Nurse Practitioner – Neurosurgery
UMC El Paso · El Paso, TX
Posted October 2, 2026
University Medical Center of El Paso · 4815 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX, US, 79905
Job Description:
Assists with responding promptly to neurosurgical consults, admissions, and with provider rounds (writing notes, orders, wound care, etc.). Enters admission, pre- and post-operative and consultative orders in a timely fashion. Facilitates preparation of patients for surgery. Assists with surgical procedures after completion of RN First Assistant Certification within the Operating Room. Facilitates timely communication with family and patients. Willing to work flexible assigned shifts and be on-call. Ensures compliance with HIPAA and billing regulations.
Required Skills:
1. Knowledgeable of neurosurgical patient standard practices.
2. Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills.
3. Developed effective working relationships with physicians and interdisciplinary teams.
4. Works well with people of all social, economic, and cultural backgrounds.
5. Flexible, open-minded and adaptable to change.
6. Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills with the ability to convey understanding the progress of complex issues.
7. Strong organizational and time management skills.
8. Bilingual English/Spanish preferred. Culturally sensitive.
9. Ability to read and comprehend English at a level necessary to follow written and oral instructions and safety precautions.
Required Experience:
Work Experience:
1. Three years of experience as a Registered Nurse in the ED/ICU or other critical care setting required.
2. RN First Assistance course and criteria completed or scheduled to be completed within the first year of hire.
3. One year experience as Nurse Practitioner in Neurosurgery preferred.
License/Registration/Certification:
1. Current Advanced Nurse Practitioner from the Texas Board of Nursing required.
2. Current Advanced Nurse Practitioner Certification from the National Certification Corp. or other body accredited by the Texas Board of Nursing required.
3. Current RN license from the state of Texas required.
4. Current CPR training required.
5. ACLS must be obtained within 6 months of being in the position.
6. ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support course) preferred.
7. CCRN/CEN preferred.
Education and Training:
Master of Science in Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) required.
Employer
UMC El Paso
University Medical Center of El Paso is El Paso's only not-for-profit, community-owned hospital and the anchor of the El Paso County Hospital District. Its health system includes the acute care teaching hospital, a network of UMC outpatient primary care clinics across the county, El Paso Children's Hospital and El Paso Health, the district's own health plan.
As the primary teaching hospital for Texas Tech University's Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, UMC is the only academic healthcare setting in far West Texas and Southern New Mexico, and it is home to the region's only Level 1 trauma center. Its mission is simple: high-quality care for every member of the community, regardless of ability to pay, guided by its C.A.R.E.S. values of Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.
Physicians at UMC care for a diverse, bilingual border population and work in a teaching environment with yearly educational stipends. El Paso, the Sun City, offers more than 700,000 residents a low cost of living, no state income tax, sunshine nearly every day of the year and the Franklin Mountains at its doorstep.