Advanced Practice Provider, OBGYN, Inpatient

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

UT Southwestern Medical Center is hiring an Advanced Practice Provider for inpatient obstetric and gynecologic care. The role primarily delivers hospital-based care, focusing on patient throughput, care coordination, and operational efficiency. The provider evaluates and treats patients, develops and manages care plans, and supports patient and family education. Scheduled hours are variable 12-hour shifts, including nights, holidays, and weekends.

UT Southwestern’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology serves private patients, patients referred by local physicians, and medically indigent women of Dallas County. The department reports more than 14,000 deliveries, 1,300 hysterectomies, and 6,500 gynecologic surgeries per year.

Requirements

• Master's degree in nursing or a higher degree, completion of an accredited Advanced Practice Education Program, and graduate education and Texas Board of Nursing authorization consistent with the clinical practice area and patient population; OR a master's or higher degree from an ARC-PA-accredited Physician Assistant program.
• For the nurse practitioner pathway: Texas State Board of Nursing APRN credentials (CNPC-PA, FNP-C, or WHNP) and authorization for prescriptive authority by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire.
• For the physician assistant pathway: NCCPA certification and Texas Physician Assistant Board licensure as a PA-C upon hire.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross, in accordance with UT Southwestern policy for Advanced Practice Providers.

Nice To Haves

• Acute obstetric experience as an Advanced Practice Provider.

Responsibilities

• Deliver primarily hospital-based care with a focus on patient throughput, care coordination, and operational efficiency.
• Take medical histories; perform examinations; order and interpret diagnostic tests; treat illnesses; prescribe medication; and educate patients and families.
• Conduct and document comprehensive initial and ongoing physical examinations based on age and diagnosis, including assessment of psychological status.
• Use clinical data and evidence to develop, implement, and evaluate patient care plans, including ordering and interpreting laboratory, radiology, and other diagnostic studies and results.
• Demonstrate technical and procedural proficiency as appropriate to specialty and training.
• Provide management, referrals, counseling, and education to patients, families, and caregivers regarding current care and preventive health measures.
• Participate in quality initiatives, workshops, seminars, and staff meetings to improve clinical and system practice performance.
• Collaborate on research projects and protocols and apply evidence-based best practices to patient care.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare with no copay
• Paid time off, available day one
• Retirement programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualified employer
• On-site childcare
• Paid holidays
• Merit increases

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time