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Join our dedicated team at Baylor Scott & White Health in Austin TX. This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative patient-centered team focused on delivering exceptional care to the North Austin community. Enjoy a balanced weekday schedule strong clinical support and the resources of the largest not-for-profit health system in HIGHLIGHTSSchedule : Full-time; MondayFriday 8 : 00 AM 5 : 00 PM (no weekends or nights)Practice Setting : Outpatient onlyPatient Population : Ages 18; diverse adult populationTeam Structure : Collaborative team of 4 Physicians and 3 APPsSupport Staff : Dedicated MA per provider onsite lab and imagingEMR : EpicAdditional Highlights : Convenient central location strong leadership support and excellent worklife balanceThe Nurse Practitioner (NP) Primary Care is a licensed certified non-physician 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 outcomes-based patient treatment plans based on patient assessments evidence-based 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 competency 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 health-care of principles methods and procedures for diagnosis treatment and rehabilitation of physical and mental and written communication thinking and complex problem-solving in the use of computers and related software to develop and implement comprehensive outcomes-based 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 competitive benefits package includes the following- Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits- 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%- Tuition Reimbursement- PTO accrual beginning Day 1Note : Benefits may vary based upon position type and / or levelQUALIFICATIONS- EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program- EXPERIENCE - Less than 1 Year of Experience- CERTIFICATION / LICENSE / REGISTRATION - Nurse Practitioner (NP) Registered Nurse (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS) : BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1