Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - ACTAT Surgery

UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid medical premiums

Generous time off

Longevity pay

Retirement/pension plan

Discounts on mental health services

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Houston, Texas is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join their Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Team. This role involves providing advanced care to patients undergoing complex procedures, ensuring optimal patient outcomes through collaboration and education. Candidates should hold a Master's in Nursing and possess Texas licensure. The position offers excellent benefits, including paid medical premiums and generous time off, in a dynamic surgical environment.

Qualifications

• Current Texas Licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Current Texas Licensure as an APRN‑NP.
• Preferred experience in area of clinical focus.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced nursing care under physician direction.
• Conduct patient evaluations and assessments.
• Facilitate patient education on health care.

Skills

Advanced patient care

Collaboration with surgical teams

Knowledge of hemodynamics

Patient education

Education

Masters in Nursing as NP

Post-masters Nurse Practitioner Certification

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

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.

Join Our Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Team as a Nurse Practitioner

As part of our dynamic surgical team, you’ll provide advanced care for patients undergoing complex cardiovascular and thoracic procedures. From pre‑op assessments to post‑op recovery, you’ll ensure seamless care and optimal outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with surgeons and multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional patient care.
• Assist in managing surgical cases, including wound care, LVAD dressings, and recovery planning.
• Apply your knowledge of hemodynamics, cardiothoracic surgery, and dialysis to support critical interventions.
• Guide patients and families through every stage of treatment with compassion and expertise.

If you’re passionate about high‑acuity care and thrive in a fast‑paced surgical environment, we’d love to have you on our team. Once you join us you won’t want to leave.

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).
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

Employee Well‑Being

• 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.
• Plus many more!

Position Summary

Provides advanced nursing care to patients with complex acute, critical, and/or chronic health conditions in a clinic or hospital setting in one or more specialized areas under the direction of a physician.

Position Key Accountabilities

• 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.

Certification / Skills

• Current Texas Licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Current Texas Licensure as an APRN‑NP.
• Current specialty certification as required by department, excluding FNP certification unless paired with a post master’s certification in specialty.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certified or specialty certification as required by department.

Minimum Education

Masters in Nursing as NP or Masters in Nursing with completion of a post‑masters Nurse Practitioner Certification Program.

Minimum Experience

None; previous experience in area of clinical focus preferred.

Physical Requirements

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code 51.215.

Veteran Information

Military occupations that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include but are not limited to: 0904, 0963, 1976, 46Y1C, 46Y1H, 66B, 66C, 4A0X1, 46YX, 65D, 230X, PHA10, 42GX, 66P, 66R, 290X. For a complete list please visit https://www.uthealth-veterans.jobs.

Residency Requirement

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.