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Houston, Texas

Nurse Midwife - Ob/Gyn (Nights)

Nurse Practitioner Above average in Ob/gyn (NP)No callFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Includes weekends
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Job Description

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.

Certified Nurse Midwife (Night Shift)

Join a collaborative and patient-centered team dedicated to providing exceptional care throughout the childbirth journey. As a Certified Nurse Midwife, you will deliver full-scope midwifery care to obstetrical patients in accordance with established protocols, supporting patients in the Obstetric Emergency Room, Labor & Delivery, and Postpartum units. This position primarily covers nights and weekends and includes some holiday coverage, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact during critical moments of care while working alongside a multidisciplinary team committed to clinical excellence and compassionate patient outcomes.

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 full scope midwifery care to obstetrical patients in accordance with approved midwifery protocols.

Position Key Accountabilities

  • Coordinates, directs, and implements prenatal and postpartum care.
  • Orders, conducts, and interprets pertinent laboratory and diagnostic studies and procedures.
  • Makes medical recommendations and/or referrals.
  • Formulates, implements, and evaluates an outcome-based treatment plan.
  • Maintains appropriate records detailing the patient 's treatment plans and outcomes.
  • Facilitates patient education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion.

Collaborates with patients, families, other clinicians, and referral services to assist in the patient 's treatment.

  • Educates nursing students, medical students, residents and other healthcare professionals.
  • 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

  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Nurse Practitioner (APRN-NP) by Texas Board of Nursing (BON) required or
  • Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) by American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) required

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) by American Heart Association (AHA) may be obtained post-hire required or

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Heart Association (AHA) may be obtained post-hire required

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing 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.

Residency Requirement

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

Key Responsibilities

Provides full-scope midwifery care to obstetrical patients, including prenatal and postpartum management in emergency and delivery settings. Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to formulate treatment plans and educates students and healthcare professionals.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and current Texas licensure as a Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Certified Nurse Midwife. Candidates must be able to perform physical tasks involving moving objects up to 50 pounds and reside in Texas.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Obstetrical carePrenatal careClinical documentationDiagnostic interpretationTreatment planningCollaborationEmergency obstetric careLabor and delivery support

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Midwife - Ob/Gyn (Nights) at UTHealth Houston a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Ob/gyn (NP) — ranked against 143 active Ob/gyn (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

OB/GYN — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 52% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

6.1/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Ob/gyn (NP)

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Houston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$245k
Typical market rent
$1,542/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About UTHealth Houston

Higher Education
Houston, TX
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

100% paid medical premiums
Generous time off (37-38 days/year)
Longevity Pay
Retirement/Pension Plan
Free financial and legal counseling
Free mental health counseling
Gym membership discounts
Employee discounts