Urgent Care Advanced Practitioner – Full Time NP or PA-c
* Full-time
* Shift: Day
* Location: UM Urgent Care Kent
* Position Type: Exempt
Renowned as the academic flagship of the University of Maryland Medical System, our Magnet-designated facility is a nationally recognized, academic medical center with opportunities across the continuum of care. Come join UMMC and discover the atmosphere where talents and ideas come together to enhance patient care and advance the science of nursing. Located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards, you won’t find a more vibrant place to work!
This position encompasses the Eastern Shore region of Maryland and includes equal coverage of our centers located in Kent Island, Easton and Denton. UM Urgent Care providers are the leaders of our urgent care facilities, providing excellent care to our patients, creating signature patient experiences and working as a close-knit team with medical assistants and x-ray technologists. We care for patients from one year of age and older, providing a diverse array of services from treating upper respiratory infections, sprains and strains, and applying sutures, to employee health physicals, work-related injuries and preoperative exams.
Full-time providers work twelve-hour clinical shifts from 8a-8p and do 3 to 4 shifts per week (12-14 shifts/month). Urgent Care is a fast-paced environment with diverse patient types; illness and injury presentations.
Candidates must be a licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in good standing in the state of Maryland (candidates may have a license pending approval), and have an NPI number, DEA and CDS (or be in the process of receiving those items). Additionally, having some experience as a provider, nurse or tech in the fields of urgent care, intensive care, emergency medicine or primary care is very helpful. It is required that candidates have a proactive, growth-focused mindset, are passionate about providing high-quality care to their patients. Candidates must be passionate about the field of urgent care, intellectually curious and be open to constructive feedback.
We provide side-by-side clinical training shifts at the onset of employment to ensure new providers have the hands-on procedure skill, basic clinical knowledge and electronic health records fluency necessary to be successful. We also provide support for our providers with constant APP and physician leadership available telephonically for all operating hours.
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