Looking for a qualified, energetic, and reliable staff member to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Independently assess, diagnose, and treat patients with common acute medical conditions, chronic illness, minor injuries, and trauma.
- Maintain legible, accurate, and confidential medical records.
- Document all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatment, outcomes, education, referrals, and consultations within a timely manner.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests including but not limited to: x-rays, electrocardiogram, in house and send out laboratory tests.
- Perform minor procedures, including but not limited to: I&D, splinting, suturing, toenail avulsion, foreign body removal, and wound care.
- Prescribe medications independently, appropriately, and safely within scope of license.
- Assist with necessary day-to-day clinic operations as needed to accommodate patient flow, including but not limited to: perform emergency triage, perform vital signs, perform point of care testing, administer nebulizer treatments, administer vaccines and injectable medications, phlebotomy, ear lavage, patient check out and other general nursing duties.
- Utilize effective verbal and written communication that is clear, well-organized, and professional at all times when interacting with staff, management and clientele.
- Able to work effectively and efficiently in a team environment.
- Consistently demonstrate a pleasant interpersonal demeanor and ability to work well with all levels of clinical/administrative team members.
- Ability to learn and utilize an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system and other computer based software for viewing/managing laboratory and radiology results.
- Ability to effectively and positively lead clinical team members, oversee and direct daily clinic operations independently.
- Delegate appropriate patient care tasks to clinical team members when necessary.
Requirements:
- Genuinely caring individual who is confident, competent, and passionate about providing exceptional medical care.
- A minimum of a Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) or higher, and current certification by one of the Nationally recognized Nurse Practitioner certifying bodies (ANCC or AANP) as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP).
- A Master's degree and current certification by one of the Nationally recognized Physician Assistant certifying bodies is required.
- Maintain current, unencumbered Texas state licensure as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
- Must maintain current certification in CPR, ACLS and PALS, or is willing/eligible to obtain these prior to anticipated start date.
- Must meet all credentialing requirements including but not limited to: proof of education requirements; maintain current, unencumbered Texas state licensure, current board certification, current DEA license, NPI number, proof of current/previous medical malpractice insurance coverage.
- Must meet all Texas state requirements for independent practice.
- Maintain current, valid prescriptive authority (per Texas state practice requirements).
- Demonstrate experience/ability to independently prescribe correct age appropriate and weight based medication dosages and DME, and instruct patients in correct usage of all medications/DME.
- Demonstrate a minimum of 2,000 hours (1 year) of urgent care/primary care experience within the past 3 years.
- Ability and willingness to work weekends, evenings and holidays.
- Comfortable seeing patients of all ages (6 months-geriatric).
Experience:
1 Year in Urgent/Primary Care
Education:
Master's
License:
TX NP / TX PA License