Urgent Care Advanced Practice Clinician (APP)

Evergreen Emergency Services

Urgent Care Advanced Practice Clinician (APP)

Monroe, WA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Who We Are:

    Evergreen Emergency Services (EES) is a physician-owned and operated medical practice based in Kirkland, WA. Our exceptional team of board. certified emergency physicians and urgent care clinicians are dedicated to delivering compassionate, efficient medical care of the highest quality. We serve the patients of EvergreenHealth who are in need of emergent and urgent care. Despite the pandemic and the changing healthcare environment, we have been fortunate to continue to see growth in our team, clinic locations, and communities and patients we serve.

    EES Patients are treated with the utmost compassion, as though they are members of our own family. We are all part of the medical field because we have a caring attitude toward people. This way of seeing the people around us is what sets us apart from others. We strive to bring healing and peace to our patients as they trust us in vulnerable and challenging circumstances.

    EES Employees find our work interesting and rewarding. We share values including integrity, excellence, passion, endurance, and patient focused care. Within our group, equity, honesty, and congeniality are the foundation of professional interactions, where every clinician is treated as the invaluable asset they are.

    Job Summary:

    Under general supervision, is responsible for the medical care of urgent care patients. Treats patients in Urgent Care (UC) clinics to ensure proper injury care and disease diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Requests necessary tests and follow-up visits and refers patients to specialists, as necessary.

    FTE: PART-TIME or FULL-TIME candidates will be considered.

    Location : Negotiable. Clinics are located in Redmond, Woodinville, Mill Creek, Totem Lake, Sammamish, Kenmore, Monroe, and soon to open a new location in Bothell!

    We offer competitive pay and benefits including:

    • Medical/LTD, vision & dental coverage options
    • Highly flexible schedule
    • Generous CME / education allowance
    • 401K plan with 10% Employer Profit-Sharing contribution
    • Licensure & Professional dues reimbursement
    • Full Malpractice insurance coverage
    • And more!

    We offer a supportive, collaborative work environment. You will receive ample training when you join our team, and will always have real-time access to Emergency Department physicians for consultation, as well as an extensive on-call specialist list. Our clinical and administrative leaders also pride. ourselves in being readily available to help when you need us!

    Specific Duties & Responsibilities

    • Works collaboratively and supportively with members of the medical staff to provide quality, urgent care medical services for all patients who present to the UC.
    • Provides leadership at the clinic and contributes to a positive work environment, working cooperatively with other clinical and non-clinical departments to ensure access, quality, and effective use of services.
    • Treats patients to ensure proper injury care and disease diagnosis, request necessary tests and follow-up visits. As necessary, stabilizes patient and coordinates transportation of patient to tertiary care centers. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Completes chart documentation in a timely manner.
    • Participates in the life of the company and the community.
    • Vigorously engages in his/her own professional development; is a life-long learner who enhances his/her skills, using state-of-the-art technologies to maintain high standards of performance to work efficiently and effectively.
    • Is familiar with and complies with all policies and regulations as put forth in the company's documents.
    • Since safety and security are everyone's responsibility, takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect employees, patients, equipment, materials and facilities.
    • Performs other duties as assigned.

    Required Education, Training & Experience:

    • Master's Degree from an accredited Advanced Nurse Practitioner program or graduation from a Physician Assistant (PA) Training Program accredited by the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education
    • Licensed as a Family Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant with a current valid, full and unrestricted license in Washington State
    • An active DEA license with no restrictions
    • Current BLS and ACLS
    • Maintains Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements
    • Minimum two years of acute care experience required. Emergency medicine or urgent care experience with adult and pediatric patients, preferred.
    • No more than twelve (12) months since last work assignment preferred

    Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

    • Familiarity with standard UC concepts, practices, and procedures. Prior use of an EMR and ability to learn a new system.
    • Creativity, adaptability, ability to multitask
    • Ability to work well with teammates as well as in an individual contributor role
    • Ability to provide leadership among equals
    • Ability to work and communicate well with all company and hospital employees as well as patients and their families
    • Excellent written and verbal communications skills
    • Excellent problem-solving, risk assessment, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills
    • Excellent customer service skills
    • Ability to maintain confidential information
    • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
    • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

    We look forward to hearing from you!