JeffExpress Urgent Care Physician Lead
About The Position
As a physician lead for JeffExpress Urgent Care locations within the Pocono region of eastern 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–Middle Smithfield JeffExpress Urgent Care–Bartonsville JeffExpress Urgent Care–Pocono JeffExpress Urgent Care–Tobyhanna JeffExpress Urgent Care–West End 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)
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What This Job Offers
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
