Nurse Practitioner - Pulmonary Care Rockwall

Overview

Nurse Practitioner - Pulmonary Medicine (Outpatient) – Baylor Scott & White Pulmonary Care Consultants, Rockwall, Texas. 100% outpatient role with a Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM schedule and no inpatient responsibilities. The APN collaborates with board-certified pulmonologists to evaluate, diagnose, and manage a broad spectrum of pulmonary and sleep-related disorders in an outpatient setting.

• Perform comprehensive history and physical examinations for patients with pulmonary and sleep-related conditions.
• Evaluate, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic respiratory diseases in the outpatient setting.
• Develop evidence-based treatment plans in collaboration with supervising physicians.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate pulmonary function testing, laboratory studies, chest imaging, and other diagnostic testing.
• Prescribe medications and therapeutic treatments within the scope of practice.
• Manage conditions such as asthma, COPD, chronic cough, shortness of breath, pulmonary nodules, lung masses, sleep apnea, and other pulmonary and sleep disorders.
• Provide education on disease management, inhaler therapies, oxygen therapy, smoking cessation, sleep hygiene, and preventive pulmonary care.
• Coordinate care with primary care providers, specialists, imaging departments, and ancillary services.
• Document patient encounters accurately in the electronic medical record and initiate referrals when appropriate.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and maintain compliance with organizational policies and clinical standards.

• 100% outpatient pulmonary medicine with no hospital rounding or inpatient responsibilities
• Collaborative practice with experienced, board-certified pulmonologists
• Comprehensive onboarding and physician mentorship
• Epic electronic medical record
• Established patient population with strong referral network

• Education
  :
  Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner (NP) program
• Licensure & Certifications
  :
  • Current Texas RN license or compact RN license
  • Current Texas APRN license
  • Current NP certification from an accredited national certifying body
  • Current Texas Nurse Practitioner license
  • BLS certification within 30 days of hire or transfer
• Preferred Experience
  :
  Experience in Pulmonary Medicine, Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Critical Care, or Family Medicine; strong interest in pulmonary and sleep medicine

Note:

This description summarizes the essential responsibilities and qualifications for the position; it is intended for prospective candidates and may be subject to change.