Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant-MANVEL

Next-Level-Urgent-Care-; Manvel (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Next-Level-Urgent-Care- in Texas seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide primary and episodic care, independently and with a supervising physician, following leadership protocols. Emphasize health promotion and care coordination, including appropriate prescription writing.

The role requires completing exams, ordering tests, formulating differential diagnoses, and delivering high-quality patient care within a collaborative clinical team.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with at least 2 years of clinical experience.
• Board certified as a nurse practitioner with current state licensure.
• DEA licensure with no restrictions.
• Skilled in traditional nursing disciplines of patient assessment and management.
• Clinical experience in an emergency, urgent care, or ambulatory clinic setting.
• BLS certified

Responsibilities

• Provide primary and episodic care following protocols.
• Manage patient flow and coordination of care in a team setting.
• Perform complete physical exams and assessments including urgent/emergent cases.
• Order and interpret tests; define differential diagnoses.
• Prescribe medications and educate patients on usage.
• Maintain quality, safety and infection control standards.

Skills

Patient care

Emergency/Urgent care

Clinical collaboration

Documentation

Education

MSN or higher

State NP licensure

DEA licensure unrestricted

BLS certification

Job description

Description

Job Summary

Provides primary and episodic care to patients – independently and in collaboration with other medical professionals – following standards and protocols set by the Regional Vice Preseident and/or Supervising Physician. Functions as a member of the clinical team and maintains patient flow and maximizes the delivery of quality care to patients. Emphasize health promotion and/or disease prevention through patient education and coordination of care. Follows regulations and guidelines for writing prescriptions.

General Accountabilities

• Assure patient flow runs smoothly and efficiently
• Follow protocols which provide medical authority when such are indicated in providing care.
• Perform complete physical exams and assessments of patients including urgent, emergent and non-urgent presentation.
• 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.
• Prescribes dosages and instruct patients in correct usage.
• 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.
• Learns computer software programs; enters and maintains accurate data and statistical information in order to consistently prepare clear and concise reports.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with at least 2 years of clinical experience.
• Board certified as a nurse practitioner with current state licensure.
• DEA licensure with no restrictions.
• Skilled in traditional nursing disciplines of patient assessment and management.
• Clinical experience in an emergency, urgent care, or ambulatory clinic setting.
• BLS certified