The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD View Company Profile
The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, known as “The HARRIS CENTER,” is seeking an experienced Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) to join our team. Under the clinical supervision of an identified Primary Care Physician, and in collaboration with the Division Medical Director and CMO; the Family Nurse Practitioner is a nurse practitioner who specializes in family medicine. including prescriptive authority, preferably with a focus in family primary care planning, lifespan nursing theory and nursing care, advanced physical and health assessment, advanced pharmacology and pathophysiology, health promotion and disease prevention, disease management, nutrition, acute and chronic illness management. Specialties in cariology, diabetes/endocrinology, critical care, in primary care would be a plus. Such care is delivered within the rules and regulations of the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) and the Texas Board of Medical Examiners (BME). The FNP acts independently and in collaboration with other health care professionals in the delivery of services. The services include but are not limited to assessment, diagnosis, examinations, ordering, conducting and interpreting diagnostic and lab tests, prescription of psychiatric pharmacologic agents, and treatments and non-pharmacological therapies. Your role in Action: APRN Utilizes a five step systematic process (nursing process) to deliver patient services. This process includes assessment, analysis, planning, implementation and evaluation. Demonstrates decision making that is clinically sound, systematic, timely, well researched and reflects awareness of impact including reporting to the supervising psychiatrist (s) and appropriate members of the management and administrative staff while working independently with minimal supervision. Completes and documents comprehensive physical and health assessments and evaluations for assigned patients. Develops treatment plan for acute and chronic primary health illnesses Provides team-based care and helps with coordinating and providing care for providing primary care health education, disease prevention, and healthy lifestyle habits as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team and in collaboration with the supervising primary care physician. In collaboration with the supervising primary care physician, provides primary care medication services within established protocol that includes but is not limited to ordering diagnostic tests and tests interpretation, medication prescription, and medication monitoring. What qualifications you will need: Education : (APRN) Masterxe2x80x99s degree in Nursing (MSN) with recognition by the BON as an Advance Practice Registered Nurse with Prescriptive Authority or Clinical Nurse Specialist with Prescriptive Authority. ( Experience: Minimum of 5 years registered nursing experience (not including clinical hours required for education) and a minimum of at least 1 year as an APRN providing primary care in a medical practice, clinic, urgent care or emergency room. What we have to offer: The Harris Center not only offers a competitive salary but also a suite of excellent benefits designed to enrich your life both professionally and personally. Imagine a future with a robust retirement plan complemented by our generous company matching xe2x80x93 a testament to our investment in your long-term financial well-being. Experience the unique advantage of our prior service credit, accelerating your journey towards a more substantial Paid Time Off accrual, empowering you to enjoy well-deserved breaks. Enjoy Cell Phone Discounts, exclusive entertainment deals through Tickets at Work, and a free Headspace subscription for mental wellness. Additionally, our Employee Assistance Program supports your overall well-being. Take advantage of significant financial relief through student loan forgiveness as a valued member of The Harris Center team. As a qualifying entity, our employees are eligible for various student loan forgiveness programs, designed to alleviate the financial burdens associated with higher education What else you should know: Your work week: Enjoy a flexible schedule, helping run the Mobile Wellness Clinic Your workplace: Based at our 9401 Southwest Fwy Houston, TX 77087, location. Your flexibility, our commitment: This role requires adaptability with flexible scheduling as well as provides ethical nursing care in a confidential, caring, non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner. This posting is associated with position #2822-83132 About us: The HARRIS CENTER is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas. As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, The Harris Center provided care to over 96,000 people in fiscal year 2023! As part of its mission to transform the lives of people with behavioral health and IDD needs in the third largest county in the United States, The HARRIS CENTER provides a full continuum of services at 86 different sites across Harris County. In addition, services are provided in more than 40 different languages as well as sign language in order to better serve what is one of the most diverse and multi-cultural communities in the nation. By utilizing the unique expertise of its more than 2,500 employees, The Harris Center is committed to meeting the behavioral health and IDD needs of Harris County residents and giving them hope to live to their fullest potential. .