Nurse Practitioner Acute Care - Neurology; MHH-TMC

What We Do Here

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

UTHealth’s Department of Neurology in Houston, TX is seeking a dedicated Full‑Time Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to provide advanced nursing care for patients with complex acute, critical, and chronic health conditions. In this role, you will work in a clinic or hospital setting within specialized areas, delivering expert care under the direction of a physician and making a meaningful impact on patient outcomes.

Once you join us you won’t want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full‑time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37‑38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world‑renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as:

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Provides advanced nursing care to patients with complex acute, critical, and/or chronic health conditions in a clinic or hospital setting in one or more specialized areas under the direction of a physician.

• Conduct complex, standardized patient care procedures which require experience and specialized training which would otherwise be performed by a physician, but which do not constitute the practice of medicine.
• Conduct independent and physician supervised rounding on unit.
• Perform relevant patient evaluations and assessments, and provide appropriate treatment; including monitoring and ordering medications.
• Coordinate, direct, and implement the patient’s plan of care.
• Assist in collecting patient histories, screen for co‑morbidities, and provide guidance and preventative health care as needed.
• Perform physical examinations and provide episodic care, or problem‑oriented care, under the supervision of a physician.
• Order appropriate laboratory, diagnostic and radiographic tests, and interpret results.
• Monitor the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.
• Facilitate patient education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion or preventative health care.
• Assist physicians in formulating therapeutic decisions.
• Maintain appropriate records, and prepare charts for review and countersignature by physician.
• Prepare and care for supplies and equipment.
• Respond to emergency situations.
• Perform within the scope of practice prescribed by licensure and certification.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Registered Nurse (RN) State Licensure or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) by Texas Board of Nursing (BON) required.
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse – Nurse Practitioner (APRN‑NP) by Texas Board of Nursing (BON) required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association (AHA) required.
• Clinical specialty certification determined by the department excluding FNP certification unless paired with a post‑master’s certification in the specialty required.

• Masters in Nursing as NP or Masters in Nursing with completion of a post‑masters Nurse Practitioner Certification Program.

• None; previous experience in area of clinical focus preferred.

• Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

• This position is a…