Nurse Practitioner - Full-Time, Days
About The Position
The Nurse Practitioner provides patient care by obtaining comprehensive health histories, performing advanced health assessments, formulating plans of care, and making decisions about appropriate therapeutic interventions. The role synthesizes knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, culture, and socioeconomic factors to evaluate and treat patients. The Nurse Practitioner collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to support continuity of care, addresses patient and family needs, reduces risks, performs specialty-specific technical procedures, and documents and revises plans of care. The position promotes adherence to clinical pathways, protocols, and policies, and supports population health by evaluating care delivery models in their community, environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic contexts. This full-time, day-shift position is based at Texas Health Southwest in Fort Worth, Texas, and is scheduled for 40 hours per week. Texas Health Southwest and Texas Health Clearfork operate as one hospital across two locations, serving the southwest Fort Worth area and surrounding communities. The 261-bed hospital offers surgical services, orthopedics, rehabilitation, imaging, adult critical care, and a 24-hour emergency department, along with multiple specialty certifications and accreditations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and graduation from an accredited nursing program.
- Master’s degree and graduation from a Nurse Practitioner program.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license upon hire.
- Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) license upon hire.
- Nurse Practitioner (NP) license upon hire.
- Credentialing by Medical Staff Services upon hire.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) before providing independent patient care, maintained quarterly.
- High degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 30 days.
Responsibilities
- Obtain comprehensive health histories using effective communication and interviewing techniques, formulate plans of care, and determine appropriate therapeutic interventions.
- Perform advanced health assessments and distinguish normal from abnormal findings.
- Apply knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, culture, and socioeconomic factors to evaluate and provide therapeutic interventions to patients.
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to improve care processes and promote continuity of care.
- Take action to meet patients’ and families’ 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 to support high reliability of the clinical program.
- Promote population health by evaluating care delivery models in relation to community, environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic dimensions of health.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible spending account
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan forgiveness
- Other benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
