Primary Care - Nurse Pracitioner
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Belton
Posted on: May 12, 2022
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Job Description:
Baylor Scott & White Clinic- Belton1505 N Main St, Belton,
76513
JOB SUMMARY
The Nurse Practitioner of Primary Care is a licensed, certified,
non-physician healthcare provider who actively renders direct
patient care and possesses delegated prescriptive authority, is
credentialed and privileged, and whose service is billed as an
independent billing provider. The Nurse Practitioner is recognized
by Medicare and Medicaid within the healthcare systems, and in
accordance with the appropriate board. The Nurse Practitioner
provides medical care based upon the scope of practice as
delineated by the supervising physician. These providers typically
provide care to patients in an internal medicine, family medicine,
geriatric or pediatric clinic.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE
The Nurse Practitioner of Primary Care assesses the physical and
mental condition of patients by performing and obtaining
comprehensive, problem- focused physical examinations, medical
histories and prescribes, recommends and employs medical drug
therapies or other forms of related therapeutic treatments. The
Nurse Practitioner implements comprehensive patient treatment plans
based on patient assessments, evidence-based medicine, standards of
care, professional practice guidelines and in collaboration with
physicians and other interdisciplinary team members when
appropriate. In addition, the Nurse Practitioner counsels patients
and families regarding medical processes, management of the health
illness, condition, medication, nutrition, and health promotion and
possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as
food supplements, over the counter medications and herbal remedies.
This position also performs invasive procedures specific to scope
of practice as delegated by the collaborating Physician.
KEY SUCCESS FACTORSThe ideal candidate must have knowledge of
information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human
injuries, diseases, and deformities, treatment, and rehabilitation
of physical and mental dysfunctions and have strong verbal,
written, communication, interpersonal, problem solving, critical
thinking and computer software application skills. The ideal
candidate must have the ability to develop and implement
comprehensive outcomes-based patient treatment plans, counsel
patients and evaluate laboratory and other diagnostic tests.The
ideal candidate must be a graduate of an accredited Nurse
Practitioner program.
OTHER DETAILS
- Specialty/Department/Practice - Family Medicine
- Shift/Schedule - Fulltime
Benefits - Our competitive benefits package includes
- CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -
Keywords: Baylor Scott & White Health, Killeen , Primary Care - Nurse Pracitioner, Healthcare , Belton, Texas
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