NP/PA Opening, $120K Starting Base, New Grads Welcome, Integrated Primary Care, Charlotte Region

First Care Medical Clinic is hiring full-time primary care nurse practitioners and physician assistants for its integrated care clinics in the Charlotte region and Rock Hill, SC. You will work alongside an in-house care manager, therapist, and psychiatric provider, with labs, ultrasound, and other services on site. New graduates are welcome, and we want people to start as soon as licensure allows.

Why this role

• Care for patients of all ages. Full-scope primary care for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients, including acute visits, chronic disease management, wellness exams, and preventive screening.
• A team around the patient. The care manager, therapist, and psychiatric provider are part of the model. Warm handoffs for behavioral and psychiatric needs happen in real time, so you are not carrying every part of a complex patient's care alone.
• Services on site. Labs, vaccinations, ultrasound, TM-Flow testing, allergy immunotherapy, Holter monitoring, home sleep testing, EKGs, chronic care management, and remote physiologic monitoring.
• A strong place to start. New graduates build skills with a diverse patient population while learning alongside the Medical Director and Lead APP, who work across clinics.
• A clear pay path. Starting pay of $120,000, rising to $125,000 in year 2 and $130,000 in year 3.
• Room to grow. Contribute to quality improvement and new services, work with leadership on how care is delivered, and mentor newer clinicians as you gain experience.

What to expect

• Onboarding, then a home clinic. New providers rotate across our 10 clinics for the first 8 weeks while learning alongside the Medical Director and Lead APP. After onboarding, each provider is assigned a home clinic.
• A set schedule. 5 days per week. Clinics are open Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 6 PM, and three clinics are also open Saturday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Providers cover Saturdays on rotation (typically 2 to 3 per six-week schedule), sometimes at a different clinic, with a weekday off for each Saturday worked. No additional call. Schedules are set by clinic needs and are not customized, and shifts run until the last patient is seen and closing tasks are complete.
• Walk-in access. New and established patients can walk in without an appointment, so volume and flow vary by day and clinic. Our planning range is 15 to 25 patients per provider per day.
• Charting around visits. Documentation is completed around scheduled patient visits and closed the same day. There is no dedicated admin block built into the day.
• In person and in uniform. This is an in-person role with matching First Care scrubs and a lab coat.
• Our tools. eClinicalWorks with the Sunoh.AI scribe for every visit.
• Meetings. A weekly virtual call (Wednesdays, 8:30 AM ET), a monthly review with the Medical Director, and a monthly in-person provider meeting in Charlotte or Concord.
• Exclusivity. Full-time APPs practice exclusively at First Care and do not maintain outside practices.

Who thrives here. Providers who are patient-centered, adaptable, and collaborative, and who want to practice in a team-integrated primary care model. This may be less of a fit if you want to build an individual patient panel of your own rather than practice in a team-integrated model, need a highly predictable routine, or are uncomfortable with evolving workflows.

Why now. We have immediate openings and want new team members to start as soon as licensure allows. First Care is a strong place to build clinical skills with a diverse patient population, working alongside experienced clinical leaders in an integrated care model. Our leadership aims to respond to candidates the same day whenever possible.

• Pay: Starting base salary of $120,000, with annual increases to $125,000 (year 2) and $130,000 (year 3)
• Health insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC, plus dental and vision through Unum
• Retirement: 401(k) with employer match up to 3.5%
• Malpractice: Coverage provided
• Time off and education: Paid time off based on tenure, and CME per your employment contract
• Licensure: Cost of NC and SC licensure covered
• Loan repayment: Eligible to apply for the Community Care Recruitment Program (CCRP), a selection-based award for eligible residents and early-career clinicians who commit to a CCPN practice. Awards are not guaranteed.

• Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant, certified or eligible for certification
• Eligible for North Carolina and South Carolina licensure
• Comfortable seeing pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients
• Patient-centered, adaptable, and a good teammate
• Willingness to rotate across clinics during onboarding
• Background check required

First Care Medical Clinic is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This role is posted, sourced, and screened by Workforce Support Programs, part of the Community Care Physician Network (CCPN) under Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC).

Choose First Care Medical Clinic

Independent primary care, built around the patient, for more than 30 years.

"At First Care Medical Clinic, we believe that the patient is the most important person. We are here to serve the patient."

First Care Medical Clinic core belief

About First Care Medical Clinic

• Independent primary care practice founded in 1994 in Monroe, NC by Dr. Benedict Okwara, a former emergency room physician
• 10 clinics: Albemarle, Charlotte (Nations Ford, The Plaza, and Smith Corners), Concord, Gastonia, Locust, Monroe, Salisbury, and Rock Hill, SC
• Walk-in access for new and established patients, with Ubers and taxis booked for patients who need a ride
• Pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients; roughly 50% Medicaid, 30% Medicare and Medicare Advantage, 15% commercial, and 5% uninsured
• A true medical home: annual wellness exams, acute visits, vaccinations, allergy immunotherapy, EKGs, ultrasound, home sleep testing, in-house lab services, chronic care management, and remote physiologic monitoring
• Integrated behavioral health through the Collaborative Care Model, with care managers, consulting psychiatrists, psychiatric providers, and therapists working with primary care providers
• A team of about 90, with at least four medical assistants at every clinic covering the front desk, triage, lab, and clinical support
• eClinicalWorks EHR with the Sunoh.AI scribe for every visit
• Open Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 6 PM; three clinics are also open Saturday, 9 AM to 5 PM

Why Join Our Team

A practice with a purpose. Dr. Okwara kept seeing patients in the ER for needs that did not require an emergency room, so he opened First Care as an urgent care practice. About three years later, he realized many of those patients had no primary care provider at all, and First Care became a comprehensive primary care practice. That has been its purpose ever since. We see ourselves as public servants, so we meet patients where they are.

A team around the patient. In 2025, First Care expanded into behavioral health because many patients' mental health needs were going unmet. In 2026 we added psychiatric providers and therapists. Today the primary care provider, care manager, therapist, and psychiatric provider work together to treat the whole person under one roof.

Experienced clinical leadership. The Medical Director and Lead APP work across clinics and onboard new providers.

A diverse patient population. You will see a broad mix of people and needs, with real-time warm handoffs for behavioral and psychiatric care.

Our Community: The Charlotte Region

Our clinics span the Charlotte metro and nearby Piedmont communities in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, Gaston, Rowan, and Stanly counties, plus Rock Hill, SC. Whether you want big-city energy or a quieter town with room to spread out, there is a place to live within reach of every clinic.

Big-city access. Charlotte is the largest city in the Carolinas, with a major airport, a lively food and arts scene, and professional sports with the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Hornets. Uptown has the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the Mint Museum, and the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, and Carowinds and Charlotte Motor Speedway are a short drive away.

Outdoors and recreation. The U.S. National Whitewater Center offers the world's largest man-made whitewater river along with hiking, kayaking, and ziplines. Lake Norman and Lake Wylie are each about a half hour from the city for boating, fishing, and paddling, and Morrow Mountain State Park and the Uwharrie National Forest are close to our Albemarle and Salisbury clinics. The mountains are about two hours away and the coast just over three.

Small-town options. Monroe, Salisbury, Albemarle, Concord, and Gastonia each have a historic downtown with local shops, restaurants, and community events, including free outdoor concerts and holiday festivals in Monroe and trolley tours of historic sites in Salisbury.

Schools and education. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools serves about 150,000 students, and surrounding counties have their own public school districts. Higher education is close by, including UNC Charlotte, Davidson College, Wingate University, South Piedmont Community College in Monroe, and Stanly Community College in Albemarle.

Cost of living. Smaller communities like Monroe, Gastonia, Albemarle, and Salisbury generally offer more affordable housing and a slower pace than Charlotte itself, while keeping the city within easy driving distance.