Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Urgent Care Job Opening

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Urgent Care

UnitedHealth Group

• Lehigh Acres, Florida
— Full-time
Category: Physician Assistant
Together with Optum, MedExpress Urgent Care provides the support and resources you need to put patients first - with flexible scheduling, competitive pay, and well-deserved bonuses. MedExpress delivers quality, convenient, affordable care to patients of all ages, while allowing you the chance to become a leader in one of our 250+ neighborhood medical centers.

Take your career to the next level as an Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at MedExpress where you’ll have the support and resources you need to work with autonomy.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Deliver the highest quality urgent care services, including:
    • Physical examinations
    • Incisions and drainage
    • Splinting
    • Suturing
    • Managing infection and wound care

Nurse Practitioner Required Qualifications:
  • Master's degree (MSN) and certification by one of the Nurse Practitioner certifying bodies (ANCC or AANP) as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
  • Must be CPR certified
  • Ability to obtain DOT certification within the first 60 days of employment
Nurse Practitioner Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of experience working independently as a Nurse Practitioner

Physician Assistant Required Qualifications:
  • Master's degree and certification by one of the Physician Assistant certifying bodies
  • Must be CPR certified
  • Ability to obtain DOT certification within the first 60 days of employment
Physician Assistant Preferred Qualifications:
  • 2+ years of experience working independently as a Nurse Practitioner
Transforming health care and millions of lives as a result starts with the values you embrace and the passion you bring to achieve your life’s best work.(sm)

MedExpress® is a national leader in delivering high-quality, convenient, affordable health care in a patient-centric manner. MedExpress was founded in 2001 in Morgantown, West Virginia, with a commitment to treating each patient as if he/she were the only patient. A broad scope of services is provided including urgent care, employer health services, and basic wellness and prevention services.

OptumCare is committed to creating an environment where physicians focus on what they do best: care for their patients. To do so, OptumCare provides administrative and business support services to both owned and affiliated medical practices which are part of OptumCare. Each medical practice part and their physician employees have complete authority with regards to all medical decision-making and patient care. OptumCare’s support services do not interfere with or control the practice of medicine by the medical practices or any of their physicians.

If the hired individual resides in Florida (office based or telecommuting) this position requires the AHCA Level II background check (fingerprinting) by the State of Florida for all clinicians that have direct face to face contact with members OR employees who will have access to confidential patient data and will require renewal every five years.
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