Nurse Practitioner - Internal Medicine/ General Medicine (Galveston)
About The Position
Provides advanced practice health care services as well as documentation of services, collaborates with colleagues and clinical director, supervises assigned support staff, participates in quality assurance activities, and demonstrates a commitment to quality health care. Supports the Division’s Faculty Physicians by seeing patients independently in a clinic setting; following up on labs and diagnostic studies, and returns patient phone calls. Attends patient care meetings. Orders and coordinates workup of patients for procedures. Follows up with patients after discharge. Executes physician’s orders in accordance with legal, ethical, and institutional standards. Executes diagnostic and therapeutic procedures the physician may assign. Adhere to the internal controls established for the department.
Requirements
- Completion of 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)
- Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) by the Texas Board of Nursing (TBON)
- Licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in a nurse practitioner clinical area of specialization by the Texas Board of Nursing (TBON)
Responsibilities
- Provides advanced practice health care services
- Documentation of services
- Collaborates with colleagues and clinical director
- Supervises assigned support staff
- Participates in quality assurance activities
- Demonstrates a commitment to quality health care
- Supports the Division’s Faculty Physicians by seeing patients independently in a clinic setting
- Follows up on labs and diagnostic studies
- Returns patient phone calls
- Attends patient care meetings
- Orders and coordinates workup of patients for procedures
- Follows up with patients after discharge
- Executes physician’s orders in accordance with legal, ethical, and institutional standards
- Executes diagnostic and therapeutic procedures the physician may assign
- Adhere to the internal controls established for the department
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
