Urgent Care Physician Lead- Lehigh Valley

Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health
paid time off
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Jul 02, 2025
Job Details Jeff Express Urgent Care is seeking experienced, board-certified or board-eligible physicians (MD or DO) to serve as Physician Leads within our expanding urgent care system. Each Physician Lead is assigned to a defined node of multiple urgent care centers and is responsible for both direct patient care and clinical leadership across the region. This is not a Medical Director role, but a hands-on leadership position focused on onboarding, education, quality assurance, and advanced practice clinician (APC) support. Job Description Reporting Reporting to urgent care clinical leadership. Key Responsibilities Serve as the physician lead for a designated node/center, supporting clinical excellence, provider development, and consistent standards of care. Provide direct clinical care within the node, with a focus on high-volume sites and identified areas of operational or clinical need. Maintain flexibility to provide in-person clinical support at any site within the node, with occasional deployment outside the assigned node in coordination with system leadership based on organizational needs. Participate in a shared call rotation to provide backup clinical coverage in the event of unscheduled callouts. Partners with clinical leads with onboarding and clinical education for new physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs), including training in urgent care procedures, EMR documentation, and visit flow efficiency. Meets all federal, state and Jefferson clinical, quality and regulatory requirements for supervision of advanced practice providers and staff. Deliver elbow-to-elbow mentorship with APCs, focusing on developing clinical confidence, refining practice style, and strengthening patient-centered communication. Collaborate with APCs to reinforce evidence-based best practices, including appropriate imaging, antibiotic stewardship, follow-up protocols, and documentation integrity. Quality Assurance: Actively participate in the Urgent Care Quality Assurance (QA) process, including: Peer review of clinical charts and outcomes Participating in clinical quality operations committee Identification and follow-up of clinical outliers, trends, or concerns Facilitation of closed-loop communication and coaching for providers Collaboration with clinical leadership on system-level improvements Championing patient safety, care standardization, and regulatory compliance Other duties as assigned Qualifications MD or DO with an active or eligible Pennsylvania medical license Board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or a comparable specialty Minimum of 2 years' experience in urgent care, emergency medicine, or high-acuity outpatient practice preferred. Proven ability to lead, mentor, and support APCs in a fast-paced clinical setting Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative leadership style Comfortable with flexible scheduling, regional travel, and working across multiple sites as needed Work Shift Workday Day (United States of America) Worker Sub Type Regular Primary Location Address 1020 Locust 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. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. 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. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 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 At Jefferson, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support the health and well-being of our colleagues and their families. It includes a wide range of benefits including competitive pay, health and retirement benefits, life and disability insurance, paid time off, educational benefits, financial and mental health resources and much more. Our diverse benefits offerings ensure you have the coverage and access to services you need to thrive both personally and professionally.