Medicine - Cardiology (Instructor - Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant)

Baylor College of Medicine; Houston (TX); Vor Ort; USD 100.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston seeks an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support the Heart Failure, LVAD, and Heart Transplant Team. You will provide inpatient and outpatient care under physician supervision, performing exams, coordinating care, and managing treatment plans.

The role requires an advanced degree, Texas licensure, and board certification, with a focus on adult cardiology care and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifikationen

• Clinical experience in specialized adult care with an advanced level education (PA-C or Acute Care NP).
• Master's or Bachelor's degree with licensure-appropriate experience.
• Current Texas license to practice and board certification.

Aufgaben

• Obtain detailed history and perform physical examinations.
• Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic procedures.
• Prescribe pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.
• Maintain records and document progress in patient charts.
• Monitor accuracy of medical records.
• Provide follow-up health maintenance per supervising physician protocols.
• Communicate care plans with physicians, patients, and families.
• Collaborate with providers and staff to identify care management patients.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Clinical experience

Communication with patients

Care coordination

Ausbildung

PA-C or Acute Care NP

Master's or Bachelor's with licensure experience

Jobbeschreibung

Medicine - Cardiology (Instructor - Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Houston, TX

Summary

This position provides advanced care to patients in a clinical (outpatient) and hospital (inpatient) settings in an area of specialization under the direction of the physicians of the Heart Failure, LVAD, and Heart Transplant Team. This position is only working at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in collaboration with all members of cardiology, including physicians, advanced level providers, nursing team, coordinators, and patients, in a manner that is effective, professional, and friendly.

Job Duties

This position will be involved in direct patient care, independently and along physicians in the inpatient care areas (ICU, Acute Care, telemetry) and Outpatient Clinic and is responsible for:

• Obtain detailed history and perform physical examinations
• Perform, order, and interpret diagnostic procedures in accordance with relevant health concerns of the patient.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.
• Maintain records and write orders and progress in patient charts as to status, treatments, and procedures
• Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient medical records.
• Provide follow-up health maintenance care to patients in accordance with protocols established with the supervising physician.
• Communicate with physicians, patients, and the family members of patients concerning patient care.
• Collaborates with providers, and practice staff in identifying appropriate patients for care management.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have clinical experience in specialized care of an adult population and have completed an advanced level educational program (Physician Assistant - Certified or Acute Care for NPs)
• Master's Degree or Bachelor's Degree with equivalent experience, as required per licensure.
• Current license to practice in the State of Texas
• Appropriate board certification

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

Requisition ID: 26459

Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty, and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.