Permanent_ Nurse Practitioner (NP)_ Alice, TX 78332_ Offering Salary Range $110K - $120K Annually+ Benefits_#AS
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Job description
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Nurse Practitioner will provide primary and acute care services to approximately 100+ nursing home residents across assigned facilities.
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Work collaboratively with an RN Care Coordinator, facility staff, families, and other healthcare providers to ensure comprehensive patient care.
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Focus on proactive and preventive healthcare management, early identification of changes in patient conditions, and reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and emergency department visits.
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Develop individualized care plans and establish healthcare goals for each member.
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Educate patients and families about disease progression, treatment options, and advance care preferences.
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Promote continuity of care by managing patients within skilled nursing facilities whenever clinically appropriate.
Job Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, diagnose medical conditions, and develop appropriate treatment plans.
Monitor patients' health conditions and identify early signs of clinical deterioration.
Establish individualized care goals and coordinate ongoing patient care.
Collaborate with RN Care Coordinators, physicians, families, and facility staff.
Educate patients and families regarding disease management and progression.
Discuss and establish advance care planning and patient healthcare preferences.
Manage acute medical conditions within the nursing facility whenever possible.
Help reduce unnecessary emergency department visits and hospital admissions.
Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
Qualifications
Current Texas State Nurse Practitioner license.
Current Nurse Practitioner certification.
Active DEA Prescriptive License.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a healthcare team.
New graduates are welcome to apply.
Previous long-term care experience is preferred.
Bilingual communication skills are preferred.
Working Hours
Regular working hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Work at 2–3 assigned nursing home buildings.
Approximately 5–8 patients seen daily.
Shared on-call responsibilities distributed evenly among approximately 10 NPs in the region.
On-call schedule includes approximately one weeknight every other week and one weekend every other month (calls only).
After-hours care management stipend is available.
Skills
Strong clinical assessment and diagnostic abilities.
Primary care and acute care management.
Geriatric and long-term care knowledge.
Patient care coordination and treatment planning.
Preventive healthcare and early intervention.
Patient and family education.
Clinical decision-making and problem-solving.
Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Bilingual skills preferred.