Job ID: 6846Job Type: Full Time
Job Summary
The Advanced Practice Clinician in Internal Medicine is a licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner working in an adult ambulatory care setting.
The APC will deliver patient-centered care in a virtual care setting as a member of a clinical team whose goal is to support value-based care while achieving positive clinical outcomes and while providing a world-class patient experience.
Successful candidates will be able to communicate in a patient-friendly, language both verbally and in writing, and enjoy collaborating with a highly supportive, multidisciplinary team.
Responsibilities
- Treat patients via virtual care using a dedicated digital health platform
- Diagnose, treat and manage patients in a fast-paced environment
- Possess effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally
- Enjoy working in a team-based environment and collaborating with other clinicians
- Assess the need for and interpret diagnostic information and laboratory results
- Obtain medical histories and perform physical assessments and examinations
- Be comfortable performing health risk assessments virtually
- Perform specific duties as outlined by the managing physician
- Be comfortable performing virtual encounters independent of the physician
- Have experience with current virtual care delivery methods
- Participate in the development of virtual care protocols, guidelines, policies and training programs for providers
- Participate in key digital health strategy and clinical meetings
- Stay current on virtual care issues and best practices
- Be willing to work a non-traditional schedule (evenings and weekends) as necessary
Experience
- A minimum of 3 years of primary care experience
- Experience with treating patients in a virtual care setting
Education
- Graduate of an approved training program in the United States
License and Certification
- Licensed in the State of Texas
- Board Certified and/or Board Eligible
- Nurse Practitioner: ANCC or AANPCP
- Physician Assistant: NCCPA Certified
- Current Texas Prescriptive Authority Agreement
- Current DEA License
- Current BCLS and ACLS Certification
Kelsey Seybold Clinic accepts H1B Visas
About Kelsey-Seybold ClinicKelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston's premier multispecialty group practice, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston's renowned Texas Medical Center. More than 700 physicians and allied health professionals practice at 40+ locations in the Greater Houston area. Kelsey-Seybold offers quality medical care in 65 medical specialties. The organization operates the largest freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center in the state of Texas and offers state-of-the-art Varian TrueBeam and Varian Edge radiation therapy technology at a nationally accredited Cancer Center. An accredited Sleep Center, comprehensive laboratory services, advanced imaging and diagnostics, 19 onsite Kelsey pharmacies and one specialty pharmacy, and MyKelseyOnline, a secure web portal, are part of its comprehensive offerings. Kelsey-Seybold partners with major insurers to offer value-based commercial health plans. KelseyCare Advantage, a Medicare Advantage plan offered to Houston-area beneficiaries and affiliated with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, has achieved the coveted 5-out-of-5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for six consecutive years.
Kelsey-Seybold has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as the nation's first accredited Accountable Care Organization and a Level 3 (highest) Patient-Centered Medical Home. Kelsey-Seybold has many physicians in the Greater Houston area certified for excellence in diabetes and heart and stroke care by the NCQA. In addition to these recognitions, Kelsey-Seybold is home to a nationally accredited Breast Diagnostic Center, and Endoscopy Center.
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by organizational policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. Kelsey-Seybold is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans.