Locum - Physician Assistant (PA) - Urgent Care

**Dates of Coverage:** Coverage required 3 days per week upon completion of credentialing  

**Schedule:** Clinics operate 7 days a week from 8 AM to 8 PM. Shift length is typically 12 hours or more, contingent on patient volume. Providers are expected to accommodate all patients presenting during operating hours.

**Number of Providers Needed:** 3 full-time providers (each covering 3 shifts per week, totaling 9 shifts weekly)

**Practice Setting:** Clinic 

**Patient Demographics:** The patient population ranges from neonates to the elderly, with variability in demographics across different clinics and days.  

**Patient Mix:** 100% outpatient  

**Average Patient Volume:** Daily patient encounters fluctuate from 25 to 50, with an uptick as cold and flu season approaches.  

**Trauma Designation:** The clinic handles episodic events. Cases requiring higher acuity care will be referred to emergency departments.

**Required Skills and Procedures:**  
- Laceration repair (simple, intermediate, complex suturing, and stapling)  

- Incision and drainage (I&D), including packing  

- Foreign body removal  

- Management of minor burns  

- Skin lesion care  

- Orthopedic stabilization (splinting and casting)  

- Joint reduction  

- Diagnostic and point-of-care testing  

- X-ray interpretation  

- Electrocardiogram (EKG) evaluation  

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

- Epistaxis management (anterior nasal packing or silver nitrate cautery)  

- Cerumen impaction removal  
- Airway support via nebulizer treatments and initial emergency stabilization  

**EMR Documentation:** Epic  

**Credentialing Requirements:**  

- Estimated timeframe for credentialing: 60 to 90 days  

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

**Mandatory Job Requirements:**  
- Board certification (Required)  

- Active Virginia medical license (Required)  

- Current BLS certification (Required)  

- Current DEA registration (Required)  

- Minimum of 1 year of experience in an emergency department, primary care, or urgent care setting (Required)  

- Clean background with no history of malpractice or license infractions—strict adherence required  

- The client does not cover travel expenses and insists on either inclusive rates or local candidate applications exclusively (Required)  

**Certification Requirements:** 

 
- BLS  
- Board Certified  
- DEA  

**Licensure Requirements:**  
- Must hold a valid license to practice in Virginia.