Nurse Practitioner Acute Care - (CHI) (ICU)

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated Advanced Practice Provider to join the Children’s Heart Institute ICU at UTHealth Houston. Our APPs help provide front-line patient care as part of our multidisciplinary team. Located in the Texas Medical Center, UTHealth Houston is a leading academic health center and in partnership with Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital our program ranks among the top nationally in Cardiology and Heart surgery. The Children’s Heart Institute is committed to the professional development of our APPs and takes pride in fostering a collaborative team environment.

Schedule: Rotating 12-hour shifts - days, nights, and weekends.

Position Key Accountabilities:

1. Provides advanced medical care to patients with congenital heart disease and complex acute, pre-/post-surgical, and/or chronic health conditions in an inpatient setting.
2. Follows established delegation protocols to manage specific patient problems. Formulates a plan of care in collaboration with other health care professionals and documents the plan in the patient’s medical record.
3. Coordinates, directs, and implements the patient’s plan of care including follow up with consult services as necessary.
4. Orders appropriate laboratory, diagnostic and radiographic tests. Provides initial preliminary interpretation of basic imaging and studies (i.e. ECG, XR). Ensures timely follow-up of all results.
5. Completes regular follow up at the patient bedside to evaluate the daily plan of care and informs the supervising physician of pertinent medical information or changes in patient status.
6. Facilitates patient and family education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion or preventative health care.
7. Maintains accurate & timely documentation.
8. Responds to emergency situations including code response throughout the hospital and assists in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and ECPR in the ICU.
9. Attends regularly scheduled education sessions to enhance understanding of a patient's physiology and improve overall patient care.
10. Performs within the scope of practice prescribed by licensure and certification.
11. Performs other duties and procedures as assigned to facilitate team productivity.

Schedule: Rotating 12 hour - shifts. Days, nights, and weekends.

Certification/Skills:

• None
• Registered Nurse (RN) State Licensure or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) by Texas Board of Nursing (BON) required
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Nurse Practitioner (APRN-NP) by Texas Board of Nursing (BON) required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association (AHA) required
• Clinical specialty certification determined by the department excluding FNP certification unless paired with a post master's certification in the specialty required

Minimum Education:

Master's Degree in Nursing as NP or Masters in Nursing with completion of a post-masters Nurse Practitioner Certification Program required

Minimum Experience:

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 position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement:

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