Advanced Practice Provider
About The Position
Employees in this position are responsible for augmenting a supervising physician's data gathering abilities to reach decisions and institute patient care plans. Provides health care services to patients under direction and responsibility of a Physician. Provides patient services under direct supervision and responsibility of the Physician and or Medical Director. Elicits detailed patient histories. Examines patients, performs a comprehensive physical examination and compiles patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination. Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as X-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interprets test results for deviations from normal. Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care and manages infections. Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes and assists in the provision of continuity of care. Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, emotional problems of daily living and health maintenance. Round on and treat patients in hospitals on assigned service. Rounding may include up to 2 weekends per month. Participates in teaching efforts of the department of Surgery, such as seminars, conferences and special programs. Works with medical students and residents, nursing and allied health personnel as part of the acute care surgery team.
Requirements
- Graduation from a Physician Assistant's training program approved by the Council on Allied Health Education Accreditation of the American Medical Association.
- Current Physician Assistant license in the State of Texas or ability to transfer license to Texas.
- Certification as a Physician Assistant as evidenced by passing the examinations given by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants.
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing as a nurse practitioner from an approved certification program recognized by Texas Board of Nursing.
- Current R.N. license as approved by the Texas Board of Nursing or ability to transfer license to Texas.
- Certification as a Nurse Practitioner from an approved certification program as recognized by Texas Board of Nursing or ability to transfer certification to Texas.
Responsibilities
- Augmenting a supervising physician's data gathering abilities to reach decisions and institute patient care plans.
- Providing health care services to patients under direction and responsibility of a Physician.
- Providing patient services under direct supervision and responsibility of the Physician and or Medical Director.
- Eliciting detailed patient histories.
- Examining patients, performing a comprehensive physical examination and compiling patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination.
- Administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as X-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interpreting test results for deviations from normal.
- Performing therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care and managing infections.
- Developing and implementing patient management plans, recording progress notes and assisting in the provision of continuity of care.
- Instructing and counseling patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, emotional problems of daily living and health maintenance.
- Rounding on and treating patients in hospitals on assigned service.
- Participating in teaching efforts of the department of Surgery, such as seminars, conferences and special programs.
- Working with medical students and residents, nursing and allied health personnel as part of the acute care surgery team.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
