Registered Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit
Baylor Scott & White Health
Taylor, TX
Referral Bonus
$35-55/hourOverview
- Start DateASAP
Pay
Benefits
- Holiday Pay
- Continuing Education
- 401k retirement plan
- Sick pay
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Referral bonus
- Employee assistance programs
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Benefits start day 1
- License and certification reimbursement
- Life insurance
- Discount program
Qualifications
- Minimum of 70%
- Resume
- Compact license accepted to start role
Description
Baylor Scott White Health Clinic - Taylor
403 Mallard Lane, Taylor, 76574
About Baylor Scott & White Health’s Central Texas Region
Our Central Texas region includes the Austin–Round Rock, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Bryan–College Station, and Waco metropolitan areas. Our facilities include 12 hospitals, more than 1,200 beds, and over 60 regional, specialty and community care clinics. Our flagship hospital, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple, is consistently listed among the “Top 100 Hospitals” in America by Thomson Reuters and is the main tertiary clinical education site for the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine.
About the Community
Central Texas, commonly known as the Texas Hill Country, is well known for its rolling hills, fine wine, and authentic Texas cuisine. From March till April, you can see the famous Texas bluebonnets blanketing the landscape, a popular destination for photographers and artists. The region includes large metropolitan cities like San Antonio and Austin and seven world-class colleges and universities. Known as one of the top retirement destinations in the U.S., Central Texas enjoys a robust economy, no state income tax, and a cost of living that’s lower than the national average. Small-town charm and big-city convenience make Central Texas a great place to call home.
JOB SUMMARY
The Nurse Practitioner of 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. The Nurse Practitioner is recognized by Medicare and Medicaid within the healthcare systems, and in accordance with the appropriate board. The Nurse Practitioner provides medical care based upon the scope of practice as delineated by the supervising physician. These providers typically provide care to patients in an internal medicine, family medicine, geriatric or pediatric clinic.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE
The Nurse Practitioner of Primary Care assesses the physical and mental condition of patients by performing and obtaining comprehensive, problem- focused physical examinations, medical histories and prescribes, recommends and employs medical drug therapies or other forms of related therapeutic treatments. The Nurse Practitioner implements comprehensive 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. In addition, the Nurse Practitioner counsels patients and families regarding medical processes, management of the health illness, condition, medication, nutrition, and health promotion and possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as food supplements, over the counter medications and herbal remedies. This position also performs invasive procedures specific to scope of practice as delegated by the collaborating Physician.
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
The ideal candidate must have knowledge of information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions and have strong verbal, written, communication, interpersonal, problem solving, critical thinking and computer software application skills. The ideal candidate must have the ability to develop and implement comprehensive outcomes-based patient treatment plans, counsel patients and evaluate laboratory and other diagnostic tests.The ideal candidate must be a graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
OTHER DETAILS
- Specialty/Department/Practice - Primary Care
- Shift/Schedule - Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm, occasional on-call for the clinic.
- Benefits - Our competitive benefits package includes 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 1. Please note, benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level.
- EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program
- EXPERIENCE - Minimum/no experience required
- CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION:
- Nurse Practitioner (NP)
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.