Full Job Description
Urgent Care Physician
Bring your emergency or acute-care experience to an outpatient setting. Leon Medical Centers is seeking an Urgent Care Physician with strong clinical judgment and the ability to confidently evaluate and manage a wide range of acute conditions. Emergency Department experience is strongly preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate and treat patients presenting with acute illnesses, minor injuries, and other urgent medical conditions.
- Perform appropriate diagnostic evaluations and determine effective treatment plans.
- Identify patients requiring a higher level of care and coordinate transfer to the emergency department when necessary.
- Order and interpret laboratory tests, imaging studies, and other diagnostic services.
- Provide timely and accurate documentation of patient encounters.
- Collaborate with nursing, clinical, and support staff to ensure efficient patient flow and quality care.
- Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, and follow-up care.
- Maintain compliance with applicable clinical standards, organizational policies, and regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
- MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
- Current, unrestricted Florida medical license, or eligibility to obtain Florida licensure.
- Board certification or board eligibility in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, or Internal Medicine preferred.
- Previous Emergency Department experience strongly preferred.
- Prior urgent care, emergency medicine, or other high-volume acute-care experience preferred.
- Current BLS certification; ACLS certification preferred.
- Strong clinical judgment and ability to independently assess and manage patients presenting with varying levels of acuity.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and patient-service skills.
- Bilingual English/Spanish skills preferred.