Acute Care Nurse Practitioner – Hospital Medicine Expert

Affinity Home Health Care Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Affinity Home Health Care Inc. seeks a Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care) to provide advanced practice nursing care to hospitalized patients, delivering comprehensive assessments and managing acute conditions.

You will diagnose conditions, order and interpret tests, and prescribe evidence-based treatments while collaborating with physicians and a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe transitions of care and patient education.

Qualifications

• Advanced practice nursing licensure and certification to practice as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Strong clinical judgment for acute care decision-making.
• Proficiency in diagnostic evaluation and evidence-based management.
• Effective communication, teamwork, and patient/family education skills.
• Commitment to patient-centered, safe, high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and ongoing evaluations.
• Diagnose and manage acute and complex medical conditions.
• Order, interpret, and act on diagnostic testing results.
• Prescribe appropriate treatments in accordance with clinical guidelines.
• Collaborate with physicians and a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Support safe care transitions across care settings.
• Educate patients and families on diagnoses, treatment plans, and care needs.

Skills

Clinical judgement

Diagnostic evaluation

Communication

Teamwork

Patient education

Education

NP licensure and certification

Job description

Affinity Home Health Care Inc. seeks a Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care) to provide advanced practice nursing care to hospitalized patients, delivering comprehensive assessments and managing acute conditions.

You will diagnose conditions, order and interpret tests, and prescribe evidence-based treatments while collaborating with physicians and a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe transitions of care and patient education.