Urgent Care Physician Assistant

Urgent Care Physician Assistant

Join to apply for the Urgent Care Physician Assistant role at Society of Emergency Medicine PAs (SEMPA).

Med Star Health Urgent Care is looking for experienced emergency medicine, urgent care, or family medicine physician assistants to work autonomously with supportive physician mentorship. Providers are assigned to a region but can set preferences for preferred sites (Floating provider).

• Manage acute walk‑in urgent cases and minor procedures including suturing, fracture care/splinting, I&Ds, interpreting EKGs, and wet reading X‑rays (all films read by a radiologist).
• Perform point‑of‑care testing using an on‑site, low‑complexity lab.
• Work open 12 hours daily; shift lengths may vary.
• Collaborate with on‑site access to pediatric, emergency medicine, and cardiology teleconsultants.

• Minimum 2+ years experience in Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, or Family Medicine.
• Advanced practice provider training.
• Ability to work autonomously with physician mentorship.
• Experience with procedures listed in Responsibilities.

Washington, D.C. Region:
District of Columbia - Capitol Hill and Adams Morgan;
Virginia - Alexandria;
Maryland - Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring, and Hyattsville. Baltimore Region:
Maryland - Bel Air, Towson, Perry Hall, Federal Hill, Catonsville, Arundel Mills, Columbia, Waugh Chapel, Annapolis, and Pasadena. Southern Maryland Region:
Maryland - 2 Waldorf locations, La Plata, Charlotte Hall, and California. Western Region (Montgomery County Maryland):
Maryland - Frederick, Olney, Germantown, Gaithersburg (2 locations), Rockville, Potomac, and Wheaton.

Weekendists commit to working weekend shifts (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday) as scheduled. They complete required clinical hours on these days, with the option to pick up additional hours on other days. Weekendist status is determined at the start of the fiscal year and may be reviewed periodically.

• Employment Type:
  
  Full‑Time or Part‑Time FTE positions (0.9, 0.75, or 0.5 FTE).
• Scheduling:
  Weekendists benefit from proactive scheduling, allowing them to provide monthly availability and request specific weekend days off. Scheduling is finalized before the broader departmental schedule is created.
• Shifts:
  
  Depending on FTE, Weekendists are expected to work 6–12 weekend shifts per month. On‑call shifts may also be required, with flexibility to indicate availability.

Weekendists receive a competitive pay differential for their role. Specific details about this differential will be discussed during the interview process.

The Med Star Health Urgent Care (MHUC) Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Urgent Care Fellowship is a twenty‑six‑week (six‑month) training program that offers a system‑wide orientation for new‑to‑practice APPs. It provides additional preparation to care for our complex patient population and the ability to work at the top of the APPs’ scope of practice. It builds confidence and prepares APPs as they enter clinical practice.

The MHUC APP Fellowship is an accredited program through the College of Urgent Care Medicine.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Guaranteed competitive salary and bonuses.
• CME paid time off and stipend.
• PTO.
• Fully paid malpractice coverage for eligible full and part‑time providers.

Direct inquiries about this position can be submitted through our application portal or via email at Careers.