Nurse Practitioner Family Health
Location: San Antonio, TX
Company: Decypher
Job Description Apply Now
Join Decypher and make a direct impact on the health and readiness of America’s service members, veterans, and their families. Since 2008 Decypher has offered healthcare industry professionals careers where their expertise is valued, and their work makes a meaningful impact. Decypher partners with the Defense Health Agency to deliver professional services, technology, and management solutions. Our mission is to provide and support quality care for our veterans, servicemembers and their families, across the United States.
Job Summary: The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive, outcome-based patient care within the scope of privileges granted by the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), including the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of routine, acute, and chronic conditions across all organ systems. This role emphasizes preventive care, health maintenance, patient education, and collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary teams.
Required Qualifications:
- Education: Master's in nursing
- Certifications:
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardio Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Certified Nurse Practitioner
- License:
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse Practitioner
- Experience:
- 2 years within Family Health specialty
U.S. Citizenship is required
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide a full range of outcome-based nurse practitioner services in accordance with privileges granted by the MTF (e.g., supervise and provide general screening and medical care and examinations of patients for routine, acute and chronic conditions involving any and all organ systems; provide immunizations; diagnose, treat, and counsel patients as indicated).
- Technically direct and teach other staff, provide evidenced-based educational lectures and participate in in-service training to staff members.
- Diagnose and treat patients with common acute conditions, chronic illnesses, or minor trauma within accepted protocols, clinical practice guidelines, Nurse Practice Acts, and/or in consultation with a physician.
- Promote preventive care and health maintenance including annual physicals, positive health behaviors and self-care through both formal and individual education and counseling.
- Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
- Recognize conditions that require isolation and ensure universal precautions are used in all patient encounters.
- Attend staff meetings to provide case discussion, continuing education, and continuous quality improvement and safety.
Work Environment & Schedule: Monday-Friday 0730 to 1630 at Gateway Bulverde, San Antonio, Texas
Decypher is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce (M/F/D/V)