Nurse Practitioner, General Surgery & Surgical Oncology, PRN

Texas Health Resources; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Nursing education

Research opportunities

Career growth

Supportive team

Job summary

Texas Health Plano is seeking a PRN Nurse Practitioner for General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, primarily weekends. The role involves comprehensive history-taking, diagnostics, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient care.

The position requires RN, APRN, and NP credentials with BCLS and ACLS readiness. Experience in general surgery or oncologic surgery is preferred, with opportunities to grow amid a major hospital expansion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited nursing program.
• Master’s degree from a Nurse Practitioner program.
• RN, APRN and NP licensure or eligibility upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Gather health history and formulate a plan of care with clear therapeutic decisions.
• Perform advanced health assessments to differentiate normal vs. abnormal findings.
• Apply physiology knowledge to provide therapeutic interventions for patients.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to improve continuity of care.
• Initiate actions to meet patients' and families' needs.
• Take steps to reduce patient risks and improve safety.
• Perform specialty-specific procedures safely and proficiently.
• Document plans of care and revisions in the medical record.
• Adhere to clinical pathways, protocols, and policies for reliability.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

General Surgery

Surgical Oncology

Care planning

Patient assessment

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing – NP

Job description

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

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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-economic 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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