Lone Star Circle of Care

APRN - Pediatrics

Job Locations US-TX-Round Rock
Posted Date 1 year ago(1/21/2024 12:15 PM)
# of Openings
1
Category
Clinician
Hiring Manager
Kathleen Butler

Overview

Lone Star Circle of Care is a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) dedicated to providing high-quality health care to patients in Central Texas. We provide a healthcare home for the underserved and proudly provide the opportunity for our team members to make a difference in our community every day. If you're interested in helping build a healthier community and improving the lives of others, we invite you to join our team and become part of our dynamic organization.

 

Benefits of working with Lone Star Circle of Care:

  • We offer a comprehensive compensation package that includes competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 403(b).
  • All employees start with 3 weeks of vacation per year, which increases in increments with tenure. We also provide 3 days of personal leave, 6 days of sick leave, and 7 days of holiday leave per year
  • Annual stipend and 5 paid days off for continuing education.
  • Reimbursement of provider's professional licensing fee and annual membership dues to their professional organization, once an established provider with LSCC.
  • Eligible for student loan repayment through external federal and state Loan Repayment Programs

Responsibilities

Daily Job Duties:

 

  • Provides, examines, diagnoses and treats patients of all ages twenty-one (21) years of age and younger
  • Act as a consultant on pediatric cases referred by other staff providers of LSCC
  • Completes medical charts after each visit in the electronic medical records system, following LSCC charting policy timelines
  • Participates in providing continuity of care in outpatient management
  • All other duties or responsibilities as assigned by Medical Director or executive leadership

 

Compliance:

 

  • Practices in accordance with the LSCC Delegation Protocol/Collaborative Practice Agreement; establish medical diagnoses for patients that are within the scope of practice, and order or prescribe legend drugs and medical devices as authorized by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners (BNE) under Rules 221 and 222, and the Texas Medical Board (TMB) under Rules 193.2 and 193.6Type in specific job duties under this area
  • Attends internal and external meetings, workshops and conferences, and participates on task forces or committees, when necessary and as required.
  • Achieve and maintain LSCC Core Clinical Competencies
  • Perform all duties and services in full compliance with LSCC's Quality Standards
  • Fulfill established guidelines set in place for provider encounter levels
  • Achieve and maintain LSCC Core Clinical Competencies
  • APRNs will maintain all credentialing and licensing per LSCC policy
  • Perform monthly peer audits
  • Have monthly meetings with their collaborating supervising physician
  • Achieve defined quality metrics
  • Maintains competencies, LMS trainings, BLS (AHA) as current

 

 

Qualifications

You are a board-certified APRN who is passionate about working with the underserved population who may be experiencing significant barriers to care. You are comfortable providing care both in person and virtually, and you want to grow a practice where you and your patients work together to decide the best course of treatment in achieving their goals in an outpatient setting.

  • Mission focused and passionate about improving access to quality healthcare.
  • Proactive and thrives in a fast-paced clinical setting.
  • Comfortable working independently in a group setting while also seeking support and consultation from colleagues.
  • Ability to interact and collaborate with community partners and emergency medical/psychiatric service providers to ensure patient safety if a patient needs a higher level of care.
  • Possess computer/technology skills to efficiently document within an electronic health record and conduct tele-medicine visits, as well as communicating/meeting with colleagues virtually.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish language skills preferred

 

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