Benefits:

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Are you a Physician Assistant or a Nurse Practitioner who is both compassionate and firm? Do you have a working knowledge of opioids in a pain management environment, or do you have experience in a perioperative care environment? Do you derive satisfaction from a diverse set of responsibilities from patient care to administrative responsibilities? These are the traits necessary to be a successful Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner at The PREOP Center in San Antonio Texas.

The PREOP Center offers the only comprehensive pre-surgical assessment in the area for patients who are preparing to undergo surgery. The PREOP Center provides every patient with a thorough pre-surgical education tailored to mirror the postoperative instructions of each of our referring physicians.

Additionally, every patient will receive a mental health screening to identify disorders that affect post-operative outcomes and recovery (i.e., anxiety, depression, pain catastrophizing, and opiate use). The PREOP Center has on-site or telemedicine counseling services should the patient need them.

We write the post-operative scripts and see patients weekly post-operatively via telemedicine visits until opioid pain medication is no longer needed.

Responsibilities:

Conduct comprehensive pre-surgical evaluations

Test for opioid use and behavioral health concerns

Generate pre-surgical clearances

Write pain medication scripts for the surgical procedure

Provide post-operative care

This is a hybrid position with responsibilities for another affiliated practice in our clinic.

Qualifications:

A Texas Physician Assistant License -or- A Texas Nurse Practitioner License

Bilingual is a plus

Experience with EKG and or cardiac care is a plus

Experience in a pain management setting is a plus

Experience Interpreting lab results is a plus

Experience with deprescribing a plus