NP - Family

Details

Client Name
Optum - Houston
Job Type
Permanent
Offering
Advanced Practice
Profession
NP
Specialty
Family
Job ID
20189824

Shift Details

Shift
Full Time Days
Scheduled Hours
40

Job Order Details

Start Date
12/04/2025
Duration
0

Job Description
Primary Responsibilities:
The APC Family Medicine will:
• Serve as physician extender in the clinic setting
• Evaluate patients in the clinic setting
• Document evaluations in a timely manner
• Order medications and tests as per guidelines and protocols
• Follow-up on tests and consults
• Schedule clinical studies as per guidelines and protocols
• Coordinate referrals/consults
• Handle MKO messages, results, CC charts, telephone encounters and surgical risk assessments as needed within scope of practice and as directed by the supervising physician
• Schedule clinical studies as per guidelines and protocols
• Coordinate referrals/consults

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:
• Graduate from an Accredited School of Physician Assistant Studies or Master's in Nursing
• Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Current Licensure through the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners OR Licensed Physician Assistant by the Texas State Medical Board
• Driver's License and access to a reliable transportation

Preferred Qualification:
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency

Client Details

City
Houston
State
TX
Zip Code
77001