Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care - Transplant ICU/Critical Care Unit (NIGHTS)

UTHealth Houston•Houston, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner is a full-time advanced practice provider in UTHealth Houston’s Transplant ICU/Critical Care Unit. The role provides advanced nursing care to patients with complex acute, critical, and/or chronic health conditions in a hospital setting, working under the direction of a physician and collaboratively with physicians and a multidisciplinary healthcare team. The position involves caring for transplant and critically ill patients in a fast-paced hospital environment and delivering high-quality, evidence-based care. This is a night-shift position with a schedule of 13 shifts per month. The role includes evaluating and treating patients, coordinating their plans of care, ordering and interpreting tests, monitoring treatment, supporting physicians’ therapeutic decisions, and educating patients. Employees must permanently reside and work in Texas. The position is security-sensitive and is subject to routine review of eligibility to maintain the security or integrity of critical infrastructure, where applicable.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) State Licensure or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) by the Texas Board of Nursing (BON).
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Nurse Practitioner (APRN-NP) certification by the Texas Board of Nursing (BON).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Clinical specialty certification determined by the department; FNP certification is excluded unless paired with a post-master’s certification in the specialty.
Master’s degree in Nursing as an NP, or a master’s degree in Nursing with completion of a post-master’s Nurse Practitioner Certification Program.
Permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
Ability to maintain the security or integrity of critical infrastructure, where applicable to the position.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in the area of clinical focus is preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct complex, standardized patient care procedures requiring experience and specialized training that might otherwise be performed by a physician but do not constitute the practice of medicine.
Conduct independent and physician-supervised rounding on the unit.
Perform patient evaluations and assessments and provide appropriate treatment, including monitoring and ordering medications.
Coordinate, direct, and implement patients’ plans of care.
Assist in collecting patient histories, screen for co-morbidities, and provide guidance and preventative health care as needed.
Perform physical examinations and provide episodic or problem-oriented care under physician supervision.
Order appropriate laboratory, diagnostic, and radiographic tests and interpret results.
Monitor patients’ treatment programs and inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.
Facilitate patient education about medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion or preventative health care.
Assist physicians in formulating therapeutic decisions.
Maintain appropriate records and prepare charts for physician review and counter-signature.
Prepare and care for supplies and equipment.
Respond to emergency situations.
Perform within the scope of practice prescribed by licensure and certification.
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 around 37–38 days per year.
Increasing vacation accrual with longer service.
Longevity pay through 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.
Employee discounts, including entertainment, car rentals, and cell phones.
Resources for child and elder care.