Nurse Practitioner - Adult Pre-Anesthesia Testing

Company: Texas Childrens Hospital
Location: Houston
Posted on: January 29, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description We are searching for a Nurse Practitioner someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will practice in an advanced role to provide developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate health maintenance for well children, episodic care for ill children, and comprehensive care for children with chronic conditions. The NP works under a delineation of clinical privileges and will work collaboratively with other members of the health care team. Practice under established guidelines and clinical protocols, the NP assumes independent and interdependent responsibilities in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of treatment and procedures. Job duties are performed in a manner that is developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served. As an advanced practice provider, the NP is responsible for education, research, consultation, and evaluation of clinical practice at various levels. This is a PRN position working every Monday from 8a-5p. Additional shifts as needed 2-3 per week. Qualifications: - Master's degree in nursing required - RN license from the Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact required - FNP, NNP, PNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CPNP-AC, or AG-ACNP from the Texas Board of Nursing required - FNP or WHNP or AG ACNP certification preferred. - 2-4 years of experience as an advanced practice provider strongly preferred and experience in L&D as an RN or NP is strongly preferred. Responsibilities: - Daily utilize advanced practice knowledge and skills to systematically collect and evaluate health assessment data, and to manage a caseload of patients - Consistently demonstrate effective communication skills and works to eliminate communication barriers - Consistently serve as an educational resource for the patient and family, community, and other healthcare professionals - Consistently apply new knowledge relevant to pediatric nursing to clinical practice - Demonstrate current professional, managerial, and/or technical knowledge and skills - Demonstrate NP role behaviors consistent with the development of advanced nursing practice - Participate in departmental Quality Improvement program annually - Obtain a comprehensive health, developmental, and family history on patients as documented in the patient's medical record - Collaborate effectively with other members of the health care disciplines to provide comprehensive care to patients - Identify and document patient/family learning needs, readiness to learn, and level of understanding, incorporating family culture and belief systems on all patients ABOUT US Texas Children's Pavilion for Women is a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility and one of a select few hospitals nationwide that provides women, mothers and babies with a full continuum of high-quality, expert health care. Offering a full spectrum of maternal and fetal medicine services, including an array of fetal diagnostic procedures and highly specialized fetal surgeries, the Pavilion for Women is connected to Texas Children's Hospital via a two-story circular sky bridge to enhance patient care by providing physicians, staff and patient families with rapid access to other pediatric subspecialists. Three private OB/GYN practices, The Family Fertility Center, The Menopause Center and The Women's Place – Center for Reproductive Psychiatry are all housed here. Additionally, we also recently opened a community-based OB/GYN practice in Pearland. To join our community of 15,000 dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

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