Nurse Practitioner, Orthopedic Surgery, - PRN, Days

Registered Nurse Practitioner, Orthopedic Surgery

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

Work location: Texas Health Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, Texas, 75231

Work Hours: PRN, Days; 7:00am - 5:00pm

Orthopedic Surgery Department Highlights:

• Level 1 Trauma Center

• Specialized Joint Replacement Program

• 6 person Orthopedic Surgery APP Team

Here's What You Need

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

• Master's Degree Graduate of Nurse Practitioner program required

• Other - CLIAFE - Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency required

• 2 years of experience as Nurse Practitioner preferred

• Acute Care certification preferred

• 1 year experience in Orthopedic Surgery preferred

• RN - Registered Nurse upon hire required AND

• APRN - Advance Practice Registered Nurse upon hire required AND

• NP - Nurse Practitioner upon hire required

• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 30 days preferred

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

• ACNP - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner preferred or

• FNP - Family Nurse Practitioner required or

• ANNP - Adult Nurse Nurse Practitioner required or

• PMHNP - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner required or

• AGNP - Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner required

• Other - Must be credentialed by Medical Staff Services

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.

For more than a half-century, Texas Health Dallas has been at the forefront of health care in North Texas. We're an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community in and around Dallas since 1966. We specialize in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women's services and emergency medicine, we've got it. Plus, we're a renowned Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a Comprehensive Stroke and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and provide wellness services, outpatient surgery and women's imaging services. Texas Health Dallas is a joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, a Level I Trauma Center, a Comprehensive Heart Attack Center, and a designated Magnet hospital. We're a top choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services, bariatric services, cardiac care and much more. As part of the Texas Health family and its 28,000+ employees, we're one of the largest employers in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Our career growth and professional development opportunities are top-notch and our benefits are equally outstanding. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we improve the health of the people in our communities every day. You belong here.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse

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

• 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.

If you're ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let's show the world how we're even better together!

Learn (https://jobs.texashealth.org/why-texas-health/) more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

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