Urgent Care Physician - Southwest Medical

UnitedHealth Group•Las Vegas, NV

5d•$231,500 - $402,000•Onsite

About The Position

Optum Nevada is seeking a full-time Urgent Care Physician to join Southwest Medical in the Las Vegas Valley. Southwest Medical is a large multispecialty medical group providing integrated primary, specialty, urgent, virtual and outpatient surgical care. The Urgent Care / On-Demand Care department provides outpatient episodic care at five locations and virtually through NowClinic. Its higher-acuity, step-down-from-the-emergency-department model offers onsite laboratory testing and imaging, including X-ray, ultrasound and CT at designated sites, as well as IV treatments, close observation, referrals, discharge planning and emergency-department escalation or transfer when appropriate. The position is employed, shift-based and has no call. The primary schedule is three 12-hour shifts per week with four hours of administrative time, or four 9-hour shifts for designated overnight schedules; the exact pattern varies by site. Day and overnight shifts may be available, with weekends, nights and holidays distributed equitably. Providers may be asked to cover alternate Las Vegas Valley sites. The practice sees approximately 2–3 patients per hour, depending on site, shift, season and acuity, and includes a multidisciplinary clinical and operational team.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.
Board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Emergency Medicine.
Active, unrestricted Nevada medical license, or ability to obtain one before employment.
Active DEA registration and Nevada controlled-substance authority, or ability to obtain them before employment.
At least 2 years of physician experience in an emergency medicine or urgent care setting.
Comfort treating higher-acuity patients and making escalation or transfer decisions independently.

Nice To Haves

Experience with onsite imaging, IV therapy, observation services and integrated care coordination.
Ability and willingness to provide coverage at other Urgent Care / On-Demand Care locations as needed.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and treat patients of all ages presenting with acute illnesses and injuries; the close observation unit serves adults.
Provide evidence-based, protocol-driven urgent and episodic care across a broad range of acuity.
Use onsite diagnostic and treatment capabilities appropriately and make sound decisions about observation, referral, discharge or emergency-department transfer.
Document accurately and promptly in the electronic health record and coordinate follow-up with primary and specialty care.
Collaborate across disciplines and locations to support quality, patient safety, patient experience and appropriate utilization.
Participate in department quality and continuous-improvement initiatives.