Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Urgent Care – Elkins, WV
$30K Sign on Bonus for Full Time External Candidates
MedExpress, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team in Elkins, WV. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.
As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.
At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
As a part of OptumCare, the largest network of medical groups in the nation, MedExpress is seeking a Full Time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team in Elkins, WV. At Optum, we are transforming healthcare nationally while providing Physician-led care locally.
Position Highlights:
- Open 8am- 8pm, 7 days per week
- Providers typically work 12 hour shifts
- Average patient load = 3-4 patients per hour
- Full licensed medical team and support staff
- Responsibilities include:
- Suturing
- Splinting
- Initial interpretation with digital X-Rays
- Incisions and drainage
What makes an OptumCare organization different?
- Providers are supported to practice at the peak of their license
- Patients are treated like family. We focus on helping patients get in, get healthy, and get back to what’s really important
- We are influencing change on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community locally
Compensation/Benefits Highlights:
- Competitive pay and well deserved incentive bonuses
- CME reimbursement
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision
- 401k with matching
- Short and long term disability, company paid life insurance
- Company paid malpractice coverage
- Flexible Scheduling
- Holiday pay 1.5x shift rate on days worked
- Upward career growth and professional development
- Supportive and appreciative culture
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant program
- Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the ANCC/AANP or certified as a Physician Assistant through the NCCPA
- CPR certified or willing to obtain prior to start date
- DOT certification or ability to obtain within the first 60 days of employment
- Clinical experience working in at least one of the following:
- 2+ years in Family Medicine
- 1.5+ years in Urgent Care
- 1+ years in Emergency Medicine
- Experience treating patients across multiple age groups
- Experience suturing, splinting, and reading x-rays within the last year
- Willing and able to assist at other center locations in the area
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Additional Job Detail Information
Requisition Number 2198436
Business Segment Optum
Employee Status Regular
Job Level Individual Contributor
Travel Yes, 25 % of the Time
Country: US
Overtime Status Exempt
Schedule Full-time
Shift Variable
Telecommuter Position No
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