Graduate Nurse Practitioner - Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NSICU) - Nights (Finance)

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 offering a one-of-a-kind Graduate Nurse Practitioner (GNP) opportunity within its high-acuity Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NSICU). This transitional role is designed for recent graduates of an MSN or DNP program who have completed all academic and clinical requirements and are eligible to sit for board certification and licensure.

Selected candidates will enter a structured, six-month transitional position at UTHealth Houston before credentialing and full NP practice. The GNP role is non-billable, non-privileged, and non-prescriptive. Instead, GNPs will function similarly to nurse practitioner students working under direct supervision of credentialed, board-certified APPs. This immersive experience includes structured clinical rotations, board prep time, and didactic education to ensure a safe and confident transition to practice.

Upon completing the six-month GNP program, participants will transition into full-time, credentialed Nurse Practitioner roles within the UTHealth Neurosciences as a night APP, subject to board certification, state licensure, and successful credentialing.

Location: 6400 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030

Key Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, APPs, nurses, and trainees in the NSICU.
• Function in a supervised training capacity under a UT-employed APP who will co-sign all clinical documentation.
• Manage critically ill patients with neurological and neurosurgical conditions, including traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, and post-op neurosurgical care.
• Participate in neurocritical care rounds, clinical education, and protocol-driven care delivery.
• Attend scheduled didactic sessions and dedicate protected time for board preparation and certification.
• Assist in clinical documentation, progress notes, order review, and multidisciplinary coordination while under direct supervision.
• Demonstrate professionalism, adaptability, and a commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care.

Training and Supervision

• The six-month transitional period includes:
• 2-4 months pre-licensure/certification , during which GNPs will function as advanced learners and licensed RNs under direct supervision.
• 2-4 months post-certification , pending hospital credentialing, continuing supervised clinical integration.
• All clinical activity is under the direct oversight of a UT-employed, credentialed APP, with no independent decision-making authority during this period.
• Supervision includes regular feedback, co-signature of all documentation, and continuous availability of the supervising APP.

Eligibility Criteria

• MSN or DNP graduate from an AG/ACNP program.
• Completion of all academic and clinical training requirements.
• Eligible to sit for national board certification and licensure as an AG/ACNP, FNP, or equivalent.
• Current RN licensure in Texas.
• Commitment to pursuing board certification and state licensure within the first 2-4 months of hire.
• Strong interest in neurocritical care and desire to practice in a high-acuity, academic ICU setting.

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 health care in a clinical setting in an area of specialization under the direction of a physician. This position is designed for incumbents to serve as a Graduate Professional Nurse Practitioner pending certification in accordance with TAC 221.5.

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.

Certification/Skills:

Current Texas Licensure as a Registered Nurse
Valid Provisional Authorization Permit for Graduate Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Nurse Practitioner

Minimum Education:

Masters degree in Nursing as NP or Masters degree in Nursing with completion of a post masters Nurse Practitioner Certification Program.

Minimum Experience:

None

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

Residency Requirement:

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