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Nurse Practitioner – HELP Clinic

Are you looking for a rewarding career and a tight-knit nursing team? We’re looking for qualified Registered Nurse like you to join our Texas Health family.

Work location: Texas Health Kaufman, 850 Ed Hall Drive Kaufman, TX 75142

Work hours: PRN (As Needed)

Department Highlights:

The HELP Clinic supports nursing operations for both inpatient and outpatient care throughout the hospital and provides comprehensive assistance to 69 patients referred from various sources. The Nurse Practitioner at the clinic has a multifaceted role that involves advocacy and management of health outcomes. The positive outcomes suggest that the program is effective in helping patients manage their health and prevent complications.

Here’s What You Need

Education/Experience

· Bachelor's Degree Graduate of an accredited nursing program and master’s degree Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program Required

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2 years’ experience as a nurse practitioner preferred.

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Experience with community engagement is a plus.

Licenses and Certifications

· RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required

· APRN – Advanced Practice Nurse required

· NP – Nurse Practitioner required

· BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required

· CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Maintained Annually 90 Days Required

· ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 30 Days after hire 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

· Promotes population health through the evaluation of care delivery models as they pertain to community, environmental, cultural and socio-economical dimensions of health. Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions

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

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

Entity Highlight

For more than 40 years, Texas Health Hospital Kaufman has served the communities of Kaufman, Crandall, Forney, Gun Barrel City, Mabank, Terrell, and surrounding areas. We’re a 91-bed, acute-care, full-service hospital that serves our community with excellence every day. We specialize in a wide variety of surgical services, including orthopedic surgery as well as diagnostic and imaging services and outpatient physical therapy. We also specialize in respiratory care, nuclear medicine, and emergency medicine. Texas Health Kaufman is a Joint Commission-certified facility. We’re recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Pathway to Excellence hospital for our commitment to creating a positive practice environment that engages and empowers our staff. You belong here.

Additional perks of being a RN at Texas Health

· 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 us a great place to work.

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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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