NP/PA, Primary Care

Cook Children's Health Care System • Waxahachie, TX

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Functions in collaborative practice with physician(s) in a private office setting. Autonomously performs patient assessment, diagnosis, and intervention according to approved protocols. Supports physician(s) to develop and maintain patients. Provides office coverage for physician(s) during periods of absence. Prescribes a variety of modalities to meet wellness and illness needs, up to and including facilitating hospital admissions and prescriptive authority. Incorporates current research findings into clinical practice; participates in pertinent areas of clinical research, disseminating findings. Cook Children's Pediatrics (Waxahachie) is part of a not-for-profit organization comprised of a flagship medical center in Fort Worth, Texas, a new medical center in Prosper, Texas, a physician network, home health company, surgery centers, health plan, health services, and health foundation. With more than 60 primary, specialty and urgent care locations throughout Texas, families can access top-ranked specialty programs and a network of services to meet the unique needs of their child. Cook Children's is honored to continually receive recognition for outstanding efforts and outcomes in pediatric health care. At Cook Children's, they are more than a health care system––they are friends, neighbors and even family members, and parents, seeing the world through the eyes of their patients' families to provide the best care and support possible. Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer, offering equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination. The organization is driven by a Promise to blaze new trails in medical care, research, advanced technology, as well as programs and initiatives that benefit children who may not otherwise have access to quality health care. Every day employees come to work with the intention of keeping this Promise, which is the guiding principle that helps patients and their families get better and stay healthy.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Nursing as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and Family or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification required (for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses)
• Current Texas professional registered nurse license (for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses)
• Current Texas professional advanced practice registered nurse license (for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses)
• Certified as a Family or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner required (for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses)
• Current Basic Life Support (CPR) required
• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies (for Physician Assistants)
• Current Texas professional physician assistant license (for Physician Assistants)
• Certified as a PA-C (for Physician Assistants)

Nice To Haves

• Minimum 2 years of pediatric nursing experience or 2 years experience as a PNP or FNP in a primary care setting is strongly preferred (for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses)
• Minimum of two years of Pediatric primary/specialty or acute care setting experience OR 2 years' experience in a related allied health field (i.e. family practice setting with a high volume of pediatric patients) strongly preferred (for Physician Assistants)
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) preferred

Responsibilities

• Functions in collaborative practice with physician(s) in a private office setting
• Autonomously performs patient assessment, diagnosis, and intervention according to approved protocols
• Supports physician(s) to develop and maintain patients
• Provides office coverage for physician(s) during periods of absence
• Prescribes a variety of modalities to meet wellness and illness needs, up to and including facilitating hospital admissions and prescriptive authority
• Incorporates current research findings into clinical practice; participates in pertinent areas of clinical research, disseminating findings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees