Fellowship with MedStar Health Urgent Care, Physician Assistant - Nurse Practitioner (Regional Posting)

HH MedStar Health Inc.•Washington, DC

66d•Onsite

About The Position

Fellowship (New/Recent Grads) with MedStar Health Urgent Care, Physician Assistant - Nurse Practitioners (Regional Posting) ELIGIBLE FOR SIGNING BONUS The MedStar Health Urgent Care (MHUC) Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Urgent Care Fellowship is a twenty-six-week (six-month) training program that offers a system-wide orientation for new-to-practice APPs. It provides additional preparation to care for our complex patient population as well as the ability to work at the top of the APPs' scope of practice. It builds confidence and prepares APPs as they enter clinical practice. A two-year employment commitment with MedStar Health Urgent Care is required. The MHUC APP Fellowship is an accredited program through the College of Urgent Care Medicine. Southern Maryland/South Region: 2 Waldorf locations, La Plata, Charlotte Hall, and California Washington, D.C./D.C. Region: Capitol Hill, Adams Morgan, D.C.; Alexandria, VA; Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring, and Hyattsville, MD (Limited availability) Western Region (Montgomery County Maryland): Frederick, Olney, Germantown, Gaithersburg (2 locations), Rockville, Potomac, and Wheaton Advanced practice providers work autonomously with supportive physician mentorship. Providers are assigned to a region but can set preferences for their top sites (Floating provider). We are looking for providers to manage acute walk-in urgent cases and minor procedures. Procedures include, but are not limited to, suturing, fracture care/splinting, I&Ds, interpreting EKGs, and wet reading X-rays (all films are read by a radiologist). We have an on-site, low-complexity lab for point-of-care testing. Most sites have a full x-ray suite and amazing support staff. We are open 12 hours daily and shift lengths may vary. As part of the MedStar Health System, we strive to offer patients personalized care in our community-based offices, as well as access to the latest medical advances and treatments available throughout our system. Our providers have on-site access to pediatric, emergency medicine, and cardiologist teleconsultant providers, so they are always supported. MedStar's network of nine emergency departments and broad network of primary care and subspecialists give our patients excellent continuity of care. Our referral management program also supports our patients in assisting with obtaining quick access to primary care and specialist follow-up. Fully paid malpractice coverage is offered, along with many fantastic benefits for eligible full and part-time providers, including:

Responsibilities

Manage acute walk-in urgent cases
Perform minor procedures including suturing, fracture care/splinting, I&Ds, interpreting EKGs, and wet reading X-rays