Instructor - Nurse Practitioner

Job Duties

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Obtain detailed history and perform physical examinations; work closely with Ben Taub physicians on treatment plan, follow-up, medication management.
• Prescribe appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments to follow outlined treatment plan.
• Maintain records and write orders and progress notes in patient charts as to status, treatments, and procedures.
• Perform medical record review, follow developed protocols, determine appropriate patient scheduling, assist with monitoring diagnostic results and patient care progress/processes as requested by the provider, and participate in quality reviews.
• Assess learning needs and educate patients and family as appropriate concerning disease management
• Ensures that referrals to other specialists, radiological, endoscopic and laboratory testing are coordinated with patients and referring physicians.
• Supports clinical research and trials, in close collaboration with Ben Taub physicians.