Nurse Practitioner - Neurology

Texas Health•Denton, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced nursing care in the Neurology service line at Texas Health Denton. The role gathers comprehensive health histories, performs advanced health assessments, formulates and revises plans of care, and provides appropriate therapeutic interventions. The Nurse Practitioner collaborates with multidisciplinary colleagues to promote continuity of care, reduce patient risks, address patient and family needs, and deliver specialty-specific technical procedures safely and proficiently. The role also supports population health and adherence to clinical pathways, protocols, and policies. The position contributes to continuous quality improvement by using evidence-based practice, participating in unit-based programs and research strategies, monitoring care quality, and identifying opportunities to improve ineffective or costly processes. It involves partnerships with peers and other disciplines, teaching and evaluating team members, adapting to changing assignments, and meeting department and patient needs through scheduling flexibility. The Nurse Practitioner is accountable for professional development, patient advocacy, policy compliance, meeting unit and hospital compliance and business needs, and communicating ethical or legal concerns through established channels. Texas Health Denton is expanding its Neuro-Spine service line and access to specialized spine and neurosurgical care for the Denton community. The program partners with five experienced Neuro-Spine surgeons and promotes innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. This is a full-time position at Texas Health Denton, with work hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and graduation from an accredited nursing program required.
Master’s degree and graduation from a Nurse Practitioner program required.
RN required upon hire.
APRN required upon hire.
NP required upon hire.
Credentialing by Medical Staff Services required upon hire.
BCLS required before providing independent patient care and must be maintained quarterly.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner preferred.
Neuro/Spine experience preferred.
ACLS preferred within 30 days.

Responsibilities

Obtain comprehensive health histories using communication and interviewing techniques, formulate plans of care, and decide on appropriate therapeutic interventions.
Use advanced health assessment skills to differentiate normal and abnormal findings.
Apply knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, culture, and socioeconomic factors to assess, evaluate, and provide therapeutic interventions.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to improve care processes and promote continuity of care.
Initiate actions to meet patient and family needs and reduce patient risks.
Perform specialty-specific technical procedures safely and proficiently.
Document, initiate, follow, and revise patients’ plans of care.
Promote adherence to clinical pathways, protocols, and policies.
Promote population health by evaluating care delivery models in relation to community, environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic dimensions of health.
Use evidence-based practice and contribute to unit-based programs and research strategies to monitor and improve patient care quality.
Help identify ineffective and costly processes and take actions to improve them.
Partner with peers and other disciplines and participate in teaching and evaluation to strengthen clinical competence.
Adapt to changing workload assignments and scheduling needs to support patients, individuals, and the unit.
Accept other duties as assigned.
Identify realistic, measurable annual goals for advanced professional nursing development.
Serve as a patient advocate and comply with Texas Health Human Resource policies, including attendance and dress code.
Work with unit and hospital leaders to meet compliance and business needs.
Recognize and communicate ethical and legal concerns through established channels.