Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care (ACNP or ANCC) Clear Lake/League City - Internal Medicine-Pulmonary/Critical

• Coordinates, directs, and implements the patient’s plan of care.
• Conducts complex, standardized patient care procedures which require experience and specialized training which would otherwise be performed by a physician, but which do not constitute the practice of medicine
• Performs physical examinations and provides episodic care, or problem-oriented care, under the supervision of a physician.
• Orders appropriate laboratory, diagnostic and radiographic tests, and interprets results.
• Conducts independent and physician supervised rounding on unit.
• Assists in collecting patient histories, screens for co-morbidities, and provides guidance and preventative health care as needed.
• Maintains appropriate records and prepares charts for review and counter signature by physician.
• Performs relevant patient evaluations and assessments and provides appropriate treatment, including monitoring and ordering medications.
• Assists physicians in formulating therapeutic decisions
• Monitors the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.
• Responds to emergency situations.
• Facilitates patient education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion or preventative health care.
• Performs within the scope of practice prescribed by licensure and certification.
• Adheres to internal controls established for department, all requirements for continued licensure, periodic evaluations, and actively seeks input for identifying actions to improve performance and practice outcomes.
• Performs related duties as required, including, but not limited to, data collection, staff meetings, preceptor student training, and university-wide compliance/safety training

University of Texas Medical Branch