Job Description
Job Description
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Job Title:
Nurse Practitioner
Type:
Contract
Location:
Houston, TX (Downtown)
Experience:
3+ years
Job Description:
Provides primary care services to patients presenting to the Health Center. This includes the management of health problems and the promotion of optimal health in both General Medicine and outreach.
- Prescribe treatment for illnesses within the Family Nurse Practitioners scope of practice, based on Standing orders and Nurse Practitioner Formulary.
- Order and interpret diagnostics studies.
- Determine which problems are within the scope of practice and which require referral to specialists according to mutually accepted guidelines.
- Communicate, consult and collaborate with other professionals involved in the delivery of total patient care.
- Perform minor diagnostic and surgical procedures within scope of practice.
- Fully inform patients of risks and benefits of any procedure.
- Perform well examinations and routine physical examinations.
- Educate and counsel patients regarding contraceptive management.
- Assess, diagnose and treat acute illness, injury or exposure per the community standard of care.
- Facilitate the management of chronic health disorders and acute treatment of such in the absence of the students’ primary care or specialty care provider.
- Provides supervision to the Medical Assistant and Registered Nurse.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Master's degree or equivalent.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
- Must be a Nurse Practitioner.
- Minimum of three (3) years of leadership or supervisory experience.
- Competence in the use of electronic medical records and information system is providing effective documentation of patient care.
- Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of nursing theory.
- Strong computer skills, including MS Office skills required.
- Must have excellent communication (verbal and written)
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
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