Urgent Care/Immediate Care APP Cortland/Ithaca

This position will support Urgent Convenient Care Center in picturesque Cortland and Ithaca, New York.   The purpose of the Advanced Provider is to assist the physicians of the practice with clinical activities, surgeries and other direct patient care including diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventative care.  Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners work under the direct supervision of practice doctors.

• Full Time  130 Clinical Hours per month, approximately 11 shifts a month
• 10 or 12 Hour Shifts
• Cortland Urgent Care Schedule 7:30a - 7:30p
• Ithaca Immediate Care Schedule 9:00a - 7:00p

Qualifications:

Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner training program with Board Certification/Board Eligibility

Nurse Pracititoners shall have completed one of the following accredited training programs: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP)

Proficiency with acute care procedural skills including incision and drainage, epistaxis management, foreign body removal, fluorescein ophthalmic examinations, laceration repair and fracture management 

Strongly preferred: 

At least one year of continuous full time clinical practice in primary care, urgent care or emergency medicine

Completion of emergency medicine or urgent care fellowship program

Common Treatments:

• Abscess care
• Asthma – Mild to moderate
• Back pain (non-trauma related)
• Bone/joint injuries – Minor
• Burns, cuts, puncture wounds and animal bites – minor
• Cough
• Dehydration – Mild to moderate
• Dental pain
• Ear-pain/wax
• Eye – drainage, foreign body
• Facial lacerations (minor)
• Gastrointestinal illness
• Influenza
• Simple lacerations
• Nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
• Pregnancy testing
• Rashes and allergic reactions
• Sore throat

Join an integrated and innovative healthcare system lead by outstanding providers!

The System: Cayuga Health System is a provider lead network of physicians and clinicians dedicated to delivering compassionate and superior healthcare, within their own communities. We collaborate with Centers of Excellence and our community partners to provide the highest level of quality care.  Cayuga Health System is at the forefront of adaptability and innovation with boundless opportunities to grow and empower individuals within a system of well-credentialed and highly talented clinicians.  Our internal medicine residency program embraces an innovative training model that prepares residents to be physician-leaders in medicine. We are the area’s leading and most trusted healthcare provider.

NOTE: All provider salaries posted on this site are based on a full-time work basis. The salary for any part time position will be adjusted according to the full-time equivalency of the position.

In addition to salary, other compensation in the form of student loan repayment, sign-on bonus, and moving expense may be available and be included in total compensation

Cayuga Health is located in the heart of the picturesque Finger Lakes Region and is well-known for diversity of culture and community. As home to Cornell and Ithaca College, the community’s primary educational system also ranks high for the state. The area is a bustle of artists and activities and is the 2^nd largest wine region in the country. The entrepreneurial spirit is palpable with many independently owned restaurants and shops, and is considered a foodies paradise.  This is all set amid a backdrop of lakes, state parks, and waterfalls. Come and live where others go to vacation.