Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Title: Nurse Practitioner

Location: Plano, TX

Position Type: Full-time

About Us:
Welcome to Vasco Staffing, where we believe in accelerating our clients towards new heights while forging paths to streamline productivity. Our mission is to connect organizations with unparalleled, reliable, and talented professionals, ensuring a fulfilling and reliable experience for all.

Job Description:
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Nurse Practitioner to join our dynamic healthcare team. As a Nurse Practitioner, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality patient care, collaborating with physicians and other healthcare professionals, and contributing to the overall success of our healthcare facility.

Responsibilities:

1. Patient Assessment: Conduct comprehensive health assessments, including medical history, physical examinations, and diagnostic tests, to evaluate patients’ health status and identify health needs.
2. Diagnosis and Treatment: Make differential diagnoses, develop treatment plans, and prescribe medications and therapies based on evidence-based practice guidelines and clinical judgment.
3. Chronic Disease Management: Manage and coordinate care for patients with chronic health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, and heart disease, to optimize health outcomes and prevent complications.
4. Acute Care: Provide timely assessment and management of acute illnesses and injuries, including minor injuries, infections, and common acute conditions.
5. Health Promotion and Education: Educate patients and their families about health promotion, disease prevention, lifestyle modifications, and self-management strategies to improve health and well-being.
6. Collaboration: Collaborate with physicians, specialists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care, consult on complex cases, and facilitate referrals to specialty services as needed.
7. Patient Advocacy: Advocate for patients’ rights, preferences, and needs within the healthcare system, ensuring they receive timely and appropriate care.
8. Documentation: Maintain accurate and up-to-date electronic medical records (EMR), including patient assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans, and progress notes.
9. Quality Improvement: Participate in quality improvement initiatives, research projects, and evidence-based practice activities to enhance patient care outcomes and clinical practice.
10. Professional Development: Stay abreast of current healthcare trends, advances in nursing practice, and regulatory requirements through continuing education, professional conferences, and self-directed learning.

Qualifications:

1. Education: Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nursing from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
2. Licensure/Certification: Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) in the state of practice. National certification as a Nurse Practitioner in the appropriate specialty area (e.g., Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner) required.
3. Experience: Minimum of 1 of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner, preferably in primary care or a related specialty area.
4. Skills: Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and treatment skills. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership abilities. Proficiency in electronic health records (EHR) and healthcare technology.
5. Compassion: Genuine empathy and compassion for patients and their families.
6. Teamwork: Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and work well in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
7. Autonomy: Ability to work independently, make sound clinical decisions, and manage a diverse patient population.
8. Ethics: Commitment to ethical principles, confidentiality, and professional conduct in all interactions.

Benefits:

1. Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.
2. Retirement Plans: Employer-sponsored retirement plans such as 401(k) or pension plans, often with employer matching contributions.
3. Paid Time Off (PTO): Allowance of paid vacation days, sick leave, and holidays.
4. Life Insurance: Coverage that provides financial protection to the employee’s beneficiaries in the event of death.
5. Disability Insurance: Short-term and long-term disability coverage to replace a portion of income if the employee becomes unable to work due to illness or injury.
6. Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) or Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): Pre-tax accounts that employees can use to pay for qualified medical expenses, dependent care, or save for future healthcare costs.
7. Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential counseling, support services, and resources to help employees manage personal and work-related challenges.
8. Professional Development: Opportunities for career advancement, training, tuition reimbursement, and skill development.
9. Wellness Programs: Initiatives promoting employee health and well-being, such as gym memberships, wellness incentives, and health screenings.

If you are passionate about providing patient-centered care and making a positive impact in the lives of others, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding opportunity as a Nurse Practitioner with our healthcare team.

Vasco Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and welcome all qualified applicants to apply.