Advanced Practice Provider - Physical Medicine and Rehab - Pain and Spasticity

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

8d • Onsite

About The Position

UT Southwestern Medical Center is seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join our Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation team. The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will provide outpatient clinic coverage focused on general PM&R, spasticity management, and pain management across UT Southwestern’s Sprague and Aston clinic locations. Working under physician supervision and in collaboration with a multidisciplinary healthcare team, the APP will evaluate and manage patients with a variety of rehabilitation, pain, and neurologic-related conditions. Responsibilities include patient assessments, treatment planning, follow-up care, medication and pump management, patient and family education, care coordination, and ongoing management of established patients. This clinic-based role is ideal for an APP who is comfortable practicing with autonomy, enjoys working with complex chronic pain and spasticity populations, and is interested in growing within a collaborative PM&R practice. The position offers the opportunity to support a patient population with meaningful long-term care needs while partnering closely with physicians, APP colleagues, nurses, and support staff. Veteran's encouraged to apply.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of APP experience required.
• Graduate of a master’s degree or higher Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician (ARC-PA) accredited Physician Assistant program. OR Master’s degree or higher in nursing, documentation of completion of accredited Advanced Practice Education Program.
• Graduate education and related Texas Board of Nursing authorization must be consistent with clinical practice area and patient population.
• Certification by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Certification required. Licensed by the Texas Physician Assistant Board. OR Licensure as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by Texas State Board of Nursing.
• Authorization for prescriptive authority by the Texas Board of Nursing.
• Current applicable Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) American Heart Association or American Red Cross Life Support certification(s) based on UT Southwestern policy for Advanced Practice Providers.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in PM&R, Neurology, Pain Management, or management of patients with spasticity and neurologic disorders strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducts and documents comprehensive initial and ongoing physical examinations based on age and diagnosis, including psychological status.
• Synthesizes data and utilizes evidence to develop, implement, and evaluate the patient plan of care, including ordering and interpreting laboratory, radiology, and other diagnostic studies/results.
• Demonstrates proficiency in technical/procedural skills, as appropriate and based on specialty and training.
• Provides relevant management, referrals, counseling, and education to patients, families, and caregivers related to current care and preventive health measures.
• Facilitates/participates in quality related initiatives and/or clinical research protocols through planned group processes, workshops, seminars, and staff meetings, to improve clinical and system practice performance.
• Collaborates in research projects and protocols; and routinely applies evidence based best practices to patient care
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level