Carolinas Healthcare System (CHS), home to the largest hospital based Urgent Care network in the Southeast, has current openings for experienced Nurse Practitioners as CHS expands its growth of new and existing Urgent Care facilities in and around the Charlotte area. These positions are both Full Time and PRN. Our 15 Urgent Care facilities are open 8a-8p seven days a week. Work schedule includes every other weekend and varying days throughout the week. Functional responsibility to coordinate, provide and assist in providing comprehensive quality patient care under supervision of a licensed physician. NP applicant should have experience in, and will be expected to provide: assessment, diagnosis, treatment, education, referral and follow up for populations of all ages. Bachelor of Science degree req. Completion of approved NP program with current NC prescription privileges and licensure to practice as PA req. Two years work experience req. We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package.Carolinas HealthCare System (www.carolinashealthcare.org) is the largest healthcare system in the Carolinas, and the third largest public system in the nation. CHS owns, leases, or manages 22 hospitals in North and South Carolina, and employs more than 1,100 physicians who practice in more than 200 locations. CHS also operates nursing homes, ambulatory surgery centers, home health agencies, radiation therapy facilities and physical therapy facilities. Together, these operations comprise approximately 4,900 licensed beds and employ more than 33,000 full-time or part-time employees. CHSs flagship facility is Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) in Charlotte, an 861 bed hospital which includes a Level-1 Trauma Center, a research institute, the Levine Children´s Hospital, a rehabilitation facility and a large number of specialty treatment units (heart, cancer, organ transplant, etc.). CMC also serves as one of North Carolinas five Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospitals, providing residency training for over 200 physicians in 15 specialties. CMC has been named the Consumers Choice Preferred Hospital in the Charlotte Market by the National Research Corporation 10 times. U.S. News& World Report named CMC to its 2007-2008 ranking of Americas Best Hospitals for urology and orthopedics. CMC is also the first hospital in North Carolina to be recognized by J.D. Power and Associates for service excellence in maternity care. Charlotte is the largest city in the Carolinas. The current population of the immediate metropolitan area is 1.5 million, which represents a 30% increase in population within the past 10 years (US Census data). Charlotte is the nation´s second largest banking center, home to Bank of America and Wachovia, and ranks 8th in the level of economic growth, while maintaining a cost of living at the national average. 300 of the Fortune 500 firms make their home in Charlotte. As the 32nd largest city in the United States, Charlotte has significant cultural and education resources. The arts are well supported by the community and the educational system is progressive, with strong schools in both public and private sectors. Regional attractions abound. Charlotte is two hours from the Blue Ridge Mountains and three hours from Charleston, South Carolina and other coastal resorts.