Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

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Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Job Category: Clinical

Provides primary and episodic care to patients – independently and in collaboration with other medical professionals. Provide high-quality care services to patients of all ages, including but not limited to diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic medical conditions. Emphasize health promotion and/or disease prevention through patient education and coordination of care. Follows regulations and guidelines for writing prescriptions.

Responsibilities:

• Perform complete physical exams and assessments of patients including urgent, emergent, and non-urgent presentation.
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans, including prescription medications and referrals to specialists when necessary.
• Selects, orders, and perform tests and procedures to augment physical findings.
• Define/document differential diagnoses and list differential diagnoses with most likely diagnoses included.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as deemed necessary and appropriate for plan of care, in collaboration with supervising physician as indicated.
• Interpret data and diagnostic results for appropriate course of action including but not limited to laboratory, radiology, EKG, etc. in collaboration with supervising physician as indicated.
• Performs duties in accordance with the customary rules of ethics and conduct of the applicable State Board of Medicine and other such regulating bodies.
• Educated patients and family members on health conditions, preventive care, and prescribed medications.
• Maintains quality, safety, and infection control standards.
• Exercises tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive, complex and confidential patient issues and situations.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date medical records, in accordance with HIPAA regulations and best practices.
• Actively participate in community events and initiatives to promote health and wellness, and to build relationships with patients and community members.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Effectively communicate with physicians, employees, patients, and families.
• Flexibility with work schedule.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a high volume, fast-paced environment.
• Skilled in traditional nursing disciplines of patient assessment and management.
• Graduation from an accredited Physician assistant program or an accredited Advance Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Current, unrestricted licensure in the State of Texas as a Physician Assistant or Advance Nurse Practitioner.
• Current certifications in BLS, ACLS, and PALS
• DEA license with no restrictions.
• Preferred 2-3 years’ experience in an urgent care and/or primary care setting.

Physical Requirements:

• Candidate must be able to read, write and speak English fluently, have cognitive skills for math, reading, filing and sterile technique skills.
• Vision for near, mid-range, far and accommodation. Hearing for low, medium, and high pitch.
• Moderate physical activity. Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 25 pounds or more. Requires standing, frequent walking, sitting, crouching, kneeling, reaching above and below the waist.
• Work environment involves exposure to potentially dangerous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use or protective equipment.
• Job risk include exposure to blood and body fluids (high) and exposure to infectious disease.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must be accredited per clinic policies and procedures if billing for services under Medicare/ Medicaid.
• May be required to submit and annual TB screening,
• Hepatitis vaccination will be provided; candidate may decline vaccination through declination form or may provide record of vaccination from previous employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Medical specialties:

• Primary Care
• Urgent Care

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift

Supplemental schedule:

• Extended hours

Weekly schedule:

• 4×10
• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• Clinic
• In-person
• Urgent care center

Work Location: In person