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 Neurosciences is hiring for a full-time, benefits-eligible Advanced Practice Provider to join their team of professionals. The NP will be responsible for working in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team, functioning an outpatient neurology APP, and managing the outpatient care aspects of patient care of neurology patients. This is a day shift position working 40 hours per week.

Location: MH Greater Heights 1631 N LOOP W Ste 245, Houston, TX 77008

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 patient care assistance in a clinic or hospital setting in one or more specialized areas under the direction of a primary care physician.

POSITION KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1.  Conducts complex, standardized patient care procedures that require experience and specialized training that would otherwise be performed by a physician but which do not constitute the practice of medicine.
2.   Coordinates, directs and implements patient's plan of care.
3.  Orders, conducts and interprets pertinent laboratory and diagnostic studies and procedures.
4.  Performs physical examinations and provides episodic care or problem-oriented care under the supervision of a physician.
5.  Orders appropriate laboratory tests and interprets the laboratory data such as blood and urine samples.
6.  Monitors the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.
7.  Makes medical recommendations and/or referrals.
8.  Formulates, implements, and evaluates an outcome-based treatment plan.
9.  Maintains appropriate records detailing the patient's treatment plans and outcomes.
10.  Facilitates patient education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion.
11.  Collaborates with patients, families, other clinicians, and referral services to assist in the patient's recovery.
12.  Other duties as assigned.