Top 100 Urgent Care & Retail Clinic Brands (CVS, Walgreens, etc.) Hiring Scribes (2025 Directory)

Urgent care and retail clinics win on speed, access, and spotless notes—which is why they’re ravenous for medical scribes. This 2025 mega-directory lists 100 brands (national chains + health-system walk-ins) to target first. Benchmark compensation with the interactive salary comparison tool, chase openings via the job-growth dashboard, harden PHI habits with the HIPAA essentials, accelerate charting using the EMR data-entry guide, and convert interviews with a metrics-forward resume from the performance toolkit.

Why urgent care & retail clinics are “scribe hungry” in 2025

High-velocity visits (URI, minor injuries, rashes), variable volumes, and payer documentation requirements punish any after-hours EHR. Scribes deliver same-day sign-off, lower coder queries/100, and tighter LOS—all trackable with the metrics toolkit. For hybrid/tele-triage add-ons, mirror device rules from the EMR security best practices and refresh phone scripts via the telephone etiquette dictionary. To keep templates codable, lean on the EMR terms dictionary and validate sectioning with the documentation accuracy study.

If you’re negotiating pay, anchor with the state salary map and show throughput dollars using the revenue impact model. For remote-friendly chains, scan the remote market report.

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How to pitch yourself to urgent care & retail clinic managers

Bring a one-page Evidence Pack: pre→post minutes-per-note, same-day sign rates, coder queries, and no-show smoothing—all charted from the performance toolkit. Include two de-identified notes (laceration repair + viral URI) shaped by the EMR data-entry guide and checked against the accuracy report. Close by reciting your HIPAA/room-privacy reflexes from the HIPAA essentials. To operate across clinics, keep macros versioned with the document-management directory and SOPs from the policy & procedure toolkit.

Top 100 Urgent Care & Retail Clinic Brands — 2025 Directory

Top 100 Urgent Care & Retail Clinic Brands Hiring Scribes — 2025

Brand / Network	Setting	Regions	Notes for Applicants
CVS MinuteClinic	Retail clinic	Multi-state	Primary care & minor acute; Epic
Walgreens / Village Medical	Retail/Clinic	Selective markets	Retail footprint + primary care
Walmart Health Clinics	Retail/Clinic	FL/TX/GA/AR etc.	Primary/urgent/dental mix
The Little Clinic (Kroger)	Retail clinic	OH/CO/TN/GA/KY etc.	Walk-in primary/urgent care
Target Clinic (CVS-operated)	Retail clinic	Selected states	Inside Target; Epic workflows
AFC Urgent Care (American Family Care)	Urgent care	Nationwide	High-volume; procedures
GoHealth Urgent Care (various health-system JVs)	Urgent care	NY/CA/OR/WA/CT/MO/GA etc.	Northwell/Mercy/Legacy/DPH partners
CityMD	Urgent care	NY/NJ	High-throughput metro sites
NextCare Urgent Care	Urgent care	AZ/CO/KS/NC/TX etc.	X-ray/lab at many sites
FastMed Urgent Care	Urgent care	AZ/NC/TX	Extended hours
CareNow (HCA)	Urgent care	TX/CO/UT/FL/VA etc.	System referrals
MD Now Urgent Care (HCA)	Urgent care	FL	High visit volume
Patient First	Urgent care	MD/VA/PA/NJ	On-site labs/X-ray
Carbon Health	Urgent/Primary	Multi-state + virtual	Tech-forward; hybrid roles
Concentra Urgent Care	Occ med/urgent	Nationwide	Occ-med exposure
Indigo Urgent Care (MultiCare)	Urgent care	WA	Health-system JV
PhysicianOne Urgent Care	Urgent care	CT/MA/NY	Northeast footprint
Premier Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	OH	System-aligned
Breeze Urgent Care (Texas Health)	Urgent care	DFW, TX	System integration
Baylor Scott & White Urgent Care	Urgent care	TX	Epic; multi-site
Memorial Hermann Urgent Care	Urgent care	Houston, TX	ED diversion
UTMB Urgent Care	Urgent care	TX Gulf Coast	Academic access
Houston Methodist Urgent Care	Urgent care	TX	Specialty back-up
Ascension Urgent Care (various)	Urgent care	Multi-state	System continuity
HCA Florida CareNow/MD Now	Urgent care	FL	Large pipeline
AdventHealth Centra Care	Urgent care	FL/NC/KS	Immunizations/procedures
Orlando Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	Central FL	System referrals
BayCare Urgent Care	Urgent care	Tampa Bay, FL	X-ray/lab
Lee Health Convenient Care	Urgent care	SW FL	Seasonal surges
Nemours Kids Urgent Care	Pediatric urgent	FL	Peds-specific
PM Pediatric Care	Pediatric urgent	Multi-state	Child-focused workflows
Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care	Pediatric urgent	TX	Peds procedures
Urgent Care for Kids (Texas Children’s partners)	Pediatric urgent	TX	Evening hours
Rady Children’s Urgent Care	Pediatric urgent	CA	Academic peds
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Urgent Care	Pediatric urgent	GA	System alignment
UCSF Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	CA	Academic ambulatory
UCLA Health Immediate/After-Hours Care	Urgent care	CA	Specialty access
Stanford Express Care	Urgent care	CA	High acuity mix
UC San Diego Express Care	Urgent care	CA	Teaching environment
Keck Medicine of USC Urgent Care	Urgent care	CA	Urban volumes
Sutter Walk-In Care	Retail/Clinic	CA	Convenience locations
Kaiser Permanente Urgent Care	Urgent care	CA/CO/GA/HI/OR/WA/DC	Epic; integrated
Sharp Rees-Stealy Urgent Care	Urgent care	San Diego, CA	High throughput
Providence ExpressCare	Retail/Clinic	WA/OR/CA/AK/MT	Neighborhood sites
PeaceHealth / ZoomCare	On-demand care	OR/WA	Tech-forward model
Swedish Express Care	Retail/Clinic	WA	System pathways
MultiCare Indigo (duplicate of Indigo)	Urgent care	WA	Evening/weekends
UW Medicine Urgent Care	Urgent care	WA	Teaching system
EvergreenHealth Urgent Care	Urgent care	WA	Suburban volumes
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	WA	CommonSpirit affiliate
Intermountain InstaCare	Urgent care	UT/ID/NV/CO/MT	System-integrated
University of Utah Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	UT	Academic flows
HonorHealth Urgent Care	Urgent care	AZ	Phoenix metro
Banner Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	AZ/CO/WY/NE	System footprint
Next Level Urgent Care	Urgent care	Houston, TX	Regional chain
Christus Promptu Urgent Care	Urgent care	TX/LA	Faith-based system
Memorial Hermann | GoHealth	Urgent care	TX	JV model
Methodist Urgent Care (TX)	Urgent care	TX	San Antonio area
UT Health Houston Urgent Care	Urgent care	TX	Academic link
OU Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	OK	System access
Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care	Urgent care	MO/OK/AR/KS	Large midwest JV
SSM Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	MO/IL/OK/WI	System pathways
Ascension Via Christi Urgent Care	Urgent care	KS	ED diversion
OSF OnCall / PromptCare	Virtual/Clinic	IL	Digital + physical
Carle Convenient Care	Urgent care	IL	Academic community
Northwestern Medicine Immediate Care	Urgent care	IL	Epic; urban/suburban
Endeavor Health (NorthShore) Immediate Care	Urgent care	IL	Chicago North Shore
Rush Immediate Care	Urgent care	IL	Academic ambulatory
Edward-Elmhurst Immediate Care	Urgent care	IL	Western suburbs
Advocate Clinic at Walgreens	Retail/Clinic	IL/WI	Retail footprint
Froedtert & MCW FastCare	Retail/Clinic	WI	Retail setting
UW Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	WI	Academic system
Aurora Health Urgent Care (Corewell WI)	Urgent care	WI	Epic; high volume
Henry Ford-GoHealth Urgent Care	Urgent care	MI	Detroit metro JV
Corewell Health (Beaumont) Urgent Care	Urgent care	MI	System access
Mayo Clinic Express Care	Retail/Clinic	MN/AZ/FL	Protocol-driven
M Health Fairview Urgent Care	Urgent care	MN	Academic partner
Allina Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	MN	High throughput
Essentia Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	MN/WI/ND	Upper Midwest
Sanford Health Acute Care	Urgent care	ND/SD/MN	Rural + metro
OhioHealth Urgent Care	Urgent care	OH	Central Ohio
UC Health (Cincinnati) Urgent Care	Urgent care	OH	Academic access
Cleveland Clinic Express Care	Retail/Clinic	OH/FL	System entry point
UPMC Urgent Care	Urgent care	PA	Pittsburgh region
AHN Express Care	Urgent care	PA	High volumes
Penn Medicine Urgent Care	Urgent care	PA/NJ	Academic clinics
Jefferson Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	PA/NJ	Regional network
Yale New Haven Walk-In/Pequot	Urgent care	CT	Shoreline sites
Hartford HealthCare-GoHealth	Urgent care	CT	JV coverage
Northwell Health-GoHealth	Urgent care	NY	NYC/Long Island
Mass General Brigham Urgent Care	Urgent care	MA	Greater Boston
Tufts Medicine Urgent Care	Urgent care	MA	Suburban sites
WellNow Urgent Care	Urgent care	NY/IL/OH etc.	Extended hours
ConvenientMD	Urgent care	NH/ME/MA	New England chain
Southcoast Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	MA/RI	System feeder
Novant Health-GoHealth	Urgent care	NC/SC	Carolinas JV
Duke Urgent Care	Urgent care	NC	Academic system
UNC Urgent Care	Urgent care	NC	Triangle region
WakeMed Urgent Care	Urgent care	NC	Raleigh metro
Prisma Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	SC	Midlands/Upstate
Emory Urgent Care	Urgent care	GA	Academic ambulatory
Wellstar Urgent Care	Urgent care	GA	Atlanta metro
Northside Hospital Urgent Care	Urgent care	GA	Suburban access
Atrium Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	NC/SC/GA	Large network
MUSC Health Urgent Care	Urgent care	SC	Coastal sites
Tip: Apply with a metrics-forward resume (minutes-per-note, same-day sign, coder queries) built via the performance toolkit, confirm pay with the salary map, and validate phrasing using the documentation accuracy study.

Day-in-the-life: urgent care / retail clinic scribe (what hiring managers expect)

You’ll prep rapid triage notes, structure HPI/ROS/Exam/MDM, capture procedures (laceration repair, I&D, splinting), and document shared decision-making for imaging, antibiotics, and return precautions. Between visits you’ll pre-stage orders, reconcile med allergies, and close open charts to hit same-day sign. To scale safely, rehearse visit macros from the EMR data-entry guide, verify codability using the accuracy report, and maintain a living macro bank with the document-management directory.

For phone/virtual touchpoints, adopt scripts from the telephone etiquette guide and protect PHI by default via the HIPAA essentials. When vaccines or travel medicine are offered on-site, standardize counseling language and document lot/exp/date/site consistently; audit monthly with the chart-audit workflow.

Implementation playbook for operators (pilot → lock → scale)

Pilot (30 days). Pick one high-volume clinic. Baseline minutes-per-note, same-day sign, coder queries/100, LOS, and after-hours EHR; visualize weekly using the performance toolkit. Convert time saved into throughput with the revenue model.

Lock (weeks 5–8). Freeze macro banks, define procedure note templates (I&D, simple vs. complex lac repairs, splints), and standardize work-ups (strep/flu/COVID, UTI, cellulitis). Encode governance in the policy & procedure toolkit; keep assets versioned via the document-management directory.

Scale (quarterly). Add sites, expand hours, and layer ambient dictation where sensible (compare vendors later with the AI buyer’s mindset from the emerging tech brief). Use the no-show reduction playbook + appointment efficiency guide to stabilize access.

Quick Poll — Where should a single scribe go first to lift throughput?

Quick Poll — First deployment for maximum impact

Procedure rooms (lac repairs, I&D, splints) Respiratory / infectious blocks (strep/flu/COVID) Virtual triage & tele-follow-ups X-ray heavy hours (MSK injuries) Vaccine/occupational medicine blocks

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Career ladders & negotiation angles

Urgent care/retail clinic pathways often jump to Lead Scribe, Clinic Flow Coordinator, Template Architect, or Tele-triage Documentation Lead. If you’re pre-med or PA-bound, this setting delivers procedures exposure fast; curate a portfolio of de-identified lac repairs/foreign body removals aligned to the accuracy study. Benchmark compensation with the salary map, quantify your after-hours EHR ↓ and same-day sign ↑ using the performance toolkit, and package a business case with the revenue model. For multi-site operators, formalize macro governance with the policy & procedure toolkit and maintain a shared macro library via the document-management directory.

FAQs — Urgent Care & Retail Clinic Scribing (2025)

• What speed targets should I hit by week six?

  Aim for ≤5 minutes to finalize straightforward URI/rash visits and ≤7–8 minutes for procedure cases (lac repair/I&D). Train with the EMR data-entry guide, and validate clarity against the accuracy report. Track your progress in a simple dashboard from the performance toolkit.

• What macro banks should every clinic maintain?

  A core ROS/Exam stack (URI, GI, derm, MSK), procedure templates (simple vs complex lac repairs, splint types, I&D), imaging counseling, and return-precautions language. Store/version with the document-management directory and govern edits via the policy & procedure toolkit.

• How do I keep coders happy?

  State decision-making plainly: differential considered, tests reviewed/interpreted, risk (meds/procedures), and safety netting. Cross-check with the accuracy study and use the chart-audit workflow for monthly spot checks.

• Is retail clinic work “lighter” than urgent care?

  Not necessarily. Retail clinics demand concise notes, vaccination documentation rigor, and efficient triage to escalate safely. Keep privacy airtight using the HIPAA essentials and device controls from the EMR security best practices.

• What’s the best way to land interviews quickly?

  Run 8–10 channels in parallel (system career pages + vendor recruiters + aggregators) and score leads daily. Use the task-manager directory, anchor pay with the salary map, and highlight your same-day sign wins with visuals from the performance toolkit.