Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care - Transplant ICU/ Critical Care Unit (NIGHTS)
About The Position
Join the UTHealth Department of Internal Medicine as a Full-Time Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and become an essential member of our Transplant ICU/Critical Care team. In this advanced practice role, you will provide exceptional care to patients with complex acute, critical, and chronic health conditions, working collaboratively with physicians and a multidisciplinary healthcare team in a fast-paced hospital environment. This night shift position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of transplant and critically ill patients while utilizing your clinical expertise to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care. With a schedule of 13 shifts per month, you will play a vital role in supporting patient outcomes and advancing excellence in critical care medicine. 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.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse (RN) State Licensure or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) by Texas Board of Nursing (BON) required
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Nurse Practitioner (APRN-NP) by Texas Board of Nursing (BON) required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association (AHA) required
- Clinical specialty certification determined by the department excluding FNP certification unless paired with a post master's certification in the specialty required
- Master's Degree in Nursing as NP or Masters in Nursing with completion of a post-masters Nurse Practitioner Certification Program required
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in area of clinical focus preferred
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.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- 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)
- Retirement/pension plan
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
