M

Lead Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

Mercy Health | GoHealth Urgent Care

Springfield, MO
1 month ago

Job Description

Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care is seeking a dynamic Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a Lead role in Springfield and Joplin, MO. This position combines 70% clinical care with 30% administrative responsibilities, providing a wide range of urgent care services while leading team initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide urgent care clinical services as a float provider across the region
  • Treat acute episodic conditions such as sore throats, colds, flu-like symptoms, cuts, sprains, and minor infections
  • Function alongside or in lieu of a physician, ensuring excellent patient assessment skills
  • Lead AP on clinical leadership team and manage administrative duties
  • In-clinic mentoring and feedback to Advanced Practitioners
  • Participate in clinical leadership meetings and disseminate best practices

Required Qualifications

  • 1-2 years of full-time advanced practitioner experience in an Urgent Care or Emergency Medicine setting
  • Adult and pediatric experience
  • Applicable office procedures including suturing, splinting, X-ray wet reads, I & Ds, wound care, EKG
  • Prior administrative or leadership responsibilities/experience
  • Ability to travel between centers periodically in the greater Springfield and Joplin area
  • Licensed in the state of Missouri as a Nurse Practitioner (APRN) or Physician Assistant (PA)

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensationBonus structureBenefits packageWork in state-of-the-art centersProfessional support from one of the fastest-growing urgent care networksDaily Volume Bonus based on patient visit metricsQuarterly Bonus of up to 5% based on patient satisfaction scores