Nurse Practitioner - Full-Time

Description

The Nurse Practitioner performs a variety of advanced clinical duties involved in assessing, treating, controlling, and preventing patient illness and disease within the facility. The NP provides general medical care and treatment to facility patients/residents under the direction of the medical director. The NP, independently and/or in collaboration with the treatment team, participates in the observation, assessment, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation, rehabilitation, care and counsel, and health education of patients/residents.

 

• Ensures that services provided are consistent and within the guidelines of the Nursing Practice Act
• Obtains detailed history and performs physical examinations on assigned patients; assesses and treats acute/chronic medical problems and provides direct patient care to a specified patient population
•  Performs emergency, life-saving procedures
•  Notifies attending physician on call, house physician on call, or supervising physician regarding any unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation
•  Practices proper safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods
• Writes progress notes on patients’ charts indicating patient status and treatment procedures performed; maintains other records as required
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops
•  Performs complete physical and neurological exam of patients/residents by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and diagnostic tests
• Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures; interprets results and intervenes appropriately
•  Prescribes and administers medications in compliance with the Texas Physician Assistant Practice Act requirements and Facility guidelines
• Recommends and refers to institutional and community resources to meet patient and family needs
•  Collaborates with physicians and other health care providers (within the facility and in the community) in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients
•  Provides monitoring and ensures continuity of care between physician visits
•  Provides 24-hour medical call coverage on a rotating schedule
•  Provides continuing education and serves as a resource to staff
•  Discusses case with physician and other health professionals
•  Submits health care plan and goals of individual patients for periodic review and evaluation by physician
• Prescribes or recommends drugs, as allowed per prescriptive authority, or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, etc.
•  Attends admissions meetings
•  Attends weekly treatment team meetings
• Performs other duties as assigned

Apply Here »

 

Job Requirements

Experience

• Preferably three (3) to five (5) years of experience in long term rehabilitation with neurobehavioral clients

Education Required

•  Master’s in nursing as NP or master’s degree in Nursing with completion of a post-masters Nurse Practitioner Certification Program.

Additional Information

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

• Current Texas Licensure as a Registered Nurse
• Current Texas Advance Practice Registered Nurse licensure (APRN-NP)
• Certified in BLS Current certification and in good standing during employment
• Attend behavioral management and de-escalation techniques training as required by the facility.
• Certification in behavior management or related (SAMA, ABA, PIP, etc.)

All Nexus Health Systems employees will need to meet the requirements outlined in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) interim final rule requiring all workers in most health care settings that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The rule is effective November 5, 2021. Under the regulation, all eligible workers of Nexus Health Systems must be fully vaccinated by January 4, 2022.