Nurse Practitioner (GI) Gastrointestinal – PRN
About The Position
This PRN Nurse Practitioner position in the GI department at Texas Health Plano will provide coverage for PTO and high census, potentially including weekdays and weekends. The role involves working with a multi-disciplinary team to care for a diverse patient population within a growing Advanced GI Service Line and a hospital undergoing expansion. Texas Health Plano has served the communities of Plano, Frisco, Carrollton, Addison, Richardson, and McKinney since 1991. It is a 386-bed, full-service hospital specializing 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 surgical services. It is a Level II Trauma Facility, the only healthcare facility in Collin County with Level IV NICU and Level IV Maternal facility designations, and has 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree Graduate of an accredited nursing program
- Master's Degree Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program
- 2 years’ experience as a Nurse Practitioner
- RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire
- APRN - Advanced Practice Nurse Upon Hire
- NP - Nurse Practitioner Upon Hire
- BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
- Other must be credentialed by Medical Staff Services Upon Hire
Nice To Haves
- At least 1 year GI Nurse Practitioner experience preferred
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 30 Days Pref.
Responsibilities
- Utilize 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
- Use principles and skills in advanced health assessment for differentiating normal and abnormal findings
- Synthesize knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, culture, and socioeconomics to access, evaluate, and provide therapeutic interventions to patients
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to improve care processes in order to promote continuity of care
- Initiate actions to meet patients/families’ needs
- Take actions to reduce patients risks
- Perform specialty specific technical procedures safely and proficiently
- Produce documentation that initiates, follows, and revises patients' plan of care
- Focus on adherence to clinical pathways, protocols, and policies to ensure high reliability of clinical program
- Promote population health through the evaluation of care delivery models as they pertain to community, environmental, cultural, and socio-economical dimensions of health.
Benefits
- on-site childcare center
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Career Level
Mid Level
