Locum Physician Assistant (PA) Urgent Care

**Coverage Period:** 3 days per week from credentialing

**Operational Schedule:** Clinics operate 7 days a week 8 AM to 8 PM; shifts will last 12 hours contingent on patient volume. Providers are expected to attend to all patients presenting during operational hours.

**Provider Requirements:** 3 full-time providers (3 shifts per week per provider totaling 9 shifts weekly)

**Practice Setting:** Clinic-based

**Patient Demographics:** Comprehensive range from neonates to geriatric patients varying by specific clinic and day.

**Care Type Distribution:** 100% outpatient services

**Average Daily Patient Volume:** Fluctuates based on clinic specifics; ranges from 25 to 50 patients per day with increased numbers anticipated during cold and flu seasons.

**Trauma Level:** Facilities are equipped for episodic care; higher acuity cases necessitate transfer to higher-level care facilities (e.g. ED ER).

**Essential Duties and Procedures:**

- Laceration repair (simple intermediate and complex suturing/stapling)

- Incision and drainage (I&D) including packing

- Foreign body removal

- Minor burn care - Skin lesion management

- Orthopedic stabilization (splinting and casting joint reduction)

- Diagnostic and point-of-care testing - Interpretation of X-rays and electrocardiograms (EKG)

- Point-of-care lab result interpretation (rapid strep flu COVID-19 RSV urinalysis blood glucose)

- Management of epistaxis (anterior nasal packing chemical cautery)

- Cerumen impaction removal

- Airway support including nebulizer administration and initial emergency stabilization

**Documentation System:** Epic

**Credentialing Details:** - **Estimated Timeframe:** 60 to 90 days

- **Temporary Credentialing Availability:** Not applicable

**Shift Overview:** - 12-hour shifts from 8 AM to 8 PM; 3 shifts per week per provider

**Mandatory Qualifications:** - Board Certification (Required)

- Current Virginia medical license (Required)

- Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (Required)

- Valid DEA registration (Required)

- Minimum 1 year of experience in an ED ER primary care or urgent care setting (Required)

- Clean professional background with no malpractice or licensing issues (Required)

- Client stipulates no travel reimbursement; only local candidates or inclusive rates accepted (Required)