Full Job Description
Essential Functions:
The Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) promotes and maintains patient health by providing medical services that began with an initial patient consultation and continue with ongoing care and assessment throughout the clinical relationship.
The Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) Initiates treatment for patients with commonly occurring health problems, which lie within the nurse specialist’s scope of practice, by using a systematic approach to history and physical examination of patients through clinical judgment of evaluated data.
Perform comprehensive health assessments including obtaining a complete and accurate health history from the patient; performing a complete and accurate physical examination; and administering selected measures of physical cognitive and psychosocial development in accordance with standardized guidelines.
Order/perform selected diagnostic tests and procedures as indicated by the patient’s condition.
Using the data obtained in the health assessment and diagnostic studies, interprets clinical findings, and develops a complete, accurate differential diagnoses/health care problem list.
Identifies and appropriately uses available resources in meeting the health care and health education needs of patients and families, including but not limited to consultation with other physicians and allied health professionals.
Plans appropriate care utilizing community resources and acts as a liaison by relaying information necessary for continuity of care to other health professionals and agencies.
Prescribes, coordinates, delegates, and evaluates care.
Prescribes medications as a function delegated by the supervising physician in accordance with state regulatory acts.
Monitors patients with stabilized long term or chronic illness and aids and supports individuals and their families during the dying process.
Develops and implements health promotions, illness/injury prevention and therapeutic plans consistent with the patient’s diagnosis, health care problems or need.
Instructs individual and /or families or groups about health or defined health problems.
Prepare all documentation to meet or exceed established standards to include but not limited to timeliness, legibility, accuracy, content, and signature.
Participates in Quality Assurance activities.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Required Education and Experience for the Physician Assistant
- Bachelor’s Degree in a Physician Assisting Program
- Two Years’ experience in a clinical setting
Required Education and Experience for the Nurse Practitioner
- Current RN license
- Master’s degree in nursing
- Two years of experience in a clinical setting
Additional Eligibility Qualifications for both The PA and NP
State of Texas accreditation based on certifying exam
Continued employment requires 100 hours of continuing medical education every two years and passing a recertification examination every six years.
Licensing: Registered Nurse with current unrestricted license to practice and use the title of Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse in the state of Texas.
Training and experience: unless otherwise indicated, one year of current experience within the last three years in a comparable job classification required.
Able to provide proof of valid driver’s license, if applicable.
Maintenance of the current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification for Health Care Workers.