Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Critical Care for Thoracic Surgical ICU (Night Shift)
Houston, Texas
Employer: Baylor College of Medicine
Industry: Advanced Practice Providers
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Division: Surgery
Work Arrangement:
Location: Houston, TX
Salary Range:
FLSA Status: Exempt
Work Schedule:
Summary
The Department of Surgery is seeking a qualified candidate for an Advanced Practice Clinician in a clinical setting and will provide medical care to patients with complex acute, critical, and/or chronic health conditions in a hospital setting in one or more specialized areas under the direction of a physician. An ideal candidate will be required to provide clinical excellence, scholarly enthusiasm, and a track record of excellent clinical performance. The provider will have direct patient care responsibilities.
Key Functions:
Working Conditions:
Job Purpose
Provides advanced patient care to patients in a clinical setting in an area of specialization under the direction of a physician.
Job Duties
Minimum Qualifications
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Requisition ID: 20042
Work Arrangement:
Location: Houston, TX
Salary Range:
FLSA Status: Exempt
Work Schedule:
Summary
The Department of Surgery is seeking a qualified candidate for an Advanced Practice Clinician in a clinical setting and will provide medical care to patients with complex acute, critical, and/or chronic health conditions in a hospital setting in one or more specialized areas under the direction of a physician. An ideal candidate will be required to provide clinical excellence, scholarly enthusiasm, and a track record of excellent clinical performance. The provider will have direct patient care responsibilities.
Key Functions:
- Be able to conduct comprehensive assessment of patients throughout the continuum in the inpatient setting based on diagnosis, including psychological status.
- Perform and document history and physicals, order diagnostic studies, therapeutic procedures, prescribe medications, and participate in collaboration and direct reporting of patient information to the medical staff.
- Proficient use of EPIC in the delivery of care.
- Responsibilities will include management of:
- Thoracic surgery cases (esophagectomies, Nissen Fundoplication, lung resections/pneumonectomies)
- CV surgery patients (aortic aneurysm repair, valvular repair/replacement, and CABGs).
Working Conditions:
- This position requires working in Critical Care Units.
Job Purpose
Provides advanced patient care to patients in a clinical setting in an area of specialization under the direction of a physician.
Job Duties
- Obtain detailed history and perform physical examinations.
- Perform, order, and interpret diagnostic procedures in accordance with relevant health concerns of the patient.
- Prescribes appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.
- Maintain records and write orders and progress notes in patient charts as to status, treatments, and procedures.
- Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient medical records.
- Provide follow-up health maintenance care to patients in accordance with protocols established with the supervising physician.
- Communicate with physicians, patients, and the family members of patients concerning patient care.
- Collaborates with providers, and practice staff in identifying appropriate patients for care management.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's degree from a Nurse Practitioner Program with Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification or master's degree from a Physician Assistant Program with National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
- No experience required.
- Must be licensed in the State of Texas.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Requisition ID: 20042
Created: 2024-09-05
Reference: 20042
Country: United States
State: Texas
City: Houston
ZIP: 77069
Similar jobs:
-
Family Medicine Physician Assistant - Forney, TX
Texas Health Resources in Forney, Texas -
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant-Nocturnist-Dallas
Envision Healthcare in Dallas, Texas -
Experienced Family Medicine Physician Assistant - Fort Worth, TX
Texas Health Resources in Fort Worth, Texas -
Patient Support Unit Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - WellMed Medical Group - El Paso, TX
UnitedHealth Group in El Paso, Texas -
Physician, Lung Transplant/Advanced Lung Disease (Assistant Professor)
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas -
Physician, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Assistant Professor)
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas -
Experienced Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant - Arlington, TX
Texas Health Resources in Arlington, Texas -
Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)
Premise Health in San Antonio, Texas -
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Dallas, TX
Envision Healthcare in Dallas, Texas -
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - WellMed Medical Group - Harlingen, TX
UnitedHealth Group in Austin, Texas -
CareCoach Connect Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - WellMed - Lubbock, Amarillo or Wichita Falls, TX
South Region OPS Med Groups in Lubbock, Texas -
Surgical Oncology (Instructor - Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner)
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas -
Cardiology Physician Assistant - NIGHT SHIFT - Fort Worth, TX
Texas Health Resources in Fort Worth, Texas -
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant needed in sunny Jacksonville, Texas
Ardent Health Services in Tyler, Texas -
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - WellMed - El Paso, TX
South Region OPS Med Groups in El Paso, Texas -
Hiring Hospital Medicine Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - San Antonio, TX
Society of Hospital Medicine in San Antonio, Texas -
Interventional Nurse Practitioner/Physician's Assistant-Austin Radiological Association
radiology partners in Austin, Texas -
Family Medicine Physician (Assistant Professor) - Northwest Clinic
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas -
Family Medicine Physician (Assistant Professor) - Floater
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas -
Primary Care Physician Assistant - Flower Mound, TX
Texas Health Resources in Flower Mound, Texas