Advanced Practice Provider

TEXAS DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY PA•Austin, TX

24d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Diabetes & Endocrinology, P.A. is seeking two full-time Advanced Practice Providers—Family Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, or Physician Assistants—for its Central and Round Rock offices. The role is part of a multidisciplinary team that includes endocrinologists, other Advanced Practice Providers, a lipidologist, and support staff. The successful candidate will provide high-quality, compassionate care and work collaboratively with physicians and interdisciplinary team members. The organization focuses on diabetes, thyroid conditions, osteoporosis, weight management, and hormonal conditions, using thorough evaluations and personalized care. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; the offices are closed on weekends, and Advanced Practice Providers are not on call after hours.

Requirements

At least two years of hands-on experience as an Advanced Practice Provider.
Recent experience in family medicine, internal medicine, and/or endocrinology.
State licensure and board certification.
Strong clinical skills and commitment to building patient relationships and providing a good bedside manner.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including sensitivity to cultural and bilingual issues.
Critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills.
Reasoning ability and good independent judgment.
Organizational skills.
Skill in using computers and related software applications.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical and mental conditions through comprehensive or problem-focused examinations, screenings, and medical histories, including diabetic foot and eye exams and nephropathy and tobacco-use screenings.
Demonstrate the organization’s mission and core values in professional conduct.
Use motivational interviewing to help patients make behavioral changes and achieve personal goals.
Order, collect, interpret, and evaluate laboratory and other diagnostic tests.
Prescribe, recommend, or provide medication therapies and other therapeutic treatments and procedures.
Independently perform simple and complex procedures in accordance with approved protocols and policies, with attention to efficacy, safety, and cost.
Recommend interventions to modify behaviors associated with health risks.
Develop and implement comprehensive, outcomes-based treatment plans grounded in patient assessments, evidence-based medicine, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines, collaborating with physicians and other team members as appropriate.
Evaluate patients’ responses to care and the effectiveness of treatment.
Counsel patients and families on medical processes, condition management, medications, nutrition, and health promotion.
Explain medication regimens and possible side effects or interactions with food supplements, over-the-counter medications, and herbal remedies.
Maintain appropriate records of treatment plans and outcomes during or within 24 hours of the encounter.
Ensure medical record documentation supports reported payer service levels and medical necessity requirements.
Arrange timely consultation and referral when a patient’s problem exceeds the provider’s scope of practice or expertise.
Maintain medical knowledge and engage in practice-based learning and improvement.
Complete professional development activities, maintain professional affiliations, and complete annual continuing medical education.
Comply with local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and statutes.
Follow standard quality, safety, environmental, and infection-control policies and procedures.
Participate in medical record, patient care, quality assurance, process improvement, and compliance audits, evaluations, and follow-up.
Attend mandatory meetings and training sessions.
Take on additional duties or projects as assigned.
Act as a sub-investigator for clinical research trials, as an additional non-essential function.
May provide preceptor training to physician extender students.