Instructor - Geriatrics (Nurse Practitioner)

About the Role

The Department of Internal and Specialty Medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) is seeking an Instructor in Geriatrics (Nurse Practitioner) to join their team. This role involves providing comprehensive, evidence-based care to older adults in outpatient and other assigned clinical settings, while contributing to clinical excellence, interprofessional education, scholarship, and service.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, evidence-based geriatric care in outpatient and other assigned clinical settings.
• Teach, precept, and mentor medical students, residents, and other healthcare-professions learners.
• Participate in scholarly activity, research, presentations, and quality improvement initiatives related to geriatric care.
• Participate in interdisciplinary care planning and collaborative management of older adults with complex needs.
• Serve on departmental, institutional, and professional committees.
• Maintain timely clinical documentation, professional competencies, and continuing education requirements.
• Perform other duties supporting the department's clinical, academic, and service missions.

Qualifications

• Master's or doctoral degree in nursing from an accredited nurse practitioner program.
• Current national certification as a Nurse Practitioner in a population focus appropriate to the position.
• Current or eligible Texas Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensure.
• Eligible for prescriptive authority in Texas.

Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of advanced practice nursing and geriatric care.
• Ability to assess, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic conditions affecting older adults.
• Strong clinical reasoning and care coordination skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with patients, families, caregivers, learners, and healthcare professionals.
• Commitment to teaching, mentoring, scholarly activity, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice.
• Interdisciplinary teamwork, professionalism, integrity, compassion, cultural awareness, and strong organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• National certification in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care, or Family Practice.
• Clinical experience providing care to older adults or medically complex patients.
• Academic health center, precepting, or healthcare-professions teaching experience.
• Interest or experience in research, scholarship, or quality improvement.

Required Licenses/Certifications

• Current or eligible Texas Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licenses.
• Current national Nurse Practitioner certification appropriate to the position.
• Texas prescriptive authority and DEA registration, or eligibility to obtain both.
• Current Basic Life Support certification.

Physical Requirements

• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Lifting and moving objects up to 20 pounds.
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Location: Fort Worth, TX

FTE: 0.800000

Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible