El Paso County (TX)
Nurse Practitioner (Entry Level)
El Paso County (TX), El Paso, Texas, United States, 79910
Requirements
MOS code: 1976 (Navy), 66P (Army), 46Y1H, (Air Force)
Education and Experience:Licensed to practice as Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner in the State of Texas by the State Board of Nurse Examiners or equivalent from a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state and two (2) years' nursing experience.
Licenses and Certificates:Must have prescriptive authority.Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.
General Purpose
Under general direction, provide preventative medical care and treatment to patients in clinics and health centers.
Typical Duties
Assess patients' physical health status, perform prescribed physical examinations and preventive health treatments.Involves:Interview patients to obtain medical history and identify patients' health status. Request, interpret and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients' clinical problems and health care needs. Interpret health assessment information to formulate and implement health care plans according to established policies. Prescribe and dispense prescription and non-prescription drugs as needed, based on documented information and symptoms.Support health programs in providing patient care along with social workers, nutritionists, and nursing staff and other paraprofessional personnel from other disciplines.Maintain records and prepare oral and written reports in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.Maintain professional licensure and keep up-to-date with recent medical developments. Manage patient records and ensure daily care program needs are met.
May supervise assigned staff.Involves:Schedule, assign, instruct, guide and check work.Appraise employee performance.Provide for training and development.Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially.Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony.Recommend hiring, termination, discipline, or other employee status changes.
General Information
For complete job specification, clickhere.
Please note: This is an unclassified contract position.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visitwww.naces.org/membersfor more information.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
MOS code: 1976 (Navy), 66P (Army), 46Y1H, (Air Force)
Education and Experience:Licensed to practice as Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner in the State of Texas by the State Board of Nurse Examiners or equivalent from a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state and two (2) years' nursing experience.
Licenses and Certificates:Must have prescriptive authority.Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.
General Purpose
Under general direction, provide preventative medical care and treatment to patients in clinics and health centers.
Typical Duties
Assess patients' physical health status, perform prescribed physical examinations and preventive health treatments.Involves:Interview patients to obtain medical history and identify patients' health status. Request, interpret and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients' clinical problems and health care needs. Interpret health assessment information to formulate and implement health care plans according to established policies. Prescribe and dispense prescription and non-prescription drugs as needed, based on documented information and symptoms.Support health programs in providing patient care along with social workers, nutritionists, and nursing staff and other paraprofessional personnel from other disciplines.Maintain records and prepare oral and written reports in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.Maintain professional licensure and keep up-to-date with recent medical developments. Manage patient records and ensure daily care program needs are met.
May supervise assigned staff.Involves:Schedule, assign, instruct, guide and check work.Appraise employee performance.Provide for training and development.Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially.Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony.Recommend hiring, termination, discipline, or other employee status changes.
General Information
For complete job specification, clickhere.
Please note: This is an unclassified contract position.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visitwww.naces.org/membersfor more information.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.