Director, Advanced Practice and Nursing Services, Neurosciences

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.

Join a nationally recognized academic health environment and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of advanced practice within one of the most complex and dynamic clinical service lines. The Director of Advanced Practice and Nursing Services provides strategic, operational, and professional leadership for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) across Neurosurgery, Neurology, Neurocritical Care, Stroke, Neuro-Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Pain Management, and related neuroscience specialties.

This highly visible leadership role partners closely with physician, nursing, and administrative leaders to develop and optimize innovative care models that enhance patient access, quality outcomes, workforce effectiveness, and operational performance. The Director is responsible for advancing APP workforce strategy, including recruitment, retention, professional development, succession planning, onboarding, transition to practice, and performance management.

The successful candidate will serve as a key advisor on APP practice, workforce planning, clinical integration, and operational improvement across both inpatient and ambulatory settings. This role requires a forward-thinking leader who can build scalable, high-performing advanced practice programs while fostering a culture of collaboration, professional growth, and excellence in patient care.

Ideal candidates will bring significant advanced practice leadership experience, a strong understanding of clinical operations and workforce development, and a passion for developing innovative solutions that support both providers and patients within a complex neuroscience environment.

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!

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!

Develops, directs and coordinates the advanced care provider program for the department when there are 50 or more advanced care providers within the department. Ensures implementation of the overall direction and administration of institutional advanced care provider programs within the department.

• Manages all aspects of the advanced care provider programs within the department to include: certified registered nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), clinical nurse specialists (CNS), certified nurse midwives (CNM), and certified nurse anesthetists (CRNA). Responsible for overall operations, staffing, planning, scheduling, budgeting and quality management. Develops, implements and coordinates policies and procedures regarding the hiring, credentialing, privileging, scope of practice, performance appraisals, and professional development of…