Nurse Practitioner (GI) Gastrointestinal – PRN

Education:

Bachelor's Degree Graduate of an accredited nursing program. Req And

Master's Degree Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program Req

Experience:

2 years’ experience as a Nurse Practitioner; At least 1 year GI Nurse Practitioner experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications:

RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Req And

APRN - Advanced Practice Nurse Upon Hire Req And

NP - Nurse Practitioner Upon Hire Req And

BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Req And

ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 30 Days Pref.

Other must be credentialed by Medical Staff Services Upon Hire Req

Here’s What You Will Do

• 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. 

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse

·       Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research, and innovations in nursing practice.

·       Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

·       A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Since 1991, Texas Health Plano has served the communities of Plano, Frisco, Carrollton, Addison, Richardson, and McKinney. We’re 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. We offer top-notch benefits including an on-site childcare center created for working parents. You belong here.

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Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.

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