Permanent_ Nurse Practitioner (NP)_ Alice, Texas - 78332 #AS

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

• Nurse Practitioner will provide primary and acute care services to approximately 100+ nursing home residents across assigned facilities.
• Work collaboratively with an RN Care Coordinator, facility staff, families, and other healthcare providers to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Focus on proactive and preventive healthcare management, early identification of changes in patient conditions, and reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and emergency department visits.
• Develop individualized care plans and establish healthcare goals for each member.
• Educate patients and families about disease progression, treatment options, and advance care preferences.
• Promote continuity of care by managing patients within skilled nursing facilities whenever clinically appropriate.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide primary care and acute care management to nursing home residents.
• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, diagnose medical conditions, and develop appropriate treatment plans.
• Monitor patients' health conditions and identify early signs of clinical deterioration.
• Establish individualized care goals and coordinate ongoing patient care.
• Collaborate with RN Care Coordinators, physicians, families, and facility staff.
• Educate patients and families regarding disease management and progression.
• Discuss and establish advance care planning and patient healthcare preferences.
• Manage acute medical conditions within the nursing facility whenever possible.
• Help reduce unnecessary emergency department visits and hospital admissions.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN).
• Current Texas State Nurse Practitioner license.
• Current Nurse Practitioner certification.
• Active DEA Prescriptive License.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a healthcare team.
• New graduates are welcome to apply.
• Previous long-term care experience is preferred.
• Bilingual communication skills are preferred.

Working Hours:

• Full-time position, Monday through Friday.
• Regular working hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• Work at 2–3 assigned nursing home buildings.
• Approximately 5–8 patients seen daily.
• Shared on-call responsibilities distributed evenly among approximately 10 NPs in the region.
• On-call schedule includes approximately one weeknight every other week and one weekend every other month (calls only).
• After-hours care management stipend is available

LanceSoft is rated as one of the largest staffing firms in the US by SIA. Our mission is to establish global cross-culture human connections that further the careers of our employees and strengthen the businesses of our clients. We are driven to use the power of our global network to connect businesses with the right people, and people with the right businesses without bias. We provide Global Workforce Solutions with a human touch.

Company Description

LanceSoft is rated as one of the largest staffing firms in the US by SIA. Our mission is to establish global cross-culture human connections that further the careers of our employees and strengthen the businesses of our clients. We are driven to use the power of our global network to connect businesses with the right people, and people with the right businesses without bias. We provide Global Workforce Solutions with a human touch.