Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Family Medicine
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Killeen
Posted on: May 14, 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 SUMMARY The 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 --- Temple Baylor 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
Community Temple 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 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
Specialty/Department/Practice - Westfield Family Med Shift/Schedule
- Full-time Benefits - Our competitive benefits package includes:
Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits. 401(k)
savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%. Tuition
Reimbursement. PTO accrual beginning Day 1 Please note, benefits
may vary based upon position type and/or level. QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program EXPERIENCE - Minimum/no
experience required CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION - Nurse
Practitioner (NP) Registered Nurse (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS):
BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.
Keywords: Baylor Scott & White Health, Killeen , Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Family Medicine, Healthcare , Killeen, Texas
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