Minimum Qualifications: 

Master’s degree in nursing or higher with appropriate nurse practitioner certification for patient care in the area of clinical specialization Current Texas Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensure. No experience required.
 

Job Summary:

Provides advanced practice health care services as well as documentation of services, collaborates with colleagues and clinical director, supervises assigned support staff, participates in quality assurance activities, and demonstrates a commitment to quality health care.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Acute Care Nursing Certification (ACNP or ANCC) is highly desirable.

One year of ICU experience.

 

Job Duties:  

Current Texas Licensure as a Registered Nurse 
Current Texas Licensure as an APRN-NP 

Coordinates, directs, and implements the patient’s plan of care.  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  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.  Conduct independent and physician supervised rounding on the unit.  Assists in collecting patient histories, screens for co-morbidities, and provides guidance and preventative health care as needed.  Maintains appropriate records and prepares charts for review and counter signature by physician.  Performs relevant patient evaluations and assessments and provides appropriate treatment, including monitoring and ordering medications.  Assists physicians in formulating therapeutic decisions  Monitors the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.  Responds to emergency situations.  Facilitates patient education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion or preventative health care.  Performs within the scope of practice prescribed by licensure and certification.  Adheres to internal controls established for the department, all requirements for continued licensure, periodic evaluations, and actively seeks input for identifying actions to improve performance and practice outcomes.  Performs related duties as required, including, but not limited to, data collection, staff meetings, preceptor student training, and university-wide compliance/safety training 

 

Supervisor 
Gulshan Sharma, MD, Director, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine 
 

Salary Range: 
Up to $130,000.00 (Commensurate with Experience) 

 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: 
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.  

Compensation