Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner Fellowship

WellNow•Town of Amherst, NY

16d•$85,000 - $85,000

About The Position

WellNow Urgent Care is hiring fellows for its Urgent Care Fellowship Program, a minimum nine-month continuing specialty rotation designed to provide enhanced clinical experience in urgent care medicine. Fellows receive one-on-one preceptorship with Urgent Care Clinical Faculty, learn through hands-on patient care, and participate in ongoing lectures guided by a provided didactic curriculum. The nationally accredited program is accredited by the College of Urgent Care Medicine® (CUCM) and the Urgent Care Association® (UCA), and provides comprehensive training, mentorship, and hands-on experience to develop competent, proficient, and professional providers. The program’s mission is to provide fellows with structured cognitive and clinical education that enables them to become competent, proficient, and professional urgent care providers. Its goals include training fellows in WellNow core competencies and preparing them to succeed in a fast-paced urgent care environment. The listed annual salary is $85,000. A $10,000 signing bonus is offered to qualified Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.

Requirements

Successful completion of an accredited, approved Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner program.
Physician Assistants must have active board certification with the NCCPA.
Family Nurse Practitioners must have active board certification with the AANP or ANCC.
Licensure as a Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner in the state where applying.
Demonstrated clinical competence, superior verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal effectiveness, customer relation skills, computer competence, and an active desire to learn.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with urgent care teams under the mentorship of experienced Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to provide patient care at WellNow sites.
Examine, diagnose, and treat patients of all ages with acute illnesses and injuries or exacerbations of chronic disease.
Order evidence-based testing, prescribe medications, and refer patients to outside specialists as needed.
Provide occupational medicine services, including DOT exams and treatment of Workers’ Compensation injuries.
Perform pre-participation physicals for camps, sports, and employment.
Maintain patient charts accurately and comprehensively.
Document patient information in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).