Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Rheumatology-Part Time)

Austin Regional Clinic Austin, TX 78731, US

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Rheumatology) Opportunities

About Us:

At Austin Regional Clinic, we value an honest healthcare relationship with a medical team that offers coordinated and comprehensive care, which means ARC patients receive our full attention and our complete menu of 24/7 personalized services.

From the beginning in 1980, ARC’s objective was to provide value to the community by providing evidence-based health care, a high level of service, and convenient access. Today Austin Regional Clinic is one of the largest and most-respected medical groups in Central Texas.

Essential Responsibilities:

This part-time position will work within the Rheumatology department. The new Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will diagnose and treat an array of Rheumatology issues. Responsible for diagnosing and treating arthritis and other diseases of the joints, muscles, and bones. The ideal candidate should have strong entrepreneurial skills, exceptional clinical skills, and must feel comfortable growing a practice and work independently. We require Board Certification, licensed to practice in Texas and have at least two years of experience working within Rheumatology.

Benefits of Employment:

Physician Owned and Governed
Voted a Top Employer in Central Texas for over 17 years
Competitive Compensation plus Sign-on Bonus
401K savings plan and company match
Group health, dental, vision, and long-term disability, life insurance
CME allowance plus generous Vacation time off
Option to document patient visits with help from EMR-integrated ambient dictation.
Reduce admin time with automatically generated summaries of lab results.
Take advantage of the state-of-the art features of our powerful EMR.
Get support from highly trained administrative staff

If you would like to learn more about this outstanding opportunity, please feel free to forward your cv for consideration to:

Kelly McWilliams, Physician Recruiting

Phone: (512) 420-2711

Email: klmcwilliams@austinregionalclinic.com

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