Urgent Care - Nurse Practitioner (Great Opportunity) in Oakdale, LA

SouthStar Urgent Care•Oakdale, LA

About The Position

SouthStar Urgent Care, part of Community Care Partners, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its urgent care and occupational medicine team in Oakdale, Louisiana. The organization describes its purpose as keeping people out of the hospital and its promise as delivering personal care. It emphasizes quality, teamwork, accountability, integrity, and humility, and says clinicians are supported by experienced clinical teams, modern facilities and technology, and leadership that values their input. The practitioner provides outpatient care and treatment in an urgent care setting, including clinical procedures within the practitioner’s scope and skill. The role also includes occupational and telemedicine patient care, lab and x-ray review, referrals, patient communication, and timely, accurate documentation in the electronic medical record. Compensation is based on experience and skills and falls within an established range, with a commission opportunity.

Requirements

Current, unrestricted Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner license in the state, or ability to obtain one.
Ability to obtain DOT certification within 60 days of hire.
Ability to obtain DEA licensure.
Knowledge of treatment and drug interactions.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Provide outpatient patient care, including procedures normally performed in an urgent care setting.
Deliver care and treatment and make referrals.
Arrange referral resources for medical specialties not provided by the organization.
Evaluate patients through physical examinations to establish diagnoses and proposed treatment plans.
Perform clinical procedures that are within the practitioner’s scope and skill.
Communicate diagnoses and treatment goals to patients.
Maintain accurate, complete, concise, and timely electronic medical record documentation, with attention to coding and clinical documentation integrity.
Provide occupational and telemedicine patient care.
Perform non-patient-facing duties, including lab and x-ray review.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned by the Medical Director.