Nurse Practitioner at Nightlight Pediatric Urgent Care

Video 1:  The Company and the Opportunity at Nightlight Pediatric Urgent Care

 

About the Position

Nightlight Pediatric Urgent Care is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide coverage for our after-hours pediatric urgent care clinic locations throughout the Houston area.  Nightlight provides quality, affordable, compassionate services to children ranging from newborn to 21 years old.  

Why NightLight is a Great Place to Work

• Employer paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Long & short-term disability, Life insurance
• CME allowance
• Uniform allowance
• Employer paid Malpractice insurance coverage
• 401 (K) Program (with matching)
• Employee discounts
• Wellness program
• Paid time off and much more

Clinic Locations

• Humble
• Cy-Fair
• Pearland
• Sugar Land
• Webster
• Tanglewood
• Garden Oaks
• Katy

Essential Functions and Duties

• Administrative
  • Maintains and updates patient records and other patient information related to acute visits
  • Communicates to Medical Assistants clear and instructions for patient follow-up with regards to lab and imaging results.
  • Handles patient correspondence, phone calls, faxes, pharmacy calls and follow-up calls with regards to patient visits, prescriptions, labs and imaging studies
  • Delegates & documents patient call back information to the Medical Assistants (MAs) on duty with regard to medical advice, prescriptions, labs, and imaging studies 
• Clinical
  • Obtains pertinent clinical information including the patient’s acute complaint history and conduction of focused physical exam as directed by the patient history.
  • Performs laceration repairs, incisions & drainage of abscesses, application of splints, wart treatments, and partial excision of ingrown toe nails.
  • May be asked to cath, draw blood or use a bag mask valve to ventilate a patient as the situation requires.
  • Formulation and communication of discharge instructions for each patient seen with clear documentation of this plan within the EMR so that it can easily be relayed to the patient’s PCP.
  • Coordinate/Run emergency procedures in cases where patients present as unstable.

Certifications, Licenses, and Registration

• Current PALS or BLS.
• Board Certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse in Texas.
• Full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in Texas.

Hours of Operation

• Sept – May:
  • Monday–Friday 3pm - 11pm;
  • Weekends 11am – 9pm, and 12pm – 7pm on holidays.
• June - August:
  • Weekdays 3pm - 11pm
  • Weekends & Holidays 12pm - 7pm

NightLight Pediatric Urgent Care is an equal opportunity employer.

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