Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Mont Belvieu Urgent and Family Care • Mont Belvieu, TX, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 4w ago

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.
Select, order, 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.
Perform duties in accordance with the customary rules of ethics and conduct of the applicable State Board of Medicine and other such regulating bodies.
Educate patients and family members on health conditions, preventive care, and prescribed medications.
Maintain quality, safety, and infection control standards.
Exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive, complex and confidential patient issues and situations.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Maintain 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.
Perform 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 of protective equipment.
Job risk includes 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 an 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

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