Nurse Practitioner, BSLMG Cancer Center - The Woodlands, TX
Baylor College of Medicine
The Woodlands, TX
Job posting number: #7270722 (Ref:20271-en_US)
Posted: August 9, 2024
Job Description
Summary
Advanced Practitioner (NP) within an outpatient care setting at the BSLMG Woodlands Cancer Center location. Support the healthcare system with the management of specified populations though independent and collaborative clinical management.
Job Purpose
Provides advanced nursing care to patients in a clinical setting in an area of specialization under the direction of a physician.
Job Duties
- Synthesizes and critically analyzes data to identify needs, formulate diagnosis, and establish a treatment plan for a patient, family, and/or population.
- Implements individualized, evidence-based interventions based on assessment, treatment plan, and identified prioritizes to maximize health potential and/or expected goals of a patient, family, and/or population.
- Evaluates progress toward expected goals of a patient, family, and/or population in a systematic and ongoing manner with modification to the plan as appropriate.
- Serves as a clinical expert to the interdisciplinary team.
- Incorporates and disseminates research findings and evidence-based practice into treatment plans, protocols, and guidelines.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education Required: Master’s degree in in Nursing.
- Experience Required: 2 to 5 years of medical experience.
- Certification/Licenses/Registration: Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the State of Texas Board of Nursing. Current Texas Licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN-NP), and specialty certification as required by department. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Effective communication skills.
- Able to facilitate change.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
