JeffExpress Urgent Care Physician Lead

Lehigh Valley Health Network • Lehighton, PA

37d

About The Position

As a physician lead for JeffExpress Urgent Care locations in Northeastern Pennsylvania, you’ll provide high-quality, patient-centered care while supporting clinical excellence and team development across multiple sites. Each physician lead oversees a defined node of urgent care centers, combining hands-on patient care with clinical leadership across the region. This node includes: JeffExpress Urgent Care–Hazleton JeffExpress Urgent Care–Palmerton JeffExpress Urgent Care–Schuylkill JeffExpress Urgent Care–Lehighton You’ll join a growing Jefferson Health urgent care network serving communities throughout eastern Pennsylvania, an opportunity to shape care delivery and support APC development in a dynamic, patient-focused environment.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree from an accredited institution
• Board-certified/board-eligible in emergency medicine, family medicine or internal medicine
• Current or eligible Pennsylvania medical license
• Active DEA license
• Commitment to excellence in patient care and teamwork in a high-volume setting

Nice To Haves

• Prior urgent care or emergency/acute care experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as the physician lead for a designated node/center, supporting clinical excellence, provider development and consistent standards of care.
• Provide direct clinical care within the node, with a focus on high-volume sites and identified areas of operational or clinical need.
• Maintain flexibility to provide in-person clinical support at any site within the node, with occasional deployment outside the assigned node in coordination with system leadership based on organizational needs.
• Participate in a shared call rotation to provide backup clinical coverage in the event of unscheduled callouts.
• Partner with clinical leads with onboarding and clinical education for new physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs), including training in urgent care procedures, EMR documentation, and visit flow efficiency.
• Meet all federal, state and Jefferson clinical, quality and regulatory requirements for supervision of advanced practice providers and staff.
• Deliver elbow-to-elbow mentorship with APCs, focusing on developing clinical confidence, refining practice style and strengthening patient-centered communication.
• Collaborate with APCs to reinforce evidence-based best practices, including appropriate imaging, antibiotic stewardship, follow-up protocols and documentation integrity.
• Actively participate in the Urgent Care Quality Assurance process, including: Peer review of clinical charts and outcomes Participating in clinical quality operations committee Identification and follow-up of clinical outliers, trends or concerns Facilitation of closed-loop communication and coaching for providers Collaboration with clinical leadership on system-level improvements Championing patient safety, care standardization and regulatory compliance
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Educational opportunities as part of Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, a top-ranked academic health system.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including CME and malpractice coverage.
• Access to leading-edge technology such as Abridge AI-Scribe, professional development opportunities and a robust referral network
• Competitive salary with incentive plans
• Health, dental, vision and 403(b) retirement savings
• Student loan support; Public Service Loan Forgiveness-eligible employer
• Malpractice insurance, medical license, DEA license and others paid in full
• Reimbursement for continuing medical education and technology
• Relocation services (if applicable)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees