Nurse Practitioner OR Physician Assistant

This Urgent Care position at Urgent Care For Kids is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

This position is based in Houston, Texas.

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a nurse practitioner earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Key skills and qualifications: Pediatric assessment, Pediatric treatment, Urgent care procedures, Laceration repair, Fracture management, Nursemaid's elbow reduction, Diagnosis, Treatment initiation. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Urgent Care role.

Core responsibilities: Collaborate with medical directors and site physicians to deliver age-appropriate pediatric care under established protocols. Responsibilities include patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment initiation, and independent clinical decision-making.

Benefits package: Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, Company-paid basic life insurance, Voluntary life & disability insurance, Legal & identity theft protection, PTO, 401(k), Professional Development Reimbursement. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.