What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner position at SIGNATURECARE EMERGENCY CENTER MASTER?
Job Details
Job Location: HOUSTON, TX
Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time
Salary Range: $95.00 Hourly
Job Shift: Day/Night
Description
We are looking for an experienced and dedicated nurse practitioner (NP/ PA) to join our staff. The individual in this role would be responsible for working in a busy Emergency Care Facility. Candidates should hold a nurse practitioner license in this state and have completed 5 years of experience in the role.
Qualifications
- Facilitate new patient consultation and health history review
- Perform physical examinations and screenings of patients
- Order and administer tests including blood work
- Review and interpret test results
- Diagnoses health problems
- Detect changes in patient condition
- Administer medications
- Operate medical equipment
- Recommend further treatment options or future appointments if needed
- Provide referrals to other practitioners when necessary
- Provide after-care/ongoing care information and resources to patients and their families
- Ensure patient records are kept up to date including test results, immunizations, condition changes, etc.
- Consult with other healthcare professionals as needed
- Deliver quality, physician-level care while complying with company policies, safety regulations, and productivity metrics
- Able to perform laceration repairs, abscess drainage, splinting, and other noninvasive procedures.
- Exceptional patient interaction skills are required.
- Benefits will be for Full Time Positions only
Requirements and Qualifications
- A master’s degree in nursing required
- A current state nurse practitioner license required
- Minimum 2 years ER experience required
- The strong knowledge base of HIPAA and OSHA required
- Strong interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
- Patient, compassionate nature
- Ability to operate as part of a team, alongside physicians and other nurses
- Proficiency in medical instruments and equipment
- Must be familiar with the EHR medical charting system
- Proficiency in computer-based data management programs and information systems preferred
- Prescriptive authorization (will be provided if needed)
- Disease prevention knowledge is required.
Salary : $95
