Nurse Practitioner Infirmary

Minimum Qualifications:

• No experience required

• Completion of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review 
   Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)

OR

• Completion of a graduate level (or higher) nurse practitioner program accredited by the 
   Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate 
   Nursing Education (CCNE)

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Licensed Physician Assistant by the Texas Physician Assistant Board/Texas Medical Board 
(TPAB/TMB)
Current students who have not yet completed their physician assistant program or recent graduates who 
have not yet obtained their NCCPA certification or TPAB/TMB physician assistant license are eligible to 
apply for this position. However, official employment is contingent upon the successful completion of an 
accredited physician assistant program, NCCPA certification and TPAB/TMB physician assistant licensure.

OR

• Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of 
Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) by the Texas Board of Nursing (TBON)
• Licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in a nurse practitioner clinical area of 
specialization by the Texas Board of Nursing (TBON)
Current RNs who have not yet completed their nurse practitioner program or recent graduates who have 
not yet obtained their ANCC/AANP certification or APRN nurse practitioner license are eligible to apply 
for this position. However, official employment is contingent upon the successful completion of an 
accredited nurse practitioner program, ANCC/AANP certification and APRN nurse practitioner licensure

JOB SUMMARY:

Performs responsible clinical care in collaboration with the unit physician and under approved protocols, 
manages the medical aspects of care in the observation, assessment, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation, 
rehabilitation, care and counsel, and health teachings of persons who are ill, injured or infirm or 
experiencing changes in normal health processes; and in the promotion and maintenance of health of 
prevention of illness in a clinical setting.