Nurse Practitioner —Cardiovascular —PRN Days

Texas Health•Plano, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health Plano is a 386-bed, full-service hospital serving North Texas with incredible care and amazing people. We specialize in emergency medicine and trauma, cardiology, neurosurgery and spine, advanced orthopedics, women’s services, adult and adolescent behavioral health, an adult intensive care unit and state of the art and technologically advanced surgical services. Plus, we’re a Level II Trauma Facility, the only health care facility in Collin County to have achieved both the Level IV NICU and Level IV Maternal facility designation and have a DNV-certified Comprehensive Stroke Program. Texas Health Plano is a four-time Magnet-designated hospital, the only AACN Beacon Gold adult intensive care unit in the DFW area, accredited by the Joint Commission in Hip and Knee Replacement and a Primary Heart Attack Center. The primary patient populations will be Structural Heart (TAVR) and Heart Failure. We have growing cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgical programs and are a Primary Heart Attack Center. Our vision is to continue growth and development of our high acuity capabilities to care for all patients.

Requirements

BSN, Bachelor's Degree Graduate of an accredited nursing program Required.
MSN, Master's Degree Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program Required
RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required
APRN - Advanced Practice Nurse Upon Hire Required
NP - Nurse Practitioner Upon Hire Required
2 (Two) Years experience as a Nurse Practitioner
BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support Upon—prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support –Within 30 days of hire preferred

Nice To Haves

One (1) Years cardiac, thoracic, or vascular surgery patient experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Utilizes principles and skills in communication and interviewing techniques in obtaining a comprehensive health history to formulate a plan of care and make decisions for appropriate therapeutic interventions.
Uses principles and skills in advanced health assessment for differentiating normal and abnormal findings.
Synthesizes knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, culture, and socioeconomics to access, evaluate, and provide therapeutic interventions to patients.
Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to improve care processes in order to promote continuity of care.
Initiates actions to meet patients/families.