Nurse Practitioner, Neuro - Full Time, Days
About The Position
Texas Health Plano is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide care in its Neuro Department. The department includes fellowship-trained neurosurgeons and neuro interventional radiologists, and supports neuro trauma, elective spine, neuro interventional radiology, and brain surgical cases at a Level II Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center. The hospital has a 24-bed ICU and a dedicated Neuro unit. The Nurse Practitioner obtains comprehensive health histories, assesses patients, evaluates findings, and develops plans of care that guide therapeutic interventions. The role works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to support continuity of care, reduce patient risks, perform specialty-specific procedures, and contribute to improving the quality and efficiency of patient care. This is a full-time position at Texas Health Plano in Plano, Texas, working 40 hours per week on four 10-hour days, with rotating weekend coverage.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and graduation from an accredited nursing program.
- Master’s degree and graduation from a Nurse Practitioner program.
- Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency.
- Registered Nurse (RN) upon hire.
- Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) upon hire.
- Nurse Practitioner (NP) upon hire.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) before providing independent patient care, maintained quarterly.
- Credentialing by Medical Staff Services upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner preferred.
- Acute Care certification highly preferred.
- One year of experience in Neuro preferred.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 30 days preferred.
Responsibilities
- Obtain comprehensive health histories using communication and interviewing skills, formulate plans of care, and make decisions about 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 to patients.
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to improve care processes and promote continuity of care.
- Take action to reduce patient risks.
- Perform specialty-specific technical procedures safely and proficiently.
- Contribute to unit-based programs and research strategies to monitor and continuously improve the quality of patient care.
- Assist in identifying ineffective and costly processes and take action to improve them.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible spending account
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- On-site childcare center
- Other benefits
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Job Type
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