Staff Nurse I- Student Health Clinic

Join our Student Health Clinic team and play a key role in supporting the health and well-being of our student population. The Registered Nurse I provides comprehensive nursing care, assists physicians with patient treatment and minor procedures, coordinates clinical operations, and delivers patient education to promote positive health outcomes. This role is responsible for assessing patient needs, implementing care plans, responding to emergencies, maintaining medical records, scheduling appointments, and ensuring the clinic is properly stocked and operating efficiently. The ideal candidate is a compassionate, service-oriented nursing professional who thrives in a fast-paced clinical environment and is committed to delivering high-quality patient care while supporting the overall health needs of students.

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.

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 assistance to medical doctors. Assesses, develops, and implements, and evaluates a plan of nursing care for patients in an assigned area.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Assists doctors in the delivery of patient care in order to ensure quality service.
• Ensures the efficient operation of the clinic or unit by proper scheduling and planning for optimum use of staff and facilities.
• Assists doctors with routine office/surgical procedures performed under anesthesia, interviews new patients, takes blood pressure readings, records vital statistics, and administers drugs and treatment.
• Provides patient education and counseling on issues such as pre-op and post-op care.
• Makes decisions based on experience and training as to whether emergency situations exist. May administer CPR and/or other first aid measures.
• Exercises judgment in matters involving referral of patients to agencies or health care professionals for other services where indicated.
• Coordinates upkeep of patient charts, types reports, makes telephone calls and schedules appointments for patient visits and payment collection. May be responsible for compiling daily or monthly reports.
• Schedules operations at hospitals including admissions procedures, use of operating room, x-rays, lab requirements, and special test for patients.
• Prepares purchase requisitions of new equipment and follows up on delivery. Stocks and maintains necessary medical and clerical supplies for the clinic. Keeps equipment in sterile and working order for physicians.
• May provide direction to other clinical personnel to ensure that proper procedures are followed.
• Demonstrates various procedures and techniques to LVNs in order to ensure delivery of proper patient care.
• Must be able to respond to emergency situations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• None
• Registered Nurse (RN) State Licensure or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) by Texas Board of Nursing (BON) required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association (AHA) required
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) by American Heart Association (AHA) preferred

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's Degree in nursing from an accredited nursing school required Associate's Degree in nursing or diploma from an accredited nursing school required

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 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.

Veteran Information:

Military occupations that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include but are not limited to: 0904, 0906, 0944, 46N1E, 46N1, 46N3, 46N4, 46NX, 66b, 66C, 66H, 68C, L03A, 4A0X1, 66E, 66G, 66S, 290X, 46AX, 46FX 

 

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Residency Requirement:

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