Job Title: Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $175,000 - $230,000 + benefits (commensurate with experience)
In this role, you will deliver comprehensive, high-touch outpatient care in a supportive, collaborative setting alongside skilled medical assistants cross-trained in radiography and clinical workflows. This position offers exceptional work-life balance with a concentrated schedule of three 12-hour shifts per week, allowing you four full days off each week in a vibrant coastal community.
Responsibilities: - Evaluate, diagnose, and treat acute illnesses and injuries across standard urgent care presentations (e.g., upper respiratory infections, colds, and flu).
- Perform minor outpatient procedures, including wound care, suturing, and skin closures.
- Order, perform, and interpret point-of-care laboratory tests, EKGs, blood draws, and TB screenings.
- Order and interpret on-site diagnostic X-rays.
- Deliver essential women's health services, including routine cervical cancer screenings.
- Provide support for integrated telehealth patient visits as needed.
Required Qualifications & Licensure: - Active, unrestricted California Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) license.
- Active DEA registration.
- Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Active Medi-Cal / Medicaid billing number (or immediate eligibility to enroll).
- Ideally 3+ years of direct clinical practice experience in an Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, or Primary Care setting.
Schedule & Shift Details: - Full-Time: Three 12-hour shifts per week (36 hours total).
- Clinic Operating Hours: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM, 7 days per week.
Compensation & Comprehensive Benefits: - Top-tier medical health coverage.
- Comprehensive dental plan.
- Quarterly performance bonuses eligible to support CME expenses, licensing renewals, and professional fees.
- Dedicated Continuing Medical Education (CME) stipend.
