Family Nurse Practitioner (PRN)

Elevance Health•Round Rock, TX

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The Family Nurse Practitioner (PRN) role is responsible for patient care within their scope of practice in a clinical setting. This position requires associates to work from the posted location, enabling consistent face-to-face collaboration, teamwork, and direct engagement. The policy promotes an environment built on in-person interaction, communication, and immediate support. Candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law. The Family Nurse Practitioner administers ordered therapies, completes the admission process, performs physical assessments, documents patient data, and reports significant changes to the Center Director. They communicate effectively with the IV team, maintain patient confidentiality, evaluate patient response to therapy, and educate patients and/or family members. Participation in the Quality Improvement program and ensuring medication orders are complete, appropriate, accurate, and up-to-date are also key responsibilities. This role may provide clinical coverage for nurse practitioners on PTO/LOA and support new market launches, potentially requiring extensive travel.

Requirements

Requires an MS in Nursing and minimum of 2 years of nursing experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
Current, active, valid and unrestricted NP license to practice as a healthcare professional within the scope of license in applicable state required.
Requires active, current and valid Family Nurse Practitioner Certification.
Multi-state licensure is required if this individual is providing services in multiple states.
Satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position and Hepatitis B vaccine or signed waiver.

Nice To Haves

Ability to obtain credentialing with major payors in the market including Medicare/Medicaid preferred.
Experience with IV insertion and maintenance strongly preferred.
Port, PICC, and Peripheral Line experienced preferred.
Infusion reaction management experience preferred.
Titration experience preferred.
Medication mixing and infusion experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Administers ordered therapies according to prescriber order, facility protocols, INS standards and company policy and procedures.
Completes admission process as directed by Center Director.
Performs physical assessment on each patient as warranted and for new consults as warranted by the patient diagnosis.
Documents all pertinent data in the patient’s medical record.
Reports all significant changes or observations to the Center Director and is responsible for the follow up on any problem which is identified.
Communicates effectively with other members of the IV team on patient status and observations.
Maintains patient confidentiality at all times by abiding by HIPAA laws and regulations.
Evaluates the patient’s response to therapy and documents this finding in the medical record.
Educates patients and/or family members regarding therapy plan.
Participates in the Quality Improvement program.
Ensures that all medication orders are complete, appropriate, accurate and up to date prior to treatment.
Provides clinical coverage for nurse practitioners on PTO/LOA and may also support new market launches.
May require extensive travel to worksite and other locations as necessary.