Nurse Practitioner

Location

Houston, TX | United States

Job description

West Houston Brain and Spine is neurosurgeon's practice serving communities in Houston, Sugar Land, Memorial City, Katy, and surrounding areas. Our compassionate teams focus on delivering comprehensive care to our patients and their families will receive unrivaled, individualized attention and care guided by experience, compassion, and excellence.

Dr. Dani S. Bidros is looking for an ambitious and energetic leader to join the team at West Houston Brain and Spine as a full-time Nurse Practitioner . The Nurse Practitioner functions as a clinical provider maintaining and promoting the health of the patient requiring acute care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide medical services to patients, inclusive of all functions necessary to provide medical care under the direction of the physician
• Conducts comprehensive health assessments (initial, ongoing, discharge), identifies normal/abnormal health characteristics, develops a plan of care, initiates appropriate interventions, and evaluates care outcomes on defined patient populations(s)
• Performs delegated functions under physician supervision, such as differential diagnosis, use of prescriptive authority, and treatment according to practice guidelines, protocols, and/or standing orders. Accepts accountability for outcomes in health care
• Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act. Collaborates with the Physician and healthcare team members to manage/coordinate patient care
• Record accurate consultation data in patients' records
• Charting in the patient's medical record is routinely to be completed on the same day as the patient's visit
• Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports
• Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualized patient care
• Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of patient care and service delivery
• Work collaboratively with colleagues within the practice
• Follow all internal policies and procedures; be accountable for completion of all operational tasks according to departmental guidelines to ensure appropriate clinical processing/documentation
• Must assist the surgical team during an operation as needed, including tasks such as selecting equipment, holding open incisions, stopping bleeding, closing the incision, and more
• See patients in a timely and efficient manner, stay reasonably on time for scheduled appointments in practice throughout the day, unless exceptional circumstances occur
• Responds and complieswith requests for information including sending faxes and e-mails
• Report statistics as required
• Protects patient and family privacy rights and maintains confidentiality of patient records in accordance with policy and procedure and HIPAA requirements
• Follows all safety rules on the position. Reports all accidents promptly and corrects minor safety hazards. Communicates with peers and management regarding any hazards identified in the workplace
• Travels as necessary to other facilities
• Performs other job-related duties and special projects as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of one (1) year of OR experience as a Nurse Practitioner
• Registered Nurse with Current Texas license
• Recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
• Prescriptive authority privileges through the State of Texas
• BLS, ACLS

BENEFITS OFFERED:

• Medical and Dental Insurance
• 401 (K) with employer contribution
• PTO Accrual + Sick Days
• CME Allowance

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Compensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

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