Outpatient Advanced Practice Provider - Neurosurgery - TMC Spine

UTHealth Houston•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the UTHealth Department of Neurosurgery Spine Center as an Advanced Practice Provider (Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant), providing outpatient neurosurgical and spine care in Houston, Texas. This full-time role delivers patient care in a specialized clinical setting and involves collaboration with physicians and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to evaluate, treat, and support patients throughout their care journey. 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 APP conducts complex, standardized procedures that require experience and specialized training, coordinates and implements patient care plans, performs examinations and provides episodic or problem-oriented care under physician supervision, and supports patient education, recovery, and treatment follow-up. The role is open to an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Required education and licensure differ by pathway. The employer offers a total rewards package that includes medical premiums, paid time off, retirement benefits, counseling and wellness resources, and employee discounts.

Requirements

For the Nurse Practitioner pathway: current Texas licensure as a Registered Nurse and as an APRN-NP, with specialty certification as required by the department.
For the Nurse Practitioner pathway: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
For the Physician Assistant pathway: current Texas licensure as a Physician Assistant.
For the Physician Assistant pathway: current Physician Assistant certification issued by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
For the Physician Assistant pathway: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
For the Physician Assistant pathway: proficiency in use of medical and surgical instruments and equipment required by the work.
Nurse Practitioner education: Master's 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.
Minimum experience: None.

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 appropriate records detailing patient treatment plans and outcomes.
Facilitate patient education relating to 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; the posting states these total approximately 37–38 days per year.
Increasing vacation accrual with length of 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.