Advanced Practice Provider (Nights) - Emergency Room

UTHealth Houston•Houston, TX

About The Position

Provides patient care assistance in a clinic or hospital setting in one or more specialized areas under the direction of a primary care physician. The position is for the Emergency Room at night. The provider performs complex, standardized patient care procedures; coordinates and implements patient care plans; orders, conducts, and interprets diagnostic studies; performs examinations and provides episodic or problem-oriented care under physician supervision; monitors treatment; makes medical recommendations and referrals; maintains patient records; provides patient education; and collaborates with patients, families, clinicians, and referral services.

Requirements

For Nurse Practitioners: Current Texas licensure as a Registered Nurse and as an APRN-NP, plus specialty certification as required by the department.
For Nurse Practitioners: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
For Physician Assistants: Current Texas licensure as a Physician Assistant.
For Physician Assistants: Current Physician Assistant certification issued by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
For Physician Assistants: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
For Physician Assistants: Proficiency using the medical and surgical instruments and equipment required by the work.
Nurse Practitioner education: Master's degree in Nursing as an NP, or a master's degree in Nursing with completion of a post-master Nurse Practitioner Certification Program.
Physician Assistant education: Master's degree as a Physician Assistant. A bachelor's degree as a Physician Assistant with at least two years of professional experience in the role is acceptable based on terminal-degree requirements at the time of graduation.
No minimum experience is stated.

Responsibilities

Conduct complex, standardized patient care procedures requiring experience and specialized training that would otherwise be performed by a physician but do not constitute the practice of medicine.
Coordinate, direct, and implement the patient's plan of care.
Order, conduct, and interpret pertinent laboratory and diagnostic studies and procedures.
Perform physical examinations and provide episodic or problem-oriented care under physician supervision.
Order appropriate laboratory tests and interpret laboratory data, such as blood and urine samples.
Monitor the patient's treatment program and inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.
Make medical recommendations and/or referrals.
Formulate, implement, and evaluate outcome-based treatment plans.
Maintain records detailing patients' treatment plans and outcomes.
Facilitate patient education about medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion.
Collaborate with patients, families, other clinicians, and referral services to assist in patient recovery.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

100% paid medical premiums for full-time employees.
Paid holidays, a preventative leave day, vacation, and sick time; approximately 37–38 days per year in total.
Vacation accrual increases with length of service.
Monthly longevity payments after two years of service.
Retirement/pension plan.
Free financial and legal counseling.
Free mental health counseling services.
Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs.
Employee discounts, including entertainment, car rentals, and cell phones.
Resources for child and elder care.