Nurse Practitioner - General Surgery - Lbj Hospital

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.

UTHealth Houston Department of Surgery – General Surgery is hiring a Nurse Practitioner to join their team of professionals at LBJ Hospital.

Location: Lyndon B. Johnson Building @ 5656 Kelley Street, Houston, Texas 77026

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:

• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)

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...

• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Free mental health counseling services
• Plus many more!
• Free financial and legal counseling
• Resources for child and elder care

Position Summary:

Provides advanced nursing care to patients in a clinical setting in an area of specialization under the direction of a physician.

Position Key Accountabilities:

1. Performs relevant patient assessments and physical examinations.
2. Coordinates, directs, and implements patient’s plan of care.
3. Orders, conducts, and interprets pertinent laboratory and diagnostic studies and procedures.
4. Makes medical recommendations and/or referrals.
5. Formulates, implements, and evaluates an outcome-based treatment plan.
6. Maintains appropriate records detailing the patient’s treatment plans and outcomes.
7. Facilitates patient education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion.
8. Collaborates with patients, families, other clinicians, and referral services to assist in the patient’s recovery.
9. Other duties as assigned.