What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner Fellowship position at WellNow Urgent Care?
WellNow is one of the areas fastest growing urgent care providers and is committed to the highest quality, patient-centered care in a warm, inviting setting. The company growth gives you unlimited career development opportunity with a defined path to success and career progression.
We are currently accepting Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner candidates for our Post Graduate Fellowship Program.
Program Overview:
WellNow's intensive 12-month program follows a unique curriculum designed to immerse you in a learning experience that mirrors emergency medicine training and will prepare you to be an independent urgent care provider. The program is heavily didactic, with a combination of clinical and web-based training.
Our Mission, Goals and Strengths:
- Prepare PAs and FNPs for careers in urgent care health setting as competent, highly functional members in health care
- Provide PAs and FNPs with further education, specialized clinical and professional experience that distinguishes them from others
Responsibilities:
Work collaboratively with Urgent Care teams under the tutelage of experienced NP/PA's to provide care for patients in our sites, this includes:
- Examining, diagnosing, and treating patients of all ages with acute illnesses and injuries or exacerbations of chronic disease
- Ordering evidence-based testing, prescribing medications and referring to outside specialists as required
- Providing occupational medicine services, including DOT exams and the treatment of Worker's Compensation injuries
- Performing pre-participation physicals for camps, sports and employment
- Utilizing telemedicine platform to evaluate and treat patients off-site in addition to providing in person care
- Maintaining patient charts accurately and comprehensively
- Documenting patient information in Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
Minimum Education and Experience:
- Completion of an AMA approved PA or FNP program, licensure in good standing, and certified as a Registered Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner
- Demonstrated clinical competence, superior verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal effectiveness and customer relation skills, computer competence, and an active desire to learn
- Role may be unit, program, or service-based and involved in continuous quality improvement initiatives
This is an exciting opportunity to gain the substantial skills, knowledge and competencies required in the in the field of Urgent Care and for the Physician Assistant/ Nurse Practitioner discipline, which continues to be one of the fastest growing career opportunities in the job market.
Fellowship opportunities are available at multiple WellNow locations in:
- New York
- Ohio
- Michigan
- Illinois
- Indiana
WellNow is an EOE