Nurse Practitioner - Rheumatology - Waco, TX

We are seeking a full-time, licensed Nurse Practitioner to join our established Rheumatology care center in Waco, TX located across from Ascension Providence Hospital and Meadowlake Medical Center. We are in the heart of Texas and serve a population of half million within a 90-mile radius of McLennan County. 

Our care center has 2 Physicians and 2 Advanced Practice Providers, 8 exam rooms, a state-of-the-art Infusion Suite with 8 chairs, DEXA bone density machine, active in clinical research, and a dedicated staff. Our clinic endeavors to provide advanced and comprehensive assessment and treatment for arthritis, connective tissue disease, osteoporosis, inflammatory and autoimmune rheumatic disorders.

If you are a motivated professional who takes pride in delivering high touch, compassionate care, and building rapport with chronic disease patients in a smaller and intimate setting, we invite you to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Examine patients and their medical records
• Order and study diagnostic tests (blood tests, X-rays etc.)
• Diagnose and Propose treatments for autoimmune and arthritic diseases
• Prescribe medications and IV Infusion Treatments as needed
• Maintain accurate records and schedules
• Inform patients about their health conditions and prescribed medications
• Educate patients and their family members on diseases, epidemics and prevention
• Oversee patients’ overall health
• Promote good health practices
• Advance professional knowledge and conduct research
• Other duties as assigned by collaborating physician

Requirements:

• 1yr + experience as a Nurse Practitioner in Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, Orthopedics, or Primary Care preferred
• Bilingual - English and Spanish preferred
• IV Infusion skills
• Knowledge of health and patient care regulations
• Excellent communication skills, verbal, and written.
• Strong ethics
• Team spirit with a positive attitude, patience and cool-headedness
• Willingness to continue gaining knowledge and clinical experience
• Active Texas Nurse Practitioner & DEA licensure
• Master’s degree; PhD is a plus

Benefits:

• Health, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance
• PTO & Paid Holidays
• CME
• Malpractice Insurance

All applicants are reviewed on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

American Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates (AARA) in the largest Rheumatology supergroup in the United States that effectively leverages power in numbers. 

Our physicians and affiliates are empowered to optimize the delivery of Rheumatologic care and believe an educated and empowered patient is essential for quality care. We never stop searching for and providing personalized and innovative therapies to heal the whole person, improve quality of life and restore hope. Our vision is to be recognized and trusted by people living with inflammatory, musculoskeletal and autoimmune diseases as the premier destination for healing and hope.

Bendcare is the business and innovation arm for AARA providing services, technology, education and purchasing power. We help optimize care center work flows, maximize reimbursement and provide insulation from the tactics of the payers. By streamlining workflows, negotiating better contracts and taking the back-office administration burden off care centers, we empower providers to do what they do best - care for patients. 

We believe that each patient’s care needs are as unique as their finger print.

While every physician strives for excellence, we have the advantage of joining together to reimagine rheumatology from the ground up. We have the talent, resources, and passion to do it right. We will work with our patients to constantly strive to keep their disease from being out of control and damaging them.