Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care at Home - Per Diem - Kelsey Seybold Clinic
About The Position
The Nurse Practitioner provides value-based medical care and care coordination for homebound patients under the supervision of the Managing Physician for Primary Care at Home. The role supports planning, implementation, and evaluation of medical and nursing care for patients with complex needs. The Care Manager assesses patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions through comprehensive or problem-focused examinations and medical histories; orders, collects, interprets, and evaluates laboratory and other diagnostic tests; and may prescribe or recommend drug therapies and other treatments under approved protocols and policies, considering efficacy, safety, and cost. The position develops and implements outcomes-based care plans informed by patient assessments, clinical rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines, and initiates consultations or referrals when issues exceed the practitioner’s scope or expertise. The position requires home and virtual visits, with a goal of approximately six home visits per day. The practitioner also serves as a physician extender in the clinic setting and completes clinic evaluations, documentation, ordering, follow-up, referrals, and other clinical tasks within scope and as directed by the supervising physician.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited School of Physician Assistant Studies or hold a Master’s in Nursing.
- Be licensed in the State of Texas.
- Be board certified and/or board eligible.
- Have at least 2 years of experience in an outpatient primary care setting.
Responsibilities
- Provide value-based medical care and care coordination for homebound patients with complex care needs.
- Plan, implement, and evaluate medical and nursing care for patients.
- Assess patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions through comprehensive or problem-focused examinations and medical histories.
- Order, collect, interpret, and evaluate laboratory and other diagnostic tests.
- Prescribe or recommend medical drug therapies and other treatments in accordance with approved protocols and policies, with attention to efficacy, safety, and cost.
- Formulate and implement comprehensive, outcomes-based patient care plans based on assessments, scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
- Initiate timely consultations and referrals when problems exceed scope of practice or expertise.
- Conduct home and virtual visits, with a goal of about six home visits per day.
- Serve as a physician extender and evaluate patients in the clinic setting.
- Document evaluations in a timely manner.
- Order medications and tests according to guidelines and protocols.
- Follow up on tests and consultations.
- Schedule clinical studies according to guidelines and protocols.
- Coordinate referrals and consultations.
- Handle MKO messages, results, CC charts, telephone encounters, and surgical risk assessments as needed within scope of practice and as directed by the supervising physician.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Equity stock purchase, subject to eligibility requirements.
- 401k contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
