What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner position at US Anesthesia Partners, Inc.?
Overview
US Anesthesia Partners - Gulf Coast is hiring PRN Family or Acute Care Nurse Practioners (NP) to join our anesthesia clinical team!
Job Highlights
US Anesthesia Partners – Gulf Coast is seeking PRN Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to join our dynamic and collaborative anesthesia teams across multiple facilities in North, Northwest, and West Houston. This is a flexible opportunity for advanced practice providers who thrive in a fast-paced perioperative environment and are passionate about delivering high-quality care.
US Anesthesia Partners - Gulf Coast formerly known as Greater Houston Anesthesiology (GHA) has provided leading perioperative and anesthesiology services for the foremost medical facilities in, and surrounding, Houston, Texas since 1996. We are linked together with other high-quality anesthesia practices across the country, enabling us to set the standard for superior patient care while remaining focused on the needs of our Houston area patients, surgeons, payers and health-care facilities.
Job Description:
* Family or Acute Care NP will collaborate with anesthesiologists and the block nurse team to provide care and support to patients.
* This role involves administering conscious sedation during block procedures, rounding on patients, assisting with the care for pre and post op regional anesthesia patients, ordering medications which includes narcotics.
* Performs assessments/data collection in an ongoing systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and cognitive status.
* Provides patients and family education, consults with supervising physician and or other clinicians as dictated by patient needs and assessment findings.
* Assist the anesthesiologist with performing Preoperative surgery assessments.
* Reviews medical record for follow up and ordering of diagnostic studies under established protocols.
* Maintains communication with other healthcare providers and departments to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness to promote consistency and continuity of care.
* Effective management of time while prioritizing patient care throughout the day.
* Able to quickly adapt to using different computer systems used at various hospital facilities (progress notes, orders, etc.)
Qualifications
* At least 1-2 years Nurse Practitioner experience
* DEA required
* Active Texas NP License
* Completion of Master’s or Post Master’s Degree from an NP program that is accredited by the Commissions on the Collegiate of Nursing Education
Company Information
US Anesthesia Partners (USAP) is a single-specialty, physician-owned organization dedicated to providing high-quality anesthesia services. As a national practice operating in nine states, USAP anesthesiologists and care teams work in more than 1,000 inpatient and outpatient facilities to provide anesthesia care for more than 2 million cases annually.
US Anesthesia Partners, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.