Locum Nurse Practitioner – Urgent Care needed in Richmond, Virginia

Job description

👩‍⚕️ Profession: Nurse Practitioner
🏥 Specialty: Urgent Care
💰 Rate: Up to $110/hour
📅 Start: As soon as credentialed
⏳ Assignment: Until a permanent provider is hired
🕐 Schedule: 3 shifts per week
🌙 Shift: 8:00 AM–8:00 PM, 12+ hours depending on patient flow
📞 Call: None
🏥 Setting: Outpatient Clinic
👥 Providers Needed: 3 full-time providers

Position Overview

We are seeking experienced Nurse Practitioners for locum tenens coverage across multiple urgent care locations.

Providers will work approximately 3 shifts per week, with clinics open 7 days a week. Shifts are 12 hours or longer depending on patient flow, and providers are expected to see patients who arrive during operating hours.


Patient Population

Birth to death

100% outpatient

Approximately 25–50 patients per day, depending on location

Higher patient volume expected during cold and flu season

Higher-acuity or traumatic cases requiring emergency care will be transferred to an appropriate higher level of care


Responsibilities & Procedures

Patient evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment

Simple, intermediate, and complex laceration repair

Suturing and stapling

Incision and drainage (I&D), including packing

Foreign body removal

Minor burn management

Skin lesion care

Orthopedic and injury stabilization

Splinting and casting

Joint reduction

Diagnostic and point-of-care testing

X-ray interpretation

Electrocardiogram (EKG) evaluation

Point-of-care laboratory interpretation

Rapid strep, flu, COVID-19, RSV, urinalysis, and blood glucose testing

Epistaxis management, including nasal packing and chemical cautery

Cerumen impaction removal

Nebulizer treatments

Initial emergency stabilization


Requirements

Board Certified

Active Virginia license

Active BLS

Active DEA

Minimum 1 year of experience in Emergency Department/Emergency Room, Primary Care, or Urgent Care

Clean background with no malpractice or license issues

Local candidates or providers willing to accept an inclusive rate preferred; travel expenses will not be reimbursed

At name clearance, disclose whether the provider has previously worked for the health system. If yes, provide:

Facility name

Last date worked

Agency used


Credentialing

Estimated credentialing timeframe: 60–90 days

Temporary privileges are not available

EMR

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