Nurse Practitioner, General Surgery & Surgical Oncology, PRN

Texas Health Resources; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

High quality care delivery

UBC program

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Texas Health Resources in Plano is seeking a Nurse Practitioner for General Surgery/Surgical Oncology, PRN weekends. You will work with a multidisciplinary team and provide comprehensive care in a high-volume environment.

Requirements include BSN, MSN as NP, RN/APRN/NP licensure by hire, BCLS. ACLS preferred; two years of relevant surgical experience is desired. The role emphasizes adherence to clinical pathways and patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Master's Degree graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program.
• 2 years general surgery or surgical oncology NP experience preferred.
• RN, APRN and NP licensure upon hire.
• BCLS certification required; ACLS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Obtain comprehensive health history and formulate a care plan.
• Assess and differentiate normal vs abnormal findings.
• Apply physiology and pathophysiology knowledge to patient care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to improve care processes.
• Initiate actions to meet patients' needs and reduce risks.
• Perform specialty procedures safely and proficiently.
• Document plans of care and revise as needed.
• Adhere to clinical pathways, protocols, and policies.
• Promote population health considering community and cultural factors.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Clinical decision-making

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Master's Degree in Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Nurse Practitioner, General Surgery/Surgical Oncology - PRN, Weekends Days

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we can be Better Together

Work location: Texas Health Plano, 6200 West Parker Road, Plano, Texas, 75096

Work Hours: PRN, (as needed) Weekend; primarily weekends and may cover PTO and high census on weekdays

General Surgery & Surgical Oncology Department Highlights:

• Working with a multi-disciplinary team

• The opportunity to work with a diverse patient population

• The potential for high job satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment from making a difference in patients' lives

• Growing Surgical Oncology & General Surgery Service Line

• Robotic and Open procedures

• Current hospital expansion

Here’s What You Need

• Bachelor's Degree Graduate of an accredited nursing program required

• Master's Degree Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program required

• 2 years general surgery or surgical oncology experience as a nurse practitioner preferred

• RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire required

• APRN - Advanced Practice Nurse Upon Hire required

• NP - Nurse Practitioner Upon Hire required

• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required

• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 30 Days preferred

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.

Texas Health requires a resume when an application is submitted.Employment opportunities are only reflective of wholly owned Texas Health Resources entities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employees or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.