Urgent Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

Purpose

The Urgent Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) delivers high-quality, patient-centered care by assessing, diagnosing, treating, and stabilizing patients presenting with acute and episodic medical conditions across the lifespan.
Essential Functions

• Provide evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and select chronic conditions for adolescent through geriatric patients.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, including history, physical examination, and documentation.
• Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests, including laboratory studies, ECGs, and radiographic imaging.
• Develop and implement treatment plans; prescribe medications in accordance with New York State regulations and organizational policy.
• Perform approved minor procedures, including wound care, suturing, splinting/casting, injections, immunizations, and infection management.
• Provide patient education related to diagnosis, treatment, follow-up care, and health maintenance.
• Consult and collaborate with supervising or collaborating physicians as clinically indicated.
• Remain on site and immediately available while scheduled for duty.
• Participate in occupational medicine services as assigned, including physical examinations, DOT physicals, immunizations, and testing.
• Maintain required licensure, certifications, CME, and clinical competencies.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Current, unrestricted New York State license as an NP or PA.
• BLS certification required; ACLS preferred.
• Prior urgent care, emergency medicine, emergency department, ICU, or hospital-based experience preferred.