Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Specialist

3 weeks ago

Katy, Texas, United States UTHealth Full time
Job Summary:

UTHealth is seeking a highly skilled Nurse Practitioner to join our team in Pediatrics and Neonatology. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will provide advanced nursing care to patients with complex acute, critical, and/or chronic health conditions in a clinic or hospital setting.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts 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.
• Conducts independent and physician supervised rounding on unit.
• Performs relevant patient evaluations and assessments, and provides appropriate treatment; including monitoring and ordering medications.
• Coordinates, directs, and implements the patient's plan of care.
• Assists in collecting patient histories, screens for co-morbidities, and provides guidance and preventative health care as needed.
• Performs physical examinations and provides episodic care, or problem-oriented care, under the supervision of a physician.
• Orders appropriate laboratory, diagnostic and radiographic tests, and interprets results.
• Monitors the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.
• Facilitates patient education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion or preventative health care.
• Assists physicians in formulating therapeutic decisions.
• Maintains appropriate records, and prepares charts for review and counter signature by physician.
• Prepares and cares for supplies and equipment.
• Responds to emergency situations.
• Performs within the scope of practice prescribed by licensure and certification.

Requirements:

• Current Texas Licensure as a Registered Nurse
• Current Texas Licensure as an APRN-NP
• Current specialty certification as required by department, excluding FNP certification unless paired with a post master's certification in specialty.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certified or specialty certification as required by department.

Benefits:

UTHealth offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, including 100% paid medical premiums for full-time employees, generous time off, and a retirement/pension plan. We also offer work/life services, such as free financial and legal counseling, free mental health counseling services, and gym membership discounts.

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