Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Family Medicine
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Killeen
Posted on: May 13, 2022
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Job Description:
Baylor Scott & White Health has an opening for a Primary Care
Nurse Practitioner to join our Westfield Family Medicine Team -in
Temple, Texas.Our facilities have national and regional recognition
by U.S. News & World Report - a reflection of our talent and
commitment to advanced quality care that is safe and
compassionate.We are looking for a committed team player with a
favorable work/ training history. The ideal candidate should be
focused on quality, and be able to effectively collaborate with
referring physicians, agencies and other professionals to provide
optimum patient care within our award-winning integrated health
care system.JOB SUMMARYThe -Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 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.About Baylor Scott & White
Medical Center - TempleBaylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
is a 574-bed multi-specialty teaching hospital with a Level I
Trauma designation. In 2018, the hospital was ranked as one of the
top 100 hospitals and one of the top 15 teaching hospitals in the
United States by Thomson Reuters. The hospital has 31 accredited
residency and fellowship programs that include specialties in
emergency medicine and radiology and offers a well-established and
respected chaplain resident program.About the CommunityTemple is
regarded as one of the best areas to live and work in Texas and was
ranked the sixth most affordable place to live in the U.S. in 2019.
In addition to no state taxes, Temple enjoys a robust economy, and
a cost of living that's lower than the national average. Served by
four independent school districts and nationally recognized Temple
College, the community places a high priority on education. Dubbed
the "Wildflower Capital of Texas," Temple lies along the famous
Texas Wildflower Trail and is the demographic center of the state,
with convenient access to major cities including Dallas, Houston,
Austin, and San Antonio.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE -The
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 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. 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 FACTORS - - -
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-The 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
Keywords: Baylor Scott & White Health, Killeen , Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Family Medicine, Healthcare , Killeen, Texas
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