Advanced Practice Provider - TDCJ MICU - Galveston
About The Position
Performs responsible clinical care in collaboration with the unit physician and under approved protocols. Manages the medical aspects of care, including observation, assessment, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation, rehabilitation, care and counsel, and health teaching for people who are ill, injured, infirm, or experiencing changes in normal health processes. Promotes and maintains health and prevents illness in a clinical setting. The role may be filled by a physician assistant or nurse practitioner. Physician assistants must complete an ARC-PA-accredited physician assistant program and hold the required national certification and Texas license. Nurse practitioners must complete an accredited graduate-level or higher nurse practitioner program and hold the required national certification and Texas nursing licenses.
Requirements
- Physician assistant candidates must complete a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
- Physician assistant candidates must be certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
- Physician assistant candidates must be licensed by the Texas Physician Assistant Board/Texas Medical Board (TPAB/TMB).
- Nurse practitioner candidates must complete a graduate-level or higher nurse practitioner program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
- Nurse practitioner candidates must be certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
- Nurse practitioner candidates must be licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the Texas Board of Nursing (TBON).
- Nurse practitioner candidates must be licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) with an acute care nurse practitioner clinical area of specialization by the Texas Board of Nursing (TBON).
- No experience is required.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical care in collaboration with the unit physician and under approved protocols.
- Manage medical care through observation, assessment, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation, and rehabilitation.
- Provide care, counsel, and health teaching to people who are ill, injured, infirm, or experiencing changes in normal health processes.
- Promote and maintain health and prevent illness in a clinical setting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
