Nurse Practitioner

Extended Job Title Nurse Practitioner Position Description Provides primary care as part of a health care team in an ambulatory setting in a particular discipline. Provides patient education and counseling as well as physical assessment. May participate in teaching programs for students and other student residents. Work is performed under usual clinic conditions and requires a high degree of contact with patients, families, and other clinic personnel and outside professionals. Some positions in the classification require travel to outreach clinics and home visits, and participation in educational efforts and special programs that occur outside of normal working hours. Location Amarillo Schedule Works 24 hour shifts in-house Pay Pay Grade Minimum: 5298.75, Pay Grade Maximum: 14571.56. Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website at Responsibilities Obtain health histories and perform comprehensive physical and gestational age assessments Collaborate with the Neonatologist regarding plan of care Provide staff education Stabilize and transport ill infants to Level III nurseries via both ground and air transport Assist with obtaining operative/procedure consents Write orders Incorporate developmental care in patient care giving Promote family centered care and healthy infant-parent attachment Participate in patient rounds Collaborate with physicians from other disciplines Attend morbidity and mortality rounds and medical conferences within the institution Perform procedures necessary to aid in identifying a diagnosis Care for a case load of patients Preferred Qualifications Prior experience working in a neonatal intensive care unit. Required Qualifications Graduated from an approved accredited nursing program; current RN license in the State of Texas or have the ability to transfer your license to Texas. Certification as a Nurse Practitioner in the appropriate nursing specialty from an approved certification program as recognized by the Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners. Recognition by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners as an Advance Practitioner. EEO Statement All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. #J-18808-Ljbffr Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center