Nurse Practitioner - Urology

Description

Nurse Practitioner - Urology

Lubbock, TX, United States (On-site)

Job Info

• Job Schedule – Full Time
• Job Shift - Days
• FTE 1.0

Provides comprehensive urology care to patients in collaboration with urologists and the clinical care team, following established standards, evidence-based practices, and applicable scope of practice requirements with minimal supervision.

Job Description

The Urology Nurse Practitioner evaluates, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients with acute and chronic urologic conditions, including urinary tract infections, kidney stones, hematuria, benign prostatic concerns, overactive bladder, incontinence, post-operative urologic needs, and other genitourinary conditions. This position provides patient education, orders and interprets diagnostic studies, prescribes medications and treatments within scope of practice, assists with care coordination, and supports the urology team in clinic-based and procedural follow-up care.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program
• Texas Registered Nurse license AND current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse recognition through the Texas Board of Nursing
• Current national Nurse Practitioner certification appropriate to population focus
• Professional nursing or nurse practitioner experience in a clinic setting preferred; urology, surgical specialty, or specialty clinic experience strongly preferred
• Ability to evaluate urologic conditions, order and interpret diagnostic testing, prescribe medications and treatments within scope of practice, and provide patient education

The Value of Working with Us

• Collaborative urology team with physician partnership and clinical support
• Opportunity to provide specialty care for patients with a broad range of urologic needs
• Team-based care model with excellent support staff

Covenant Medical Group is the largest medical group in the West Texas and Eastern New Mexico region. Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, Covenant Medical Group serves a population of 1.2 million people, employing more than 260 providers in approximately 30 specialties. Covenant Medical Group providers understand that a trusted health care partnership between patients and providers is crucial and involve patients in the decisions that impact their health and wellness.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Since 1918, Covenant has been driven by a mission of providing a Christian ministry of healing and caring for the whole person through our integrated health network in West Texas/eastern New Mexico. As an expression of our mission, we believe we hold an important Covenant with our patients and try and treat every interaction as Sacred Encounters.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are located in the cities of Lubbock, Levelland, Plainview and Hobbs. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, outreach programs, hospice and home care, and even schools for nursing and radiography.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Requsition ID: 452330

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Advanced Practice

Job Function: Provider

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Clinical Professional

Department: 8002 UROLOGY UROLOGY SHARED

Address: TX Lubbock 3612 23rd St

Work Location: Covenant Medical Group Urology

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $N/A - $N/A

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.