Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine Responsible for providing non-emergent primary medical care at one or more designated community facility(s) and/or through telemedicine or other virtual health delivery technologies. Ensures organizational compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements. This mid-level clinician will be responsible for all patient care activities, including chronic care management, acute care, and care coordination. This mid-level clinician will practice co... more details
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
Responsible for providing non-emergent primary medical care at one or more designated community facility(s) and/or through telemedicine or other virtual health delivery technologies. Ensures organizational compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements. This mid-level clinician will be responsible for all patient care activities, including chronic care management, acute care, and care coordination. This mid-level clinician will practice comprehensive primary care medicine including the provision of women's health and some office-based procedures.
- Responsible to the Chief of Staff and general clinic physician.
- Provide primary care for patients and adjust therapeutic regimens as needed.
- Complete medical assessments including history, physical, and social assessments
- Formulate diagnosis based on data collected and within scope of practice.
- Assess patient for admission, discharge or transfer. Initiate transfer of acutely ill patients to appropriate service after completion of diagnostic tests and/or consultation with the attending physician.
- Discriminates between normal, normal variations, and abnormal deviations by specific screening tests and refers patients with abnormal findings to appropriate members of the health care team.
- Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings obtained by history, physical screening, behavioral assessments and, in collaboration with the designated physician, implements an appropriate management plan.
- Order appropriate diagnostic studies and executes such diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as the physician may assign.
- Provides health maintenance and anticipatory guidance.
- Executes physician's orders in accordance with legal, ethical, and institutional standards. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed; write or renew medication orders. Supervises students. Assists with the provision of in-service education Adheres to internal controls for the Health Services Division. Initiate appropriate referral and consultation. Order equipment, prosthetic devices and supplies as needed. Performs related duties as required.
EEO/AA
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
Masters and 3 years experience
Requires application of advanced principles, techniques and theory in a professional discipline or a thorough general business management knowledge. Knowledge of this level is typically obtained through a directly job-related Master's degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.
Qualifications
• For PA: Bachelor of Physician Assistant Studies from accredited Physician Assistant program by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• For NP: Master of Science in Nursing
• For PA: One year of advanced practice clinical experience
• For NP: Two years of advanced practice clinical experience
• PA - Physician Assistant - State Licensure -- For PA: Licensed and credentialed by the Texas Board of Physician Assistants AND
• PA-C - Physician Assistant-Certified (NCCPA) -- For PA
• APRN - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Texas Board of Nursing -- For NP AND
• AANP - Credentialed member, American Academy Of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) -- For NP: Certified by American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as a Nurse Practitioner, based on applicable patient population, i.e
• AP - Prescriptive Authority - Texas Board of Nursing AND
• DEA - Narcotics License (DEA) within 6 months AND
• BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA)