Nurse Practitioner Acute Care-Burn

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston is looking for an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join the Department of Surgery's Burn Unit. This role offers the chance to work with a dedicated team, focusing on advanced patient care for those with complex health conditions, specifically in a burn care setting. Full-time employees will enjoy competitive benefits, including paid medical premiums and generous time off.

Benefits

100% paid medical premiums

Generous time off

Longevity Pay

Retirement/pension plan

Free financial and legal counseling

Free mental health counseling services

Gym membership discounts

Resources for child and elder care

Qualifications

• Texas Licensure as a Registered Nurse and APRN-NP required.
• Preferred experience with Acute Care Burn patients.
• Master's in Nursing or completion of post-masters Nurse Practitioner Certification Program.

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced nursing care to patients with complex conditions.
• Conducts patient assessments and evaluations.
• Coordinates and directs the patient's plan of care.

Skills

Patient education

Assessment

Clinical decision-making

Education

Masters in Nursing as NP

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

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Job Description

UTHealth Houston Department of Surgery Burn Unit is hiring an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join their team of professionals. Previous experience with Acute Care Burn patients highly preferred. In/Out patient capacity. Willing to work four 10-hour shifts per week.

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!
  
  

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Job Description

UTHealth Houston Department of Surgery Burn Unit is hiring an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join their team of professionals. Previous experience with Acute Care Burn patients highly preferred. In/Out patient capacity. Willing to work four 10-hour shifts per week.

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Benefits

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 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!
  
  

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• 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 www.uthealth-veterans.jobs.

Residency Requirement

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

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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)

Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.

UTHealth Houston Benefits

UTHealth Houston offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to our benefits page.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UTHealth Houston is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth Houston policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.

All UTHealth Houston employees who are assigned to work at a location that is subject to the affiliated partner’s hospital, clinical offices, or agency are required to abide by UTHealth Houston’s rules and regulations, as well as the affiliate’s rules and regulations.

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