Job Description
Description
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Pediatrics/Internal Medicine team in Palestine, TX. This position provides care to both pediatric and adult patient populations in an outpatient setting. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine and be comfortable managing a broad range of acute and chronic medical conditions.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive primary care services for pediatric and adult patients
- Evaluate, diagnose, and treat acute illnesses and chronic medical conditions
- Perform wellness exams, preventive screenings, and routine follow-up visits
- Order and interpret laboratory tests, imaging, and diagnostic studies
- Develop and manage individualized treatment plans
- Educate patients and families on disease prevention, medication management, and healthy lifestyle choices
- Collaborate with physicians and clinical staff to ensure coordinated patient care
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation within the EMR
Qualifications
- Current Texas license as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
- National certification (AANP, ANCC, or NCCPA)
- Previous Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant experience in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine required
- Strong clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
- Ability to manage patients across a wide range of ages and medical conditions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Schedule & Compensation
- Full-time outpatient schedule
- Competitive compensation based on experience
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, malpractice coverage, PTO, CME allowance, and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Palestine, TX |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1999 |
| Website | http://www.christushealth.org/ |
About Company
In 1999, two historic Catholic charities became one, forming CHRISTUS Health and creating a unique purpose in the modern health care market - to take better care of people.
To extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, the mission that the Sisters of Charity Health Care system and Incarnate Word Health system shared for more than a century, is now also the mission of CHRISTUS Health.
Ranked among the top 10 Catholic health systems in the United States by size, the CHRISTUS Health system includes more than 40 hospitals and facilities in seven U.S. states, Chile and six states in Mexico, with assets of more than $4.6 billion.
Whether seeking care in Alexandria Louisiana, or Coahuila, Mexico, patients discover that the healing spirit is alive at CHRISTUS Health.
Skills
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)unmatched
- Chronic Diseaseunmatched
- Clinical Competencyunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Disease Prevention and Controlunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
- Family Medicineunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Internal Medicineunmatched
- Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
- Laboratory Testingunmatched
- Medical Conditionsunmatched
- Medical Imagingunmatched
- Medicationsunmatched
- Nurse Practitionerunmatched
- Nursing Credentialsunmatched
- Outpatient Careunmatched
- Patient Careunmatched
- Patient Educationunmatched
- Pediatricsunmatched
- Physician Assistantunmatched
- Primary Careunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Treatment Planunmatched
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