Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner

Shift Details: Days (Mon - Fri) (34-38 hrs a week)

Medical specialties:

• Urgent Care

Work setting:

• Clinic

• In-person

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Perform physical exams and assessments of patients including urgent, emergent and non-urgent presentations.

• Select, order, perform and interpret diagnostic tests including X-rays as appropriate in collaboration with supervising physician.

• Analyse reports and findings of tests to diagnose patients in collaboration with supervising physician as appropriate.

• Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness and injury in collaboration with supervising physician.

• Refers patient to PCP or specialist as appropriate.

• Performs DOT physicals.

Qualification/Experience:

• Master's or Doctorate degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner (NP) Program

• Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant (PA) Program

• Previous related experience in the above settings during employment and clinical rotations

License/Certifications:

• New Grads are Accepted

• Active APNP/PA License in the State of Texas

• Active board certification as an NP in Family/Active board certification as a PA

• Active DEA license

• CPR certification

Benefits:

• Insurance: Health (partial premium paid by employer), Vision, and Dental

• Life and disability insurance

• After 1 yr. of employment employer pays into 401K

• PTO accrued on hours worked at rate of 5%