What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recurrent Staff Employee PRN Advanced Practice Provider-Student Health position at Texas Tech Univ Health Sciences Ctr?
Student Health Services at Texas Tech University is an on-campus medical care clinic exclusively for Texas Tech students. The mission of Student Health Services is to proudly provide compassionate, high-quality, and accessible healthcare to Texas Tech students. This primary care clinic is an exciting place to work. It is a fast-paced, team-oriented environment where patients always come first.
- Provides patient care services under direct supervision and responsibility of a staff Physician and/or Medical Director.
- Elicit detailed patient histories
- Performs thorough physical examinations and compiling patients’ medical data, including health histories and results of physical examinations.
- Orders diagnostic tests, such as X-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interpreting test results for deviations from normal.
- Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, suturing and wound care, and incision & drainage of abscesses.
- Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes promptly, and assists in provision of continuity of care.
- Instructs and counsels patients regarding the diagnosis and compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, mental health concerns, and health maintenance.