What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Medicine APRN @ Waco Center for Youth position at Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)?
The Advanced Practice RN is appointed by the Medical Director subject to the approval of the State Hospital Superintendent. Performs highly complex to advanced (senior-level) clinical medical care under the clinical and administrative supervision of the Medical Director and / or another supervising physician. Work involves assessing, planning, and providing comprehensive patient care independently or in collaboration with other health care professionals. Directs medical activities / treatment, monitors trends and activities, and makes recommendations for improvement. Utilizes advanced nursing skills in the treatment and care of patients to include medical assessments. Limited prescriptive authority and the evaluation of the efficacy and progress of a patients individualized care plan. Provides treatment to HHSC employees injured in course and scope of employment. Works under limited supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
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Essential Job Functions (EJFs) :
- Operates within the scope of their licensure to promote and maintain a therapeutic and safe medical environment. Provides acute care to individuals, including daily assessment for acute health problems or injury in the clinic and / or infirmary. The assessment includes diagnosis, treatment, and a plan of care with documentation of the acute issue, assessing injuries, including possible sutures and / or referrals to hospital or emergency room.
- Operates within the scope of their licensure to promote and maintain a therapeutic and safe medical environment. Provides chronic care to individuals, which includes a quarterly assessment for individuals with identified chronic health care diagnosis, a review of appropriate treatment specific to the disease process and update or change of medical treatment as warranted, and monitoring of the chronic condition, quarterly assessment for individuals with identified chronic health care diagnosis including review of appropriate treatment specific to the disease process and update or change of medical treatment as warranted.
- Provides comprehensive medical care, which includes conducting rounds, review of hospitalized patients, and on-call cases for status of condition on individuals under treatment.
- Provides medical diagnosis and the review of the recovery plan. Includes review of all the identified risks of the individual (choking, pneumonia, etc.) as well as their health status, and ensures necessary supports (OT, PT, Nursing, etc.) have been identified and appropriate areas of need are being addressed.
- Develops accurate and timely documentation, which includes annual summaries and pre-procedural histories and physicals, documentation of specialty medical consultation, physical restraints, and all acute and chronic patient care.
- Provides treatment to HHSC employees injured in course and scope of employment as needed.
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