Nurse Practitioner - Neurology

Texas Health Resources; Texas; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

PTO

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Flex spending

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Program

Job summary

Texas Health Denton is seeking a Nurse Practitioner in Neurology for a full-time role. You will provide advanced nursing care, assessments, and treatment planning within a Neuro-Spine service line, collaborating with experienced neurosurgeons and a multidisciplinary team.

Active RN and APRN licensure, plus credentialing at hire, are required. Strong emphasis on evidence-based practice, patient advocacy, and adaptability to support high-quality care and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required and APRN licensure required at hire
• 2 years NP experience preferred
• Neuro/Spine experience preferred
• BCLS certification prior to independent patient care, maintained quarterly
• ACLS within 30 days preferred

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patient plans of care in neurology/Neuro-Spine.
• Use advanced health assessment to differentiate normal and abnormal findings.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to improve care delivery.
• Document plans of care and ensure adherence to clinical pathways.
• Support population health and patient safety initiatives.
• Adapt to changing workloads and departmental needs.
• Commit to ethical and professional standards and patient advocacy

Skills

NP experience

Neuro-Spine experience

BCLS certification

ACLS certification

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's degree

Graduate of Nurse Practitioner program

Job description

Nurse Practitioner - Neurology - Full time

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location: Texas Health Denton - 3000 I35, Denton, Texas 76201

Work hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00am -5:00PM

Department highlights:

• Expanding Advanced Neurosurgical Care for the Denton Community
• Texas Health Denton is proud to continue growing its Neuro-Spine service line, expanding access to specialized spine and neurosurgical care close to home for patients throughout the Denton community.
• Collaboration with Highly Experienced Neuro-Spine Surgeons
• Our program will partner with five experienced Neuro-Spine surgeons, bringing advanced clinical expertise, innovative treatment options, and a commitment to delivering exceptional patient outcomes.
• Culture of Innovation and Continuous Improvement
• As a growing service line, we embrace new ideas, best practices, and collaborative approaches. We encourage team members to contribute innovative solutions that enhance patient care, operational excellence, and the overall patient experience.

Here’s What You Need

• Bachelor's Degree
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program required and
• Master's degree
• Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program required
• 2 years experience as a Nurse Practitioner preferred
• Neuro/Spine experience preferred
• RN upon hire required and
• APRN upon hire required and
• NP upon hire required and
• Must be credentialed by Medical Staff Services upon hire required and
• BCLS - prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required and
• ACLSD within 30 days preferred

What You Will Do

Assessment/ Plan of Care/ Technical Skill:

• Utilizes 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 interventions
• Uses principles and skills in advanced health assessment for differentiating normal and abnormal findings
• Synthesizes knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, culture, and socioeconomics to access, evaluate, and provide therapeutic interventions to patients
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to improve care processes in order to promote continuity of care
• Initiates actions to meet patients/families’ needs
• Takes actions to reduce patients risks
• Performs specialty specific technical procedures safely and proficiently
• Produces documentation that initiates, follows, and revises patients' plan of care
• Focuses on adherence to clinical pathways, protocols, and policies to ensure high reliability of clinical program
• Promotes population health through the evaluation of care delivery models as they pertain to community, environmental, cultural and socio-economical dimensions of health.

Continuous Quality Improvement

• Utilizes evidenced based practice
• Demonstrates contribution to unit based programs and research strategies to monitor and continuously improve the quality of patient care
• Assist in the identification of ineffective and costly processes and take actions to improve those processes

Partnerships

• Works in partnerships with peers and other disciplines
• Actively participates in formal and informal teaching and evaluation to strengthen clinical competence of self and team members
• Flexible with scheduling to meet the department and patient needs
• Adapts to changes in workload assignments to meet changing needs of the individuals, patient, or the unit
• Accepts other duties as assigned

Professional Accountability

• Identifies realistic and measurable annual goals for advanced professional nursing development
• Serves as patient advocate
• Complies with THR Human Resource Policies: Attendance, Dress Code
• Works with unit leaders and hospital leadership to meet compliance and business needs
• Recognizes and communicates ethical and legal concerns through established channels of communications

Additional perks of being a Nurse Practitioner

Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

At Texas Health, our people make this a great place to work every day. Our inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture make Texas Health a great place to work.

A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

We invite you to join us in furthering your career through our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to [e-mail].

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