Are you interested in building a career that makes a difference and creates a legacy? Parker University, the fourth-fastest growing college in Texas and the fastest-growing college in Dallas, is currently searching for a Nurse Practitioner to join our rapidly expanding team at the Parker Performance Institute in Frisco, TX!

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Parker Performance Institute (PPI) is an expanding integrated team of healthcare professionals focused on the personal level of healing for people with neurological, musculoskeletal, and sports injury problems and those who want to perform better in sport and life.

Our team masterfully incorporates hospitality, value, and personalized services to help people reach their full potential, regardless of age, gender, limitation, or natural ability.

The PPI mission is to advance people’s health and abilities so they can pursue their potential to be better in sport and life.

THE ROLE:
The Nurse Practitioner participates as a team member in an integrated performance clinic focused on physical and neurologic issues featuring a medical neurologist, chiropractors, a nutritionist, and massage therapists rendering conservative services to people with:

• Sports injuries
• Spinal conditions including disc displacement and stenosis
• General musculoskeletal injury
• Seniors with balance and functional deficiencies
• Neurologic issues including post stroke disability, PTSD, concussion, vertigo, and pathologic gait issues
• The need to be sport and activity ready

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Supervising Provider for all non-neurologic patient cases

• Diagnose complex medical problems utilizing patient history, examination, and results from neurological and other tests.
• Counsel patients about their presenting health issues and neurological disorders.
• Order and interpret necessary tests and studies.
• Coordinate musculoskeletal, functional, and orthopedic-based exam tests with PPI chiropractors.
• Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
• Prescribe and/or administer medications and treatment based on efficacy, safety, and cost.
• Monitor the side effects of treatments and medications as well as overall response to the patient’s treatment plan.
• Order supportive care services for patients.
• Coordinate treatment plans with the Medical Director and the chiropractors.
• Perform injections, phlebotomy, and IV therapies.

• Contribute to the patient case review process with the health care team to best establish an integrated approach for patient care recommendations.
• Communicate and consult regularly with the health care team to best determine patient responses to care procedures and recommend adaptations to treatment approaches as necessary.
• Participate in research activities.
• Interact with building and community medical professionals to establish referral relationships.
• Keep current with sports and family health care developments including diagnosis, treatment, and medication advancements.
• Become cross trained in performing neurological tests with the neurologist.
• Understand and utilize Electronic Health Record (Athena Health), to its fullest capabilities, and have record complete within policy regulations.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

EDUCATION EXPERTISE:

• Bachelor’s degree in a science discipline
• NP-focused master's or doctoral nursing degree
• Active Texas License
• Five (5) years of experience as a practicing nurse practitioner
• Ability to perform injections
• Ability to draw blood a plus
• IV therapy certification is a plus. Willingness to become certified is required

JOB REQUIREMENTS/SKILLS/ETC.:

• Exceptional communication, speech and articulation (written and verbal) skills and good use of grammar, spelling and punctuation skills
• Ability to understand and use electronic health records and associated hardware
• Good organizational skills; good supervisory skills; good public relation skills.

• Requires ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to stand and walk and navigate parking garage space, elevators, stairs, and 11,000 square foot health care office environment efficiently that will include sitting, standing, walking, light jog at times, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry and/or move light to medium weight up to twenty-five (25) pounds and/or exert up to fifteen (15) pounds of force.
• Gross and fine motor skills; Visual acuity to use a keyboard and view a computer terminal. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to stand and walk and navigate parking garage space, elevators, stairs, and 11,000 square foot health care office environment efficiently that will include sitting, standing, walking, light jog at times, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry and/or move light to medium weight up to twenty-five (25) pounds and/or exert up to fifteen (15) pounds of force.
• Gross and fine motor skills; Visual acuity to use a keyboard and view a computer terminal. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp.

Parker University is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community and strongly encourages candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

WHY PARKER?

Founded in 1982 by Dr. James William Parker, Parker University has more than 1,800 students and 34 academic programs. Parker University proudly offers its famed Doctor of Chiropractic degree and Business and Technology and Health Sciences programs.

Parker University has been recognized as a Great College to Work For® and one of the 25 Fastest-Growing Colleges in the U.S.

Parker University offers competitive salaries, generous benefits, and the opportunity to engage with our unique campus community.