Nurse Practitioner (PNP, FNP)
Or
Physician Assistant
JOB
DESCRIPTION
Houston
Specialty Clinic - Neurology and Sleep Specialists, a regional leader in
specialty care has experienced great demand. We offer academic quality care and
personal access. We take care of people experiencing illness or seeking answers
to specialty level concerns.
Our practice is seeking an extender to offer
an enhanced scale advanced specialty care in neurologic illness in children.
Job
Summary:
Under general direction, provides care in
collaboration with the neurologist in the evaluation and treatment of
pediatric neurologic illness and sleep disorders; serves as a resource person
for staff; presents lectures, seminars, programs, or conferences; responsible
for collaboration, facilitation, and implementation of research projects;
provides direct clinical service to patients and families including
psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, counseling, supportive therapy,
behavior modification, care management, and patient education.
CHARACTERISTIC
JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
While focusing
on outpatient care, duties may include any and/or all of the following:
- Participates
in delivering direct patient care; provides instructions and teaching to
patients and families; assists in outpatient clinics with examinations and
assessments; follows up on lab, test, and procedure results and
prescriptions; informs patients of medication changes; informs physicians
of patients' questions; evaluates patients' qualifications for clinical
research studies; provides initial contact with patients' primary
physician; establishes referral database; communicates with referring
physicians for follow-up care and referrals.
- Collaborates with health care team members in planning,
implementing, and evaluating comprehensive patient care; provides direct
clinical service to patients and families including psychosocial
assessment, crisis intervention, counseling, supportive therapy, behavior
modification, care management, and patient education; develops patient
programs for consumer relations and patient satisfaction issues; provides
conflict resolution; May attend rounds in the hospital; consults and implements in-service programs and
research protocols; researches improvements in patient management,
including coordination between services and conservation of resources;
facilitates and participates in meetings and projects.
- Serves as a
resource person and a nurse consultant for staff; presents lectures,
seminars, or conferences; collaborates, facilitates, and implements
research projects; develops an annual plan for professional development;
attends conferences; maintains and improves current knowledge and
competency in advanced practice nursing;.
- Perform other
duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Knowledge of
clinical practice nursing
- Verbal/written
communication skills
- Interpersonal/human
relations skills
- Patient
assessment skills
- Public
speaking skills
- Research
skills
- Ability to
respond to questions in a tactful and professional manner
- Ability to
instruct/teach/tutor
- Ability to
maintain confidentiality
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education
and experience equivalent to:
Masters degree in nursing
and certification in specialty area of a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse
Practitioner; supplemented with two (2) years related experience. Texas RN
License and certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse required.
OR
TX PA licensure supplemented with two (2) years related experience
Physical
Requirements – Typical for an outpatient
clinic. May require some driving to satellite clinics.
Competitive Salary &
Productivity Bonus Commensurate with Experience
HSC offers eligible
employees a broad package of benefits such as health care, dental plan, vision
plan, 401K.
Contact Dr Joshua Rotenberg
clinicrotenberg@houstonspecialtyclinic.com
clinicrotenberg@houstonspecialtyclinic.com
713-464-4107
Fax 713-465-4522
