Advanced Practice Provider

Texas A&M University System • Commerce, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant, under general direction, provides patient care, evaluations, and treatment. Diagnoses, treats, and prescribes certain medications for illnesses and injuries.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in nursing or in PA studies or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One year of related experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to use and manage an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system.
• Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP), licensed Registered Nurse (RN), and CPR certified.
• Must be licensed to practice in the State of Texas

Nice To Haves

• Three (3) years of family practice experience as a Nurse Practitioner/PA.
• Experience managing technology resources related to learning management systems, including evaluating its effectiveness for end users and planning for future improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care, assessments, counseling, preparation, and treatment.
• Documents patient care.
• Prescribes medicines upon diagnoses of illness or injury, under the direction of a physician and within the limitations of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant regulations.
• Maintains and monitors patient records, assesses health care needs, and provides patient education.
• Interprets labs.
• Performs follow-up care in conjunction with other nursing staff.
• Acts as a health resource to the campus community. Assists in planning and promoting health outreach activities. Provides health education to university organizations as needed.
• Assesses real and/or potential health hazards related to current health status, including analysis or risky behaviors that contribute to a student’s health status.
• This position will report medically to the medical director and non-medically to the clinic director.

Benefits

• Employee tuition assistance for master’s and doctoral programs.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance.
• ETAMU contributes to employee health and basic life insurance premiums.
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays, plus up to eight hours of paid sick leave and vacation each month.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), with optional additional retirement plans (ORP).
• Physical wellness program and wellness release time for eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

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