Mid Level Practitioner, Internal Medicine-Nephrology

Min Qualifications:

Graduation from an Accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Program and current licensure to practice in the State of Texas. No experience required.

Specific Job Related Duties:

• Facilitates/coordinates transplant patient care on inpatient admissions and discharges along with other NPs in the team.
• Provides on-call service every four to six weeks
• Enters orders for transplant patients.
• Conducts daily rounds on patients, addressing transplant related needs
• Coordinates the medical plan of care with the nursing plan of care
• Differentiates between normal and abnormal findings obtained by history, physical screening, behavioral assessments, and in collaboration with the designated physician, implements an appropriate management plan
• Identified community health resources and refers patients as necessary
• Demonstrates understanding of post-transplant management including medications, complications, interventions and discharge planning in the coordination of recipient care.
• Executes physician's orders in accordance with legal, ethical, and institutional standards.
• Participates in quality assurance process improvement (QAPI) to improve transplant nursing practice, patient outcomes, and processes.
• Adheres to internal controls established for department.
• Pre-transplant evaluation of potential kidney and pancreas transplant candidates as well as post-transplant management locally and at outreach clinics under transplant nephrology physician supervision.
• Demonstrates the ability to collaborate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team

MARGINAL OR PERIODIC JOB FUNCTIONS

• Performs related duties as required

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience

 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.