Director, Advanced Practice and Nursing Services, Neurosciences

UTHealth Houston•Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Director of Advanced Practice and Nursing Services provides strategic, operational, and professional leadership for Advanced Practice Providers across Neurosurgery, Neurology, Neurocritical Care, Stroke, Neuro-Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Pain Management, and related neuroscience specialties. The role partners with physician, nursing, and administrative leaders to develop and optimize care models that enhance patient access, quality outcomes, workforce effectiveness, and operational performance. The Director advances APP workforce strategy, including recruitment, retention, professional development, succession planning, onboarding, transition to practice, and performance management, and advises on APP practice, workforce planning, clinical integration, and operational improvement in inpatient and ambulatory settings. The position develops, directs, and coordinates the department’s advanced care provider program when the department has 50 or more advanced care providers, ensuring implementation of institutional program direction and administration. It manages program operations, staffing, planning, scheduling, budgeting, quality management, policies, and procedures. The role may also function as a licensed and credentialed clinical advanced practice provider when needed and approved. Employees must permanently reside and work in Texas. This is a security-sensitive position. The position requires the ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse (RN) state licensure or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) status through the Texas Board of Nursing, or applicable required Texas licensure or certification as an APRN-NP, physician assistant, certified nurse midwife, APRN-CRNA, or clinical nurse specialist.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
A master's degree in nursing as a nurse practitioner, or a master's degree in nursing with completion of a post-master's nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist certification program, or a master's degree as a physician assistant.
At least 7 years of experience as a licensed APRN-NP, CNM, CNS, CRNA, or licensed physician assistant.
Permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
Meet the security-sensitive position requirements, including the ability to maintain the security or integrity of critical infrastructure where applicable.
Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Responsibilities

Direct and coordinate the department’s advanced care provider program and implement institutional program direction and administration.
Manage advanced care provider program operations, staffing, planning, scheduling, budgeting, and quality management.
Develop, implement, and coordinate policies and procedures for hiring, credentialing, privileging, scope of practice, performance appraisals, and professional development.
Ensure departmental advanced care providers comply with professional and regulatory state and national requirements.
Lead and promote collaborative relationships with advanced providers, institutional leaders, departments, faculty, and other healthcare team members to support organizational and departmental goals.
Serve as a resource for advanced care providers by disseminating information and supporting questions, concerns, education, best-practice sharing, and other relevant discussions.
Develop and monitor a section budget and establish a system to meet Continuous Quality Improvement requirements.
Manage human resources activities for direct reports, including recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
Design, execute, and assess internal controls that provide reasonable assurance of effective and efficient operations, asset safeguarding, reliable financial information, and compliance with applicable requirements.
Respond to emergency situations.
Function as a licensed and credentialed clinical advanced practice provider within the department when needed and approved.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

100% paid medical premiums for full-time employees.
Generous time off, including holidays, a preventative leave day, vacation, and sick time, totaling approximately 37–38 days per year.
Increased vacation accrual 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.