Primary Care Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Pediatric Urgent Care PA•Dallas, TX

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Care for Kids is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join their Pediatric Primary Care team. This role focuses on providing comprehensive, relationship-based care to children and adolescents through preventive care, well-child visits, acute illness management, and ongoing management of common pediatric conditions. Providers will build long-term relationships with patients and families while supporting continuity of care through developmental screenings, immunizations, chronic condition management, patient education, and appropriate follow-up. This position is clinic-based, allowing Providers to establish continuity with their patients and become a trusted healthcare partner for children and families.

Requirements

Current, valid, and unencumbered Texas RN/APRN licensure (for NPs).
Active national certification as a PNP or FNP from a certifying body recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing (for NPs).
Current, valid Texas Physician Assistant license (for PAs).
Active NCCPA certification (for PAs).
Minimum 2 years of experience practicing as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association.
PALS certification required within 90 days of hire.
Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and care-management skills.
Ability to build strong relationships with patients and families and support continuity of care.
Excellent patient, family, and team communication skills.
Knowledge of HIPAA, OSHA, and applicable clinical requirements.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric clinical experience strongly preferred.
Pediatric primary care, family medicine, or other outpatient pediatric experience strongly preferred.
Experience with well-child care, preventive health, developmental assessments, and routine pediatric care preferred.
Experience managing common pediatric acute and chronic conditions.
Bilingual English/Spanish

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive pediatric care from infancy through adolescence.
Perform well-child visits, annual wellness exams, and age-appropriate physical examinations.
Conduct developmental, behavioral, growth, nutrition, and preventive health screenings.
Evaluate, diagnose, and treat common pediatric illnesses and conditions appropriate for the primary care setting.
Manage common chronic pediatric conditions, including asthma, ADHD, allergies, eczema, obesity, and other ongoing health needs.
Provide and manage routine immunizations and age-appropriate anticipatory guidance.
Order, interpret, and follow up on appropriate laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic testing.
Manage prescriptions, medication refills, referrals, test results, and ongoing follow-up needs.
Educate patients, parents, and caregivers on health, development, treatment plans, medications, and preventive care.
Coordinate care with physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals to support continuity of care.
Complete timely and accurate documentation in the electronic health record (EHR).
Maintain compliance with applicable clinical, HIPAA, OSHA, and CLIA requirements.

Benefits

Medical coverage (for full-time)
Dental coverage (for full-time)
Vision coverage (for full-time)
Accident insurance (for full-time)
Critical illness insurance (for full-time)
Hospital indemnity insurance (for full-time)
Company-paid basic life insurance (for full-time)
Voluntary life insurance (for full-time)
Voluntary disability insurance (for full-time)
Legal protection (for full-time)
Identity theft protection (for full-time)
Paid Time Off (for full-time)
401(k) (for full-time & eligible part-time)
Professional Development Reimbursement (for full-time & eligible part-time)
Employee Assistance Program (for full-time & eligible part-time)
Free in-clinic visits for employees and eligible dependents (for full-time & eligible part-time)
Free telemedicine visits for employees and eligible dependents (for full-time & eligible part-time)
Corporate Discount Program (flights, hotels, theme park tickets, retail discounts, etc.) (for full-time & eligible part-time)
Company-paid BLS renewal classes (for full-time & eligible part-time)
Company-paid PALS renewal classes (for full-time & eligible part-time)