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The Nurse Practitioner (NP) Primary Care is a licensed certified nonphysician 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 as recognized by Medicare and Medicaid within the healthcare systems and in accordance with the appropriate board. The Advanced Practice Provider provides medical care based upon the scope of practice as delineated by the supervising providers typically provide care to patients in an internal medicine family medicine geriatric or pediatric FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLEAssesses the physical and mental condition of patients by performing and obtaining comprehensive or problemfocused physical examinations and medical collects interprets and evaluates laboratory and other diagnostic tests to assess patient problems and health care recommends and/or employs medical drug therapies or other forms of related therapeutic treatments and procedures or performs indicated procedures in accordance with approved protocols/policies with attention to efficacy safety and interventions to modify behavior associated with health and implements comprehensive outcomesbased patient treatment plans based on patient assessments evidencebased medicine standards of care professional practice guidelines and in collaboration with physicians and other interdisciplinary team members when appropriate. Evaluates patients response to health care provided and the effectiveness of patients and families regarding medical processes management of the health illness/condition medication nutrition and health promotion. Counsels patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as food supplements over the counter medications and herbal appropriate records detailing the patients treatment plans and outcomes. Initiates timely consultation and referral when the problem exceeds scope of practice and/or consultation level services for conditions /problems related to the Providers specialty and invasive procedures specific to scope of practice and knowledge of the provider as delegated by supervising provide care to a panel of patients in a team based model focusing on acute and chronic illness management as well as population SUCCESS FACTORSKnowledge of information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries diseases and deformities to include symptoms treatment alternatives drug properties and interactions and preventive healthcare of practices methods and procedures for diagnosis treatment and rehabilitation of physical and mental and written communication thinking and complex problemsolving in the use of computers and related software to develop and implement comprehensive outcomesbased patient treatment to counsel patients concerning medical and psychological/psychiatric conditions treatment plans and behavior to interpret and evaluate laboratory and other diagnostic RN licensure or RN licensure with compact privilege from a state that is party to the Nurse Licensure Compact for RNs and LVNs & Texas license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the state of Life Support within 30 days of hire or Nurse Practitioner certification in area of based on experienceBENEFITSOur benefits are designed to help you live well no matter where you are on your journey. For full details on coverage and eligibility visit the Baylor Scott & White Benefits Hub to explore our offerings which may include: Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits401(k) savings plan with dollarfordollar match up to 5%Tuition ReimbursementPTO accrual beginning Day 1Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or levelQUALIFICATIONSEDUCATION Grad of an Accredited ProgramEXPERIENCE Less than 1 Year of ExperienceCERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION Nurse Practitioner (NP) Registered Nurse (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.