Advanced Practice Provider

Urology San Antonio • San Antonio, TX

12h

About The Position

Advanced Practice Providers, such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants, support Urology San Antonio’s guiding principles of excellent patient care and service, excellent quality of life for partners and employees, and profit with integrity. Urology and oncology experience preferred.

Requirements

• Physician Assistant/Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in the State of Texas
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers, American Heart Association
• Current ACLS/PALS required
• Advanced level degree, most typically at the Master’s level, in his/her respective field.
• Time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment with a positive attitude.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills and proficiency in electronic medical record creation and maintenance.

Nice To Haves

• Urology and oncology experience preferred.
• Strong preference for a nurse practitioner or physician assistant with genitourinary or oncology experience.

Responsibilities

• Health Promotion: Disease prevention and problem-based education, Developing treatment plans for acute and chronic diseases, Educating and guiding patients on disease prevention and healthy lifestyle habits, Understanding the changes in health promotion throughout the aging process.
• Conducting exams: Performing screening evaluations, Performing limited-scope procedures such as string stent pulls, Managing overall patient care regarding lifestyle and development issues, Emphasizing preventative care and disease management, Prescribing medications.
• Administrative functions: Discuss project recommendations, specifications, and procedures. Coordinating and directing clinical projects that include making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of patient care activities. Analyzing various departmental workflow lifecycles for optimal process improvement. Assessing resources needs to be presented to upper management to assess the feasibility of projects. Performing administrative functions based on clinical care guidelines such as reviewing and writing reports or researching and designing clinical care pathways/protocols. Develop and implement policies, standards, and procedures for newly implemented projects. Partnering with physicians to improve quality and compliance aspects of clinical care.

What This Job Offers

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