Locums NP/PA Primary Care Need in Texas
Englewood, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Nurse Practitioner
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Degree Required
DNP
MSN/MSRN
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
10/24/24
Coverage Needed
- December 26-30, 2024
Schedule
- Thursday: 12/26- 9am - 6pm (1 hour lunch)
- Friday: 12/27- 7am - 1pm
- Monday: 12/30- 7am - 5pm (1 hour lunch)
Clinical Details
- Focus on prevention, wellness, and maintenance of health in partnership with patients
- Evaluating, treating, and educating patients in a clinic setting
- Under the collaboration of a physician, performs professional medical work in the examination, diagnosis, and treatment of patients according to statutory limitations
- Examines and diagnoses patients and develops treatment plans
- Performs testing, refers to physicians as needed, writes prescriptions, and performs administrative procedures within their scope and licensure of expertise, protocols, and available equipment
- Provides comprehensive clinical patient care through interviewing, examining and treating associates and their dependents in order to meet their health and wellness needs
- Prescribes appropriate medical treatment and clinical medications for patients and orders studies, tests and ancillary care services as required
- Records physical findings, and formulates plan and prognosis, based on patient’s condition, with documentation in the medical record
- Knowledge of a variety of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment, the desired effects, side effects, and complications of their use as well as the accurate administration of the pharmacologic agent
- Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients’ clinical problems and health care needs
- Regularly reviews chronic medical conditions that require ongoing medical attention by accessing available registry tools
Requirements
- Completed master's degree level Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant program from an accredited college/university
- Minimum three (3) years primary care practice experience
- Experience working with an EMR
- Experience working with pediatric patients in some locations
- May require phlebotomy
- Current CPR (BLS) certification or must be obtained within 60 days of hire
- NPI & DEA
- Current National Board Certification
- Bilingual Spanish - a plus
- Active TX License