Advanced Practice Provider - Cardiology, The Woodlands

Memorial Hermann Health System•The Woodlands, TX

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About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider provides comprehensive patient care within the approved role and population focus through systematic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, and follow-up involving direct patient care. The role supports health promotion and patient management throughout the disease process and across the health and wellness continuum as part of an interdisciplinary team. The position may be filled by a Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse or a Physician Assistant. The provider practices under approved protocols, guidelines, clinical pathways, and evidence-based medicine; collaborates in patient care and clinical improvement; and provides safe, compassionate, personalized, and efficient care in keeping with Memorial Hermann standards.

Requirements

For Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse candidates: graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program approved by the State of Texas.
For Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse candidates: master's degree required.
For Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse candidates: licensed to practice professional nursing in Texas.
For Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse candidates: Texas APRN licensure and eligibility for full prescriptive authority; may include CRNA, CNM, CNS, or CNP specialties.
For Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse candidates: recognized national certification in the area of population focus and/or additional specialty recognition beyond the APRN, as required by the State Board of Texas.
For Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse candidates: eligibility for DEA licensure.
For Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse candidates: Basic Cardiac Life Certification or Advanced Cardiac Life Certification.
For Physician Assistant candidates: graduate of a nationally accredited Physician Assistant program.
For Physician Assistant candidates: certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Inc.
For Physician Assistant candidates: license from the Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners.
For Physician Assistant candidates: eligibility for DEA licensure.
For Physician Assistant candidates: Basic Cardiac Life Certification or Advanced Cardiac Life Certification.

Nice To Haves

Two years of clinical experience in the intended area of practice is preferred.
For Physician Assistant candidates, a master's degree is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide health promotion and assess, diagnose, and manage patient problems, including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient and family needs.
Act under the delegation of a supervising physician for prescriptive authority and maintain an active Prescriptive Authority agreement in accordance with regulations and policy.
Practice within approved protocols, guidelines, clinical pathways, and evidence-based medicine.
Obtain medical histories; perform physical examinations; review, order, and interpret diagnostic tests and radiographic results; and formulate and manage treatment plans and outcomes.
Perform interventions and procedures within the legal scope, authority, approval, delegation, and credentialing of the APRN or PA.
Collaborate in the development and evaluation of patient care and update clinical guidelines, protocols, and pathways.
Work autonomously and accept accountability for outcomes; sign orders in accordance with institutional and state board requirements.
Collaborate in research and teaching projects and apply research to practice.
Educate patients and families about care resources using interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
Participate in process improvement and multidisciplinary clinical outcome improvement activities using advanced nursing expertise.
Ensure safe care for patients, staff, and visitors and follow Memorial Hermann policies, procedures, and standards, including budgetary requirements for time, supplies, productivity, and quality of service.
Maintain professional growth through mandatory and continuing education and skills competency requirements.
Support department-based goals and serve as a preceptor, mentor, and resource to less experienced staff.
Model Memorial Hermann service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized, and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues.
Perform other duties as assigned.