Nurse Practitioner

Overview

JOIN OUR TEAM!!! Are you looking to be one of the team? To be part of the family and not just another number? Are you looking for a positive work environment where teamwork and diversity are key? We value your contributions. Every role in our hospital has an impact on each of our patients. We work hard to make sure our employees love their work here.

Many have been with us from the very beginning. Because we’re physician-owned, we understand the value of having a well-trained, well-resourced staff. When it comes to procedural healthcare, experience matters. Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital is committed to providing better outcomes for our employees!

• May provide only those medical services that he/she is competent to perform, which are consistent with the NP’s education, training and experience, and which are performed under the supervision of a physician who is responsible for the patients cared for by that NP.
• Evaluates and treats patients with acute and chronic complaints related to specialty.
• Obtains complete histories and performs pertinent physical exams with assessment of normal and abnormal findings on new patients.
• Obtains interval histories and performs pertinent examinations on routine patients.
• Administers orders, furnishes, and prescribes medications according to written standardized procedures.
• Orders routine laboratory tests, screening procedures, and therapeutic procedures, including blood and blood products.
• Orders physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, radiology examinations, and nursing services.
• Initiates arrangements for hospital admissions and discharges and completes appropriate paperwork.
• Effectively communicates and interacts with patients, families, staff, and members of the community from diverse backgrounds.
• Recognizes situations that require the immediate attention of a physician, and initiates life-saving procedures when necessary.
• Facilitates the coordination of inpatient and outpatient care and services as needed.
• Ensures compliance with legal, regulatory, and clinical policies and procedures.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives.

• Graduate of an accredited NP program.
• At least two-year experience as a nurse practitioner.
• Cardiac experience preferred.
• Worked in acute care unit minimum of 5 years preferred
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas.
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) from an agency accredited by the American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS).
• Current BCLS and ACLS required.
• An individual DEA license issued by the United States DEA for Scheduled II-V controlled substances.

M-F 8am-5pm Clinic/After Hours Call PRN

• Flexible Scheduling
• No mandatory overtime
• Career Ladder

Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital specializes in the care of cardiac, orthopedic, nephrology, urology, and general medical patients. We are also a highly active inpatient center mainly centered on surgical procedures that include cardiothoracic, orthopedic, urology, and general surgery. We have a 24-hour Emergency Department with 5 fully equipped ED rooms, 4 fully operating OR rooms, 4 cardiac catherization labs with 1 electrophysiology room, 11-day surgery rooms, 58 acute care beds spread over three units, and 16 cardiac critical care rooms.

We pride ourselves on giving the best overall care possible to our patients and on our family style atmosphere that includes everyone: patients and their families, physicians, and our employees.