NextCare Urgent Care
Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
Tucson, AZ
Job Highlights
NextCare Introduction
NextCare strives to be the leader in high access healthcare, offering urgent care, occupational health, virtual health and primary care services to our patients. With offering services in twelve states (Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming) and over 170 urgent care clinic locations, we offer exceptional, affordable care to patients across the country.
Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner is responsible for the following:
- Evaluating and treating patients in accordance with clinical best practices for an urgent care and/or occupational health setting.
- Providing compassionate and respectful patient care consistent with NextCare services, values and mission statement.
- Treating all patients who present to the clinic appropriately and discuss the treatment plan with the patient ensuring there is a clear understanding of the next steps.
- Documenting care utilizing the electronic documentation system.
- Taking personal responsibility for appropriately coding and billing for care rendered.
- Delivering exemplary care and act in a legal and ethical manner.
- Maintaining clinical productivity consistent with peers and industry standards for a similar setting.
- Follow up on patient care as indicated.
Essential Education, Experience and Skills:
- Active and unrestricted Arizona medical license
- Active D.E.A.
- NCCPA certification for a Physician Assistant or an ANCC or AANP certification for a Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Practitioners must be permitted to treat all age groups, from infant to geriatric, as per their board specialty, such as Family Nurse Practitioner
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Physician Assistant studies or Master’s of Nursing degree in Nurse Practitioner studies
- Active BLS Certification
- Must be comfortable with all age groups
- EHR proficient
- DOT Certification is required. If you are not currently certified, we will register you for the training at no cost to you
- Must be able to work occasional weekends and holidays, the amount of these shifts will depend on facility you are assigned to
Valued But Not Required Education, Experience and Skills:
- Experience with initial x-ray interpretation prior to over-read from the Radiologist
- Suturing
- For a Physician Assistant - Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant studies
- Previous experience in an urgent care, ER fast- track or full-service walk in medical clinic.
Equal Opportunity Statement
NextCare Urgent Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Location Insights
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Access to Outdoor Activities
A
Access to Parks
A
Commute
B+
Overall
B
Access to Restaurants
B
Public Schools
Total Population
541,482
Median Rent
$846
Median Home Value
$155,300
Median Income
$43,425
Posted February 26, 2024