Wellnow - Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner Fellowship

WellNow Urgent Care takes pride in creating an environment filled with meaningful work and opportunities by investing in our colleagues. We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package which includes numerous continuing education options. WellNow has over 200+ locations and we are continuing to grow! That means our colleagues have the opportunity to transfer facilities in any of the markets we serve. We are committed to offering our patients the best care by adding talented healthcare professionals.
Program Overview:
The Urgent Care Fellowship is a minimum 9-month fully accredited, continuing specialty rotation that will provide enhanced clinical experience in the field of Urgent Care Medicine. The Fellow will have one on one preceptorship with the Urgent Care Clinical Core Faculty, will learn through hands on care of patients, attend weekly didactic interactive lectures. All materials are supported by the didactic curriculum, approved by our accrediting body.
Our Mission, Goals and Strengths
The mission of the fellowship program is to provide fellows with comprehensive structure, cognitive and clinical education that will enable them to become competent, proficient and professional urgent care providers.
The goals and objectives of the urgent care fellowship program is to train fellows to
become proficient in the core competencies.
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.