Job Details
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Job Description
Advanced Practice Clinician (APC)—Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)— to join our growing Telehealth/Virtualist On-Demand Urgent Care team. This remote position supports Jefferson’s On-Demand care platform by delivering high-quality, patient-centered virtual urgent care services.
Providers must reside in PA, NJ, or DE and must obtain and maintain active licensure in all three states. A valid Pennsylvania DEA is required at the start of employment.
Responsibilities
Assessment & Management
- Conduct comprehensive virtual patient evaluations including detailed histories and telehealth-appropriate physical assessments.
- Order and interpret diagnostic studies when clinically appropriate.
- Manage acute urgent care complaints, providing safe and effective treatment via telehealth modalities.
- Assess for risks associated with acute illness including medication effects, hydration status, worsening symptoms, and need for in‑person escalation.
Diagnosis
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to diagnose acute and episodic conditions commonly treated in virtual urgent care.
- Develop and prioritize differential diagnoses.
- Recognize complications requiring escalation and coordinate referrals to in-person care when necessary.
Formulation of Care Plan
- Establish evidence-based treatment plans tailored to virtual urgent care.
- Prescribe medications, diagnostics, and interventions in accordance with telehealth clinical guidelines.
- Modify care plans based on follow-up, evolving symptoms, or patient needs.
Documentation
- Document all telehealth encounters in the EMR (EPIC), including assessment, plan of care, orders, and follow-up recommendations.
- Ensure documentation meets standards for telehealth compliance, quality, and acuity capture.
Communication & Collaboration
- Partner with clinical leadership, support staff, and colleagues at in the greater healthcare network to maintain smooth continuity of care.
- Communicate clearly with patients and families regarding virtual visit expectations, treatment plans, and follow-up.
Professional Practice
- Participate in telehealth-specific and organization training, education, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Maintain required CEUs, board certification, and professional memberships.
- Uphold Jefferson values and contribute to an innovative and expanding virtual care model.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required:
- Master’s or Doctoral Degree (NP or PA)
- Family Medicine–boarded NP or PA
- ER or Urgent Care clinical experience.
- Residence in PA, NJ, or DE
- Active licensure (or ability to obtain) in PA, NJ, and DE
- Active PA DEA
Preferred:
- Prior telehealth experience
- Experience with high-acuity triage, virtual workflows, and remote diagnostic decision-making
Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Employee Entity
Primary Location Address
1100 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow’s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. ” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.