Nurse Practitioner

General Summary Under general supervision, provides independent acute and/or routine medical care to a specified outpatient population. May supervise support staff in and out-of-hours or remote clinical setting.

Primary Responsibilities

• Obtains detailed history and performs physical examinations on assigned patients; assesses and treats acute/chronic medical problems and provides direct patient care to a specified patient population.
• Performs emergency CPR in cases such as cardiac arrest, respiratory arrests.
• Notifies supervising physician regarding and unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation.
• Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods.
• Cooperates and helps to coordinate the activities of patient care and support staff within the clinic.
• Documents progress notes on patient electronic charts indicating patient status and treatment procedures performed; maintains other records as required in a timely manner.
• Provides health education to patients and families; may train and supervise medical residents engaged in specific clinical activities if required.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops
• May perform clinical research related to specific operations as needed.
• Ordering or performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Formulating a working diagnosis.
• Developing and implementing a treatment plan.
• Monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
• Offering counseling to meet patient needs.
• Following meaningful use requirements while giving quality care to patients.
• Requesting, receiving, and signing for the receipt of pharmaceutical sample prescription medications and distributing the samples to patients in a specific practice setting in which the physician assistant is authorized to prescribe pharmaceutical medications and sign prescription drug orders.
• Signing or completing a prescription as authorized by Chapter 157, Texas Occupations Code.
• Making appropriate referrals.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education/Certifications/Licensure

• Bachelor's degree
• State of Texas Certified Physician's Assistant/Nurse Practitioner
• CPR certified.
• Must have a valid driver's license and a safe driving record and be able to pass a pre-employment physical and a criminal history background check.

Skills

• Ability to perform medical examinations using standard medical procedures.
• Knowledge of patient care charts and patient history.
• Knowledge of Electronic Medical Records.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Skill in preparing and maintaining patient records.
• Knowledge of primary care principles and practices.
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
• Knowledge of drugs and their indications, contraindications, dosing, side effects, and proper administration.
• Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
• Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements.
• Knowledge of current emerging trends in technologies, techniques, issues, and approaches in area of expertise.
• Ability to educate patients and/or families as to the nature of disease and to provide instruction on proper care and treatment.
• Ability to clearly communicate medical information to professional practitioners and/or the general public.
• Ability to observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress.
• Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions.

Physical Requirements If a preliminary offer of employment is extended, a physical will be required before the offer can be accepted.