Advanced Practice Provider TDCJ MICU PA or Acute Care NP
Galveston, Texas, United States
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UTMB Health
Requisition # 2505097
JOB SUMMARY
Performs responsible clinical care in collaboration with the unit physician and under approved protocols, manages the medical aspects of care in the observation, assessment, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation, rehabilitation, care and counsel, and health teachings of persons who are ill, injured or infirm or experiencing changes in normal health processes; and in the promotion and maintenance of health of prevention of illness in a clinical setting.
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Minimum Qualifications:
Completion a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
No experience required
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS
Required:
Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Licensed Physician Assistant by the Texas Physician Assistant Board/Texas Medical Board (TPAB/TMB)
Current students who have not yet completed their physician assistant program or recent graduates who have not yet obtained their NCCPA certification or TPAB/TMB physician assistant license are eligible to apply for this position. However, official employment is contingent upon the successful completion of an accredited physician assistant program, NCCPA certification and TPAB/TMB physician assistant licensure.
NURSE PRACTITIONER
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Minimum Qualifications:
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)
No experience required
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS
Required:
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)
Current RN's who have not yet completed their nurse practitioner program or recent graduates who have not yet obtained their ANCC/AANP certification or APRN nurse practitioner license are eligible to apply for this position. However, official employment is contingent upon the successful completion of an accredited nurse practitioner program, ANCC/AANP certification and APRN nurse practitioner licensure.
JOB DUTIES
Coordinates, directs, and implements the patient's plan of care.
Conducts complex, standardized patient care procedures which require experience and specialized training which would otherwise be performed by a physician, but which do not constitute the practice of medicine
Performs physical examinations and provides episodic care, or problem-oriented care, under the supervision of a physician.
Orders appropriate laboratory, diagnostic and radiographic tests, and interprets results.
Conducts independent and physician supervised rounding on unit.
Assists in collecting patient histories, screens for co-morbidities, and provides guidance and preventative health care as needed.
Maintains appropriate records and prepares charts for review and counter signature by physician.
Performs relevant patient evaluations and assessments and provides appropriate treatment, including monitoring and ordering medications.
Assists physicians in formulating therapeutic decisions
Monitors the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.
Responds to emergency situations.
Facilitates patient education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion or preventative health care.
Performs within the scope of practice prescribed by licensure and certification.
Adheres to internal controls established for department, all requirements for continued licensure, periodic evaluations, and actively seeks input for identifying actions to improve performance and practice outcomes.
Performs related duties as required, including, but not limited to, data collection, staff meetings, preceptor student training, and university-wide compliance/safety training
Equal Employment Opportunity
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Compensation
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