Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Urgent Care

Carefirst Urgent Care

Cincinnati, Ohio

Carefirst Urgent Care runs at clinic pace, on scheduled patients.

Eligibility: Family Medicine
Unit: Urgent Care

Posted Aug 1 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour days7 shifts a week
Unit and setting: Urgent Care
License: NP license
Term: Permanent

Do you qualify?

New grads: Welcomed
Certification: DOT certification or ability to obtain within the first 45 days of employmentAfter hire
Certification: Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the ANCC/AANP or certified as a Physician Assistant through the NCCPA
Education: Master's degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant program
Experience: Experience treating patients across multiple age groups
Also asks: New grads welcome to apply

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Dental insurance
Health insurance
401(k)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Flexible schedule

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Vision insurance
Malpractice insurance
Retirement plan

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Carefirst Urgent Care

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This is an urgent care setting in a metro where the cost of living runs about 5% below the national level, and where nurses often weigh neighborhoods such as Westwood, Walnut Hills, Northside, Hyde Park, and Clifton when they want…

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At CareFirst, we believe in delivering quality, convenient, affordable health care and exceeding our patients' expectations. Our neighborhood medical centers are open every day from 8-8 with a full medical team and no appointments necessary to help patients get in, get healthy, and get back to what's really important. We provide a broad scope of services including urgent care, basic wellness and prevention, and employer health services. You can become part of our elite team almost anywhere with 45 CareFirst centers across Ohio, Kentucky, and Nevada.

CareFirst is seeking a Full Time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team.

Position Highlights

Open 8am- 8pm, 7 days per week
Providers typically work
12 hour shifts
Average patient load = 2-4 patients per hour
Trained support staff onsite

What makes CareFirst different?

Providers are supported to practice at the peak of their license
Patients are treated like family.

Compensation/Benefits Highlights

Competitive pay
CME reimbursement
Comprehensive health, dental, vision
401k with matching
Company paid malpractice coverage
Flexible Scheduling
Upward career growth and professional development
Supportive and appreciative culture

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant program
Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the ANCC/AANP or certified as a Physician Assistant through the NCCPA
DOT certification or ability to obtain within the first 45 days of employment
Experience treating patients across multiple age groups
New grads welcome to apply

What's around it?

In Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati, OHFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 5% below the US average

Median rent: $1,001/mo
Household income: $52,909/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Cincinnati, OH

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals commonly land in Clifton (median rent $835, median age 30.6, walkable to UC, coffee, parks, and late-night eats), Corryville beside UC Health and Short Vine, Over-the-Rhine for historic architecture plus a food-and-brewery scene (median rent $1,119, safer than 62% of the city), Oakley for breweries and homes around $259k, and Hyde Park for shops, green space, and household incomes near $99k. The Central Business District is walkable downtown living (median rent $1,161, safer than 80% of the city). Value and character options include Westwood (Cincinnati’s largest neighborhood; 1-bedrooms averaging $764 and median homes about $210k), Northside (eclectic and inclusive), Walnut Hills, Mount Auburn just south of Clifton, and Mount Lookout. School-and-space suburbs named for families include Mason, West Chester, Montgomery, Blue Ash, and Anderson Township; Covington, Newport, and Bellevue across the river are an easy bike ride to Downtown, The Banks, and OTR.

Nurses and young professionals commonly land in Clifton (median rent $835, median age 30.6, walkable to UC, coffee, parks, and late-night eats), Corryville beside UC Health and Short Vine, Over-the-Rhine for historic architecture plus a food-and-brewery scene (median rent $1,119, safer than 62% of the city), Oakley for breweries and homes around $259k, and Hyde Park for shops, green space, and household incomes near $99k. The Central Business District is walkable downtown living (median rent $1,161, safer than 80% of the city).

Value and character options include Westwood (Cincinnati’s largest neighborhood; 1-bedrooms averaging $764 and median homes about $210k), Northside (eclectic and inclusive), Walnut Hills, Mount Auburn just south of Clifton, and Mount Lookout. School-and-space suburbs named for families include Mason, West Chester, Montgomery, Blue Ash, and Anderson Township; Covington, Newport, and Bellevue across the river are an easy bike ride to Downtown, The Banks, and OTR.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: uc.edu Source 4: asktcg.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: facebook.com

Getting aroundMost residents drive: Cincinnati’s Transit Score is 44, public transit is limited, and newcomers are warned they will drive more than they expect even though traffic is milder than in larger metros. Metro buses connect neighborhoods such as Westwood to downtown; the Central Business District is described as walkable with transit, and Over-the-Rhine is pitched as a short commute. Corryville is the walkable base for UC Health’s medical campus, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is a major metro employer, but sources do not publish hospital-specific drive times or parking rules. Persistent frustration centers on named traffic bottlenecks rather than all-day gridlock.

Most residents drive: Cincinnati’s Transit Score is 44, public transit is limited, and newcomers are warned they will drive more than they expect even though traffic is milder than in larger metros. Metro buses connect neighborhoods such as Westwood to downtown; the Central Business District is described as walkable with transit, and Over-the-Rhine is pitched as a short commute.

Corryville is the walkable base for UC Health’s medical campus, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is a major metro employer, but sources do not publish hospital-specific drive times or parking rules. Persistent frustration centers on named traffic bottlenecks rather than all-day gridlock.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: uc.edu Source 5: asktcg.com Source 6: youtube.com

OutdoorsThe city counts more than 100 parks. Smale Riverfront Park puts 45 acres of fountains, gardens, playgrounds, a carousel, and picnic lawns between downtown and the Ohio River; Mount Airy Forest is the go-to hike. Krohn Conservatory hosts butterfly shows, and the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden—home of Fiona the hippo—doubles as a major outdoor day. Hills and green space are part of daily life; kayaking on the Ohio River shows up in local roundups, and Kings Island (350-plus acres, 36-plus water slides, Peanuts kids area) is the big warm-weather outing in the metro.

The city counts more than 100 parks. Smale Riverfront Park puts 45 acres of fountains, gardens, playgrounds, a carousel, and picnic lawns between downtown and the Ohio River; Mount Airy Forest is the go-to hike.

Krohn Conservatory hosts butterfly shows, and the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden—home of Fiona the hippo—doubles as a major outdoor day. Hills and green space are part of daily life; kayaking on the Ohio River shows up in local roundups, and Kings Island (350-plus acres, 36-plus water slides, Peanuts kids area) is the big warm-weather outing in the metro.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: asktcg.com Source 2: ohio.org Source 3: apartments.naproperties.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: visitcincy.com Source 6: reddit.com

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Living in Cincinnati

Cincinnati is a hilly Ohio River city where German-era brick, a rebuilt riverfront, and Midwestern prices meet a real healthcare job base—Cincinnati Children’s, UC Health in Corryville, and a metro of about 1.16 million jobs. Housing still undercuts much of the country: Greater Cincinnati’s median home sits near $295,000, one-bedrooms range from about $764 in Westwood to the $1,100s in Over-the-Rhine and downtown, and Clifton, Oakley, Mount Auburn, and Northside are the usual starter neighborhoods for people in their 20s and 30s. Live in Corryville or Clifton to walk toward the medical campus; choose Hyde Park or Mount Lookout for shops and parks; or bike from Covington and Newport to The Banks. Plan to own a car—Transit Score 44, Metro buses help, bottlenecks annoy—and brace for gray skies from November into March. Locals are kind but clannish, nightlife is quieter than coastal cities, and crime and air quality come up as cons. What sells the place is specific: Findlay Market and Rhinegeist in OTR, Smale Riverfront Park, Reds games, Mount Airy Forest, Fiona at the zoo, and more than 100 parks. People who join a neighborhood and the festival calendar tend to stay.

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Sources

As of 2026-09Source 1: asktcg.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: apartments.com Source 5: uc.edu Source 6: ohio.org Source 7: youtube.com Source 8: visitcincy.com

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