Nurse Practitioner, Urgent Care- Christiansburg, VA

$30,000 Bonus for Full Time External Candidates

MedExpress, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Full Time Independent Nurse Practitioner or Independent to join our team in Christiansburg, VA. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position Highlights:

• Open 8am- 8pm, 7 days per week
• Providers typically work 12 hour shifts
• Average patient load = 3-4 patients per hour
• Full licensed medical team and support staff
• Responsibilities include:
  • Suturing
  • Splinting
  • Initial interpretation with digital X-Rays
  • Incisions and drainage

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Nursing program
• Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the ANCC/AANP
• CPR certified or willing to obtain prior to start date
• DOT certification or ability to obtain within the first 60 days of employment

• Clinical experience working in at least one of the following:

• 2+ years in Family Medicine
  • 1.5+ years in Urgent Care
  • 1+ years in Emergency Medicine
• Experience treating patients across multiple age groups
• Experience suturing, splinting, and reading x-rays within the last year
• Willing and able to assist at other center locations in the area