Physician Assistant

Lifespan Physician Group Urgent Care

The Company: Lifespan is excited to be opening its fourth Urgent Care Center in Johnston, RI! We are currently seeking Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants. This is a unique opportunity to become a part of something new within a well-established healthcare system. Competitive compensation and excellent benefits!

Lifespan Urgent Care Center offers competitive wages and values work/life balance.

• Our comprehensive benefit package includes health, dental & vision benefits, and life insurance policy

• 401(k) retirement plan with a 6% employer match after one year of service
• Collaborative work environment with Medical Assistants and Radiology Technicians
• Reports to Medical Director
• Dynamic leadership team that values work-life balance
• 4 Weeks per calendar year paid time off
• Generous CME allowance
• 10 paid holidays per year

• Employee input is essential to our operations. All employees are encouraged to join and participate in committees, trainings, and workgroups.
• Lifespan is an equal opportunity employer. All employees and applicants for employment are afforded equal opportunity in every area of hiring and employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin, age, veteran, or disability status.
• Per the Rhode Island Department of Health all existing and new employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive their flu vaccination upon hire.

The Position: We are currently in search of a Physician Assistant. The right candidate will possess:

• Organizational and analytical skills necessary to maintain efficient workflow.
• Ability to adjust responsibilities to accommodate a fast-paced work environment while maintaining excellent customer service and staff interactions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to deal with patients and families effectively and courteously, clients, coworkers, clinical staff, and physicians.
• Progressive thinking for budget, training, and quality issues.
• Strong leadership qualities.

Essential Functions:

• Experience within urgent care, primary care or emergency department setting preferred.
• Knowledge of basic emergency department, internal medicine, generalist, occupational medicine, and family practice procedures required.
• Experience with pediatrics required.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree and a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Must be certified by NCCPA.
• Current license as a Physician Assistant in Rhode Island is required.
• Certified in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS)

Why You Should Apply:

• We operate in a collaborative environment and strongly encourage and promote employee growth and development.
• Flexible 3-day work week
• Opportunity to pick-up extra hours
• Training with lead Advanced Practitioners and lead Physicians.

We offer an online training program to learn the basics or urgent care.