Position Description: Locum Tenens Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

Location: Eureka, CA

Assignment Type: Long-Term Locum Tenens Contract with Extension Option

Hourly Rate: $95-120 per hour

Schedule: 4 days per week (Tuesday to Friday), totaling 0.8 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)

Clinic Setting: Mobile Health Services/Telehealth and Visiting Specialist Center

Responsibilities:

• Provide urgent and acute care services in an outpatient setting, including telehealth consultations.

• Conduct mental health and substance abuse assessments and treatments.

• Manage acute and chronic conditions, with a focus on chronic pain management.

• Collaborate with visiting specialists to coordinate patient care.

• See a mix of pediatric and adult patients.

• Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements:

• Current California NP or PA license.

• Board Certification (BC) in Family Medicine, Urgent Care, or Acute Care.

• Active DEA registration prior to start.

• Experience in mental health and substance abuse care.

• Proficient in chart closure within 72 hours of patient encounter.

• Strong communication skills for telehealth consultations.

Additional Information:

• No on-call responsibilities.

• Credentialing process typically takes 30-90 days.

• Decision on candidates made within 7-14 days of application.

• Long-term contract with the option to extend based on performance and mutual agreement.

Work Schedule:

• Tuesday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

• 1 day a week spent on the mobile van, exclusively seeing adult patients.

• Expected patient volume of 28 per day in urgent care clinic and a minimum of 17 per day on the mobile van.

This position offers a dynamic role in mobile health services and telehealth, providing acute care services and collaborating with visiting specialists to deliver comprehensive patient care. The compensation ranges from $95 to $120 per hour, with potential for extension based on performance and mutual agreement.

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