Full-time Nurse Practitioner in Urgent Care | UT Health East Texas | Jacksonville, TX

UT Health East Texas

2 days ago

Jacksonville, TexasFull TimeUrgent Care

✓ No Call✓ No Nights

Practice Authority in Texas

Supervision Required

Requires collaborative agreement with a physician.

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Job Description

About the Role

Join UT Health East Texas as a Nurse Practitioner – Urgent Care, No Call in United States. UT Health East Texas is seeking a full-time BE/BC Nurse Practitioner to join our growing team in Jacksonville, TX. As a high-performing organization, we pride ourselves on our supportive culture and dedication to delivering compassionate, high-quality care to our community.

Key Responsibilities

provide East Texans with access to leading-edge research and clinical therapies while training and educating.

Benefits & Compensation

Malpractice insurance covered.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No call required.

Weekend coverage may be required.

Apply to join UT Health East Texas as a Nurse Practitioner – Urgent Care, No Call.

Key Skills

Urgent carePatient careClinical assessmentEpic EMRDiagnostic testingX-ray interpretationLaboratory proceduresCompassionate care

Requirements

Must be a Board Eligible or Board Certified Nurse Practitioner. The role requires the ability to work a flexible, shift-based schedule including weekends.

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Full-time Nurse Practitioner in Urgent Care | UT Health East Texas | Jacksonville, TX at UT Health East Texas a 4.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Urgent Care nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Urgent Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Urgent Care position at UT Health East Texas 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.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Jacksonville, 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.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No night shifts — a daytime-only schedule

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Urgent care, Patient care, Clinical assessment, Epic EMR, Diagnostic testing, X-ray interpretation, Laboratory procedures, Compassionate care. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Urgent Care role.

Core responsibilities: Provide high-quality, compassionate urgent care services to patients in a clinical setting. Collaborate with a robust support staff and utilize onsite diagnostic tools like labs and X-rays.

Benefits package: CEU Allowance, Medical Debt Assistance, Paid Malpractice Coverage, Health Benefits, Retirement Plan, Marketing Assistance. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

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