Nurse Practitioner

**$20K Sign-On Bonus Available**

**Minivasive** Pain and Orthopedics** is an outpatient clinic network serving the greater local Houston, TX area. Our teams strive to deliver personalized and compassionate care to meet our patients' individualized needs. At MPO, we continue to seek talented individuals who are passionate about making a difference and developing their clinical skillset. Come join our team at Minivasive Pain and Orthopedics and unlock your potential for excellence.

We are looking for ambitious and energetic leaders to join our team in the Channelview as a full-time, **Nurse Practitioner**. The Nurse Practitioner functions as a clinical provider maintaining and promoting the health of the patient requiring acute care. Affects direct patient care according to the nurse practice act of the State of Texas.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide medical services to patients, inclusive of all functions necessary to provide medical care under the direction of the physician
- Conducts comprehensive health assessments (initial, ongoing, discharge), identifies normal/abnormal health characteristics, develops plan of care, initiates appropriate interventions, and evaluates care outcomes on defined patient populations(s)
- Performs delegated functions under physician supervision, such as differential diagnosis, use of prescriptive authority, and treatment according to practice guidelines, protocols, and/or standing orders. Accepts accountability for outcomes in health care
- Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgement to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act. Collaborates with the Physician and healthcare team members to manage/coordinate patient care
- Record accurate consultation data in patients' records
- Charting in the patient's medical record is routinely to be completed on the same day as the patient's visit
- Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports
- Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualized patient care
- Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of patient care and service delivery
- Work collaboratively with colleagues within the practice
- Follow all internal policies and procedures; be accountable for completion of all operational tasks according to departmental guidelines to ensure appropriate clinical processing/documentation
- See patients in a timely and efficient manner, stay reasonably on time for scheduled appointments in practice throughout the day, unless exceptional circumstances occur
- Maintains current licensure and credentials. Remains current in practice
- Report statistics as required
- Protects patient and family privacy rights and maintains confidentiality of patient records in accordance to policy and procedure and HIPAA requirements
- Follows all safety rules on the job. Reports all accidents promptly and corrects minor safety hazards. Communicates with peers and management regarding any hazards identified in the work place
- Travels as necessary to other facilities
- Performs other job-related duties and special projects as assigned

**Requirements**:

- Recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
- Prescriptive authority privileges through the State of Texas
- BLS, ACLS
- Must have reliable transportation for traveling

**BENEFITS OFFERED**:

- 3 Medical Plans
- 2 Dental Plans
- 1 Vision Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Basic and Voluntary Life with AD&D Plan
- 401(k) with a 2-year vesting
- PTO + Holidays

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**_ Compensation to be _**_determined_**_ by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data._