What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRN Urgent Care PA | Various locations | East Texas position at UT Health East Texas?
UT Health East Texas is seeking a PRN Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to join its highly skilled Urgent Care team. This position will support multiple Urgent Care locations across the system, providing flexible coverage as needed.
About The Position:
- Flexible, shift-based PRN schedule
- Typically 12-hour shifts
- Outpatient-only setting - no call required
- Providers will rotate and provide coverage across multiple Urgent Care locations
- Clinic hours vary by location
- Onsite lab, X-ray, and point-of-care testing available
- Strong clinical and administrative support staff
- Epic EMR system
Recruitment Package may include:
- Base Salary
- Medical debt assistance consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
- Paid malpractice coverage
- Marketing practice growth assistance
About UT Health East Texas:
The UT Health East Texas system is comprised of nine hospitals, more than 90 physician clinics, over 500 employed providers, 13 regional rehabilitation facilities, two freestanding emergency centers, six urgent care clinics, regional home health services covering 41 counties, an EMS fleet of more than 60 ambulances and four helicopters, and a comprehensive seven-trauma center care network, including a Level 1 trauma center. Our service area has a population of over 1.1 million.
About UT Tyler School of Medicine:
The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine is the first medical school in East Texas and the seventh in The University of Texas System. Its mission is to train future healthcare professionals to embrace responsibility for the unique needs of rural and hard-to-reach communities and populations, particularly those in East Texas.
The school offers a robust Graduate Medical Education program, with 20 residency and fellowship training programs, enabling graduates to gain specialized skills in areas such as family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, psychiatry, surgery, and anesthesia. Additionally, UT Tyler’s Master of Biotechnology program provides students with an interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes medical research and biotechnology innovation, preparing them for careers in medical research, diagnostics and therapeutic development.
Construction is currently underway on a five-story, 248,000-square-foot Medical Education Building (MEB) in Tyler’s Midtown District. Connected by a skybridge to UT Health Tyler, the MEB will support interdisciplinary education for medical students and resident training. It will also aid as part of a medical education program expansion throughout the UT Health East Texas Health System.
Emphasizing a community-centered approach, the UT Tyler School of Medicine combines advanced research, hands-on learning, and partnerships with regional healthcare providers to cultivate a new generation of physicians prepared to improve healthcare outcomes and enhance the quality of life in East Texas.