Advance Practice Provider - NP / PA (44643)

Urology Clinics Of North Texas•Flower Mound, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Urology Clinics of North Texas (UCNT) is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) to support its growing organization across its North Texas offices and affiliated hospitals. The APP works independently and in collaboration with urologic surgeons at a division location and nearby affiliated hospitals, providing care in a fast-paced clinical setting and sharing hospital responsibilities with the practice’s surgeons. The role includes hospital consults, rounding, and taking call. Surgical assisting opportunities are available depending on division location; UCNT will train the APP in this area. The position provides clinic and inpatient care, including patient examinations, evaluation and treatment, follow-up, counseling, documentation, and coordination with physicians and surgical teams. The APP may perform therapeutic and diagnostic procedures as indicated by experience and physician direction, and may assist in open, robotic, and laparoscopic procedures under surgeon direction. UCNT’s stated mission is to provide excellent care and treatment of urological disorders and deliver that care courteously, caringly, and efficiently.

Requirements

Master’s degree or higher in nursing and documentation of completion of an accredited Advanced Practice Education Program, with graduate education and Texas Board of Nursing authorization consistent with the clinical practice area and patient population; OR graduation from a master’s degree or higher ARC-PA-accredited Physician Assistant program.
For the NP pathway: licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by the Texas State Board of Nursing and authorization for prescriptive authority by the Texas Board of Nursing.
For the PA pathway: NCCPA certification and licensure by the Texas Physician Assistant Board.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.

Nice To Haves

One year of relevant APP clinical or surgical experience.
DaVinci robotic training.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
Surgical-assist experience; it is not required, and UCNT will provide training.

Responsibilities

Perform history and physical examinations on new and established patients.
Consult with supervising physicians as needed.
Provide follow-up and health maintenance care according to established standards of care or specific instructions from the supervising physician.
Initiate appropriate treatment and testing to evaluate illness.
Evaluate post-operative patients and perform routine follow-up visits.
Be available to see patients requiring same-day office visits.
Counsel and educate patients about health-related issues.
Document clinical care according to established guidelines.
Perform therapeutic and diagnostic procedures as indicated based on experience and as directed by the supervising physician.
Communicate with patients and family members about health-related questions in accordance with state-law confidentiality requirements and HIPAA guidelines.
Participate in continuous quality improvement and other initiatives.
Conduct inpatient hospital rounds and see consults.
Communicate with surgeons and on-call physicians.
Document admission and progress notes.
Help ensure necessary equipment and supplies are present for procedures based on individual patient complexities, and assist with patient positioning.
Facilitate communication and efficiency between surgical teams and physicians.
Perform first-assist duties in open, robotic, and laparoscopic surgical procedures under the surgeon’s direction, close incisions, and apply applicable dressings.
Work collaboratively with physicians and surgeons, and share hospital responsibilities including consults, rounding, and call.