Providence Health Center (FT) Emergency Medicine APP (NP/PA)

Waco, TX-Providence Health Center | Advanced Practice Providers (NP/PA) | Emergency Department

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Join Us In Shaping The Future Of Health Care

Emergency Service Partners and its affiliates offer exciting opportunities in all aspects of emergency medicine and related disciplines:

  • Physicians: ESP physicians work in well-managed, well-respected emergency departments and other clinical settings throughout the beautiful state of Texas. Our physicians enjoy excellent compensation with paid malpractice and tail insurance, as well as an exceptional partnership opportunity. ESP is always seeking experienced medical directors, assistant medical directors, and emergency medicine physicians for leadership positions.
  • Advanced Practice Providers: Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Physician Assistant (PA) positions are available.
  • Freestanding ERs: Explore the opportunities available at our independently owned freestanding emergency rooms, known as Five Star ER. In addition to positions for emergency physicians, we employ experienced ER nurses, radiology/lab technologists, and other medical office staff.
  • Administrative and Professional: Our Austin headquarters provides rewarding career opportunities for professionals in health care administration, management, finance, information technology, clinical operations, recruiting and more.

All positions offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and a rewarding environment for those interested in exercising leadership and integrity to drive quality patient care.

Resumes will be kept on file. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Emergency Service Partners, LP and affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers and are proud to have a drug-free environment. All employment offers are contingent upon applicant successfully completing background screenings and credentialing requirements, when applicable.

Job Description

The APP will primarily see patients who meet the criteria for care in the minor care or fast track area. Other patients may be seen in consultation with the emergency physician(s)

 
? Take histories, perform physical examinations, order and interpret diagnostic tests.
 
? Perform procedures as defined in the delineation of privileges. This may include procedures such as suturing, wound care, splinting and others.
 
? Make a diagnosis and manage common health problems according to acceptable standards.
 
? Provide patient education/discharge instructions and follow-up referral.
 
? Delivers patient care in an expedient manner, with the goal of reducing the patient’s length of visit while providing all necessary care.
 
? Communicates with physicians and ancillary staff efficiently and in a collegial manner.
 
? Plays a major role in the development and updating of patient protocols.
 
? Participates in quality improvement activities.
 
? Attends meetings and performs other duties as assigned by Medical Director.

Skills & Requirements

Nurse Practitioners must be a graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program that includes training for all age ranges of patients, and have a Texas nursing license that includes recognition by the TSBNE as an Advanced Practice Nurse.
 
? Physician Assistants must be a graduate of a program approved by the Council on Medical Education of the AMA and certified by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants.
 
? Experience in the Emergency Department setting 

? Experience in primary care is required if no Emergency Department experience

ACLS Required

Qualifications

Located on the southwest side of Waco near the intersection of Highway 84 and Highway 6, Providence Health Center is a 237-bed acute-care hospital. This facility--the first hospital in Waco--is the centerpiece of an expansive campus that includes an Ambulatory Services Building for outpatient procedures and the MRI Center at Providence; Providence Medical Plaza, a professional office building; and Providence Clinic-Family Medicine Center, a primary care facility.