Benefits at UTHealth Houston

Highlights include:

• Medical insurance with 100% university-covered premiums for full-time employees
• Automatic enrollment (first of the month following hire date) in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for all benefits-eligible employees, with options for other voluntary retirement plans
• Salaries designed to reward education, experience, and excellent performance
• Longevity pay, competitive vacation, sick pay, and holiday pay
• No-cost life insurance and AD&D policies provided to employees
• Competitive rates for family medical; and employee dental, vision, additional voluntary life, dependent life, and disability coverage
• Optional UT Flex programs to pay for eligible medical and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars
• Wellness programs such as physical activities challenges and wellness calendars
• UTHealth Houston Discount Program that provides discounts on a variety of products and services
• Service shuttle options available within the Texas Medical Center

UTHealth Houston Culture

UTHealth Houston promotes a collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, innovation, and excellence in the workplace. Additionally, we strive to create a culture in which faculty, staff, and students are able to correlate their work contributions with the university mission; all while being recognized for their efforts.

• Community Presence

  • Students, faculty, and staff from UT Physicians and all six UTHealth Houston schools participate in local events such as the Houston Pride Parade, American Heart Association Heart Walk, and Walk to End Alzheimer’s; are involved in the Texas Medical Center’s annual career expo for veterans; and assist with disaster relief in the wake of hurricanes and other natural disasters.
  • UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry and Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston partner with community organizations to provide dental and medical services to veterans in their annual ‘Give Vets a Smile’ campaign. In addition, the School of Dentistry teams with local school organizations to provide dental services to elementary students in underserved communities.
  • UTHealth Houston and UT Physicians have served as the title sponsor since 2020 for the annual Houston Habitat for Humanity home build, with volunteers giving back to the community by helping to build a new home for a deserving family.

• Awards and Recognition

  • STAR Awards: Each year UTHealth Houston celebrates employee longevity and leadership to highlight the university’s greatest asset - its people - and honors their commitment and dedication to the university.
  • UT System Board of Regents Awards: Faculty are recognized by the Board of Regents for a variety of accomplishments including excellence in teaching, impacts the individuals have made in their jobs and the institution, and for being an outstanding clinical faculty member.

Learning and Development at UTHealth Houston

UTHealth Houston is dedicated to providing support and opportunities for success for its employees, as evident by the average length of employment being 7.5 years.

UTHealth Houston provides a workplace environment that encourage advancement from within. The Organizational and Talent Development department offers a wide range of professional and career development courses and workshops designed to help faculty and staff grow in their current positions while preparing for the future.

Highlights include:

• Comprehensive leadership institutes that include Women In Leadership Series, Emerging Leaders Institute, and Executive Leadership Institute.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, an award-winning industry leader in online training with a digital library of more than 15,000 courses and 150 learning paths covering a wide range of technical, business, software, and creative topics.
• Additional training specific to department needs that includes topics ranging from Coaching to Communication, Performance Management, and Professional Effectiveness.

Veterans at UTHealth Houston

UTHealth Houston is committed to recruiting and retaining those who served and who are continuing to serve in the United States military. We are committed to helping veterans transfer their unique skills and abilities in the armed forces to career opportunities at UTHealth Houston. To utilize a helpful tool that helps map your MOS to a UTHealth Houston position, visit https://uthealth-veterans.jobs. Protected veterans and eligible family members are given preference during the recruitment process when they designate as such on their employment application.

Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston and UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry host the annual event Give Vets a Smile, which provides 100 veterans free urgent, palliative, therapeutic, and/or preventive dental care.

Current UTHealth Houston Veteran faculty, staff, and students are invited to join in the UTHealth Houston Veteran Community Network where we celebrate your service, socialize, and engage in community events that show respect for veterans, both past and present. UTHealth Houston has participated in National Wreaths Across America Day and honors veteran employees in a variety of other ways.

UTHealth Houston Focus

People

The management team across UTHealth Houston takes the time to evaluate departmental and university needs through collaboration with staff and other leaders to ensure the right individuals are being hired into the right jobs based on knowledge, skills, needs, and abilities. The results of the collaboration and hiring the right talent results in an environment of trust across the organization. Employees get to work with those they respect and are inspired by, and who serve as mentors and partners.

Resources

In order to ensure resources across the organization are being used in a way that supports the overall mission of UTHealth Houston, leaders, faculty, and staff form various councils that are representative of the numerous constituencies within UTHealth Houston. These interdisciplinary councils devote themselves to the overall governance of the university in accordance with UT System rules and policies.

Advancement Opportunities

To sustain the values and fulfill the university’s mission, UTHealth Houston has established Leadership Institutes to develop and invest in leadership competency for all faculty and staff. In addition, UTHealth Houston gives employees the opportunity to participate in programs that will develop them into the next generation of leaders by advancing their management and supervisory skills, by allowing them to gain a full understanding of their strengths and development needs, and by learning how to effectively influence and improve the performance of others.