WE’RE HIRING! JOIN OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TEAM!
Are you passionate about emergency medicine, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to make a real difference in the lives of your patients? We want YOU on our team!
At Moore County Hospital District (MCHD), you’ll have the opportunity to care for a diverse range of patients, manage acute illnesses and injuries, sharpen your emergency medicine skills, and work alongside a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals who are committed to providing exceptional care to our community.
We’re looking for a motivated, clinically strong NP who brings excellent judgment, a team-first mindset, and a passion for delivering high-quality, compassionate care. If you enjoy a challenge, value collaboration, and want to be part of a team that is continually growing and improving, this could be the perfect fit!
What makes this opportunity exciting?
Come be part of something meaningful. Our community needs great providers, and we’d love to have you on our team!
Benefits offered will include:
SUMMARY: The Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner (NP) is responsible for providing high-quality, evidence-based emergency medical care to patients presenting to the Emergency Department. Working collaboratively with physicians, nursing staff, consultants, and ancillary departments, the NP evaluates, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients with acute illnesses and injuries across a broad spectrum of acuity levels. Responsibilities include obtaining comprehensive histories and physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies, developing treatment plans, performing approved procedures within their scope of practice, documenting patient encounters accurately and timely, and facilitating appropriate patient disposition including discharge, admission, transfer, or specialty consultation.
The NP is expected to maintain proficiency in emergency medicine practices, comply with all hospital policies, clinical protocols, quality initiatives, trauma and sepsis guidelines, and applicable state and federal regulations. The NP will collaborate closely with the supervising physician and seek physician consultation for patients requiring physician evaluation, admission, transfer, consultation services, critical care management, unstable conditions, or other circumstances outlined in MCHD ED policies. The NP will actively participate in departmental quality improvement initiatives, patient safety programs, continuing education, and performance improvement activities.
The Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner must demonstrate strong clinical judgment, effective communication skills, professionalism, and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment. The position requires the ability to manage multiple patients simultaneously, respond appropriately to emergent situations, and provide compassionate, patient-centered care while maintaining high standards of clinical excellence and customer service.
3-5 years experience preferred.
Graduate of Accredited School offering an Advanced Degree in Nurse
Practice (ARNP) required.
BLS, ACLS, PALS, and ATLS/TNCC (or equivalent emergency medicine certifications as required) are required
Moore County Hospital District (MCHD) is an award-winning critical access hospital located in the High Plains of Texas in the town of Dumas and serves a rural population base that covers six counties. MCHD consistently performs alongside top hospitals in the nation, both rural and urban, in clinical measures, patient satisfaction, physician satisfaction, and employee satisfaction.
MCHD has received the Five Star ranking from the NRRS, has received the top 100 CAH Hospitals ranking and the Performance Leadership Award by the CHARTIS ranking system; has been ranked multiple times as a Top 20 National CAH hospital by the NRHA; has received the Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award for employee, patient, and physician satisfaction; and has received a multitude of additional awards such as the Texas EMS Agency of the Year, the Healthcare Pioneer Award, and many more.
MCHD inpatient services include 24 hour, level IV trauma and emergency care, med surg & intermediate care, women's services, a swing bed unit, surgical services, imaging, lab, respiratory, nutritional services, social services, integrated care, population health, telenursing, nephrology, therapy, and patient education.
Outpatient services include: a dedicated EMS service, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, surgical services, self-referral mammography, pulmonary rehab, and nephrology.
MCHD currently employs 13 physicians and 9 mid-levels and runs 7 physician clinics including: The Donnie Ballard Nephrology Center, Moore County General Surgery, Moore County Foot & Ankle, Moore County Internal Medicine, Moore County Bone & Joint, Moore County Obstetrics & Gynecology, and the Moore County Family Health Clinic.
MCHD also owns and operates the Memorial Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, a recently renovated, award-winning, private-room nursing home, and Memorial Hospice, one of the first hospices in the panhandle of Texas, now in service for over 30 years.
