TheNextGen Post Acute Care is seeking a compassionate and experienced APRN to join our growing healthcare team, providing high-quality care in skilled nursing and long-term rehabilitation facilities. This role involves diagnosis, treatment, patient management, and interdisciplinary care coordination across a range of specialties, such as pulmonary and acute care, infectious disease, cardiovascular, pain management, psychiatry, and physical rehabilitation.
Locations:
We have current openings in the different locations listed below:
Waco, TX
Job Responsibilities
- Deliver direct patient care in skilled nursing, rehab, and long-term care settings
- Perform health assessments and physical examinations
- Diagnose and develop treatment plans tailored to each patient
- Prescribe medications per Florida guidelines and clinical best practices
- Complete documentation and maintain accurate health records (EMR/EHR)
- Conduct admission and discharge evaluations
- Coordinate care with physicians, facility staff, and specialists
- Promote preventive health practices and counsel patients on healthy living
- Ensure continuity and quality of care with timely interventions
- Participate in facility rounds and contribute to reducing hospital readmissions
- Educate patients and families about treatment plans and care routines
- Comply with infection control standards and regulatory policies
Qualifications
- Active Texas APRN license
- DEA registration (preferred)
- BLS and ACLS certifications
- Active NPI
- Minimum of 3 years of nursing experience (Skilled Nursing preferred)
- Knowledge of post-acute care and geriatric best practices
- Strong communication, assessment, and leadership skills
- Experience with EMR/EHR systems (Point Click Care/ Matrix)
- Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, clinical environment
Working Hours:
5 Days a week with weekend availability (Pulmonary Specialty)
Skills:
The ideal candidate should have experience or knowledge in the following areas:
- Performing physical exams and patient observations
- Behavioral health assessment
- Setting up and monitoring medical equipment
- Communicating test results to patients and their families
- Recording patient medical histories
- Family planning services
- Post-acute care experience (Preferred)
- Senior care practices
- Medical-surgical nursing techniques
- Strong anatomy knowledge
Job Type: Full-Time
Benefits:
- Census Planning
- Ongoing Education
- Competitive Pay Structure
Medical Specialty:
- Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine
- Pulmonology
Job Type: Full-time
Experience:
- Pulmonology: 2 years (Required)
- Nursing home: 1 year (Required)
- Infectious disease care: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
