Position Summary

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) performs a variety of advanced clinical duties involved in assessing, treating, controlling, and preventing patient illness and disease within the facility. The NP provides general medical care and treatment to facility patients/residents under the direction of the medical director. The NP, independently and/or in collaboration with the treatment team, participates in the observation, assessment, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation, rehabilitation, care and counsel, and health education of patients/residents.

Job Specific Responsibilities

• Ensures that services provided are consistent and within the guidelines of the Nursing Practice Act
• Obtains detailed history and performs physical examinations on assigned patients; assesses and treats acute/chronic medical problems and provides direct patient care to a specified patient population
• Performs emergency, life-saving procedures
• Notifies attending physician on call, house physician on call, or supervising physician regarding any unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation
• Practices proper safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods
• Writes progress notes on patients’ charts indicating patient status and treatment procedures performed; maintains other records as required
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops
• Performs complete physical and neurological exam of patients/residents by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and diagnostic tests
• Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures; interprets results and intervenes appropriately
• Prescribes and administers medications in compliance with all regulatory and Facility guidelines
• Recommends and refers to institutional and community resources to meet patient and family needs
• Collaborates with physicians and other health care providers (within the facility and in the community) in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients
• Provides monitoring and ensures continuity of care between physician visits
• Provides 24-hour medical call coverage on a rotating schedule
• Provides continuing education and serves as a resource to staff
• Discusses case with physician and other health professionals
• Submits health care plan and goals of individual patients for periodic review and evaluation by physician
• Prescribes or recommends drugs, as allowed per prescriptive authority, or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, etc.
• Attends admissions meetings
• Attends weekly treatment team meetings
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  

Education

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s in nursing as NP or master’s degree in Nursing with completion of a post-masters Nurse Practitioner Certification Program.
  
  

Experience

• Preferably three (3) to five (5) years of experience in long term rehabilitation with neurobehavioral clients
  
  

Licensure/Certification

• Current Texas Licensure as a Registered Nurse
• Current Texas Advance Practice Registered Nurse licensure (APRN-NP)
  
  

Certified in BLS Current certification and in good standing during employment

Attend behavioral management and de-escalation techniques training as required by the facility.

• Certification in behavior management or related (SAMA, ABA, PIP, etc.)