• Experience
• Previous experience in an Urgent care and/or emergency department environment strongly preferred.
• At least 5 years experience working as a PA or NP
• Licensure and/or Certification
• Current license as a Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant in Massachusetts required.
• National certification with recertification as required every six years (this is required for Massachusetts licensure)
• Must be able to attain and maintain privileges at Emerson Hospital as Nurse Practitioner.
• BLS healthcare provider required.
• Skills
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Must be able to read, write, and communicate in English.
• Computer skills required.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.