Advanced Practice Provider (APRN or PA) - Pain Medicine

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider (APRN or PA) works in the Pain Medicine Department in a role that is 60% inpatient and 40% outpatient. The provider collaborates with physicians and a multidisciplinary team to manage cancer-related pain and symptoms, provide consultations and follow-up care, educate patients, and plan treatment. The position includes exposure to advanced pain management interventions and may include outpatient intrathecal pump refills. Onsite presence is required. Inpatient hours are 7:00 AM–4:00 PM and outpatient hours are 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, with rotating Saturdays and weekend rotation on the inpatient service. The annual salary range is $117,500–$176,500, with a midpoint of $146,500.

The provider functions within the scope of their license and clinical privileges. The role requires the applicable education and authorization for a PA or APRN, along with relevant certifications and licensure. Continued employment is contingent on maintaining relevant clinical privileges.

Requirements

• For PA candidates: master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program accredited by ARC-PA, except for physician assistants who graduated from a PA program before 2013.
• For APRN candidates: master's degree in nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice; this may be waived for applicants recognized as an APRN by the Texas State Board of Nursing before January 1, 2003.
• Graduate education and related Texas Board of Nursing authorization must be consistent with the clinical practice area and patient population.
• For PA candidates: certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and licensure by the Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners.
• For APRN candidates: written authorization from the Texas Board of Nursing to function as an APRN in a role consistent with the clinical practice area and patient population.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire.
• Maintain relevant clinical privileges; continued employment is contingent on maintaining those privileges.
• May be required to be eligible for limited prescriptive authority in Texas.
• ACLS and PALS may be required upon hire, depending on the patient care area; PALS is required for the specified pediatric patient care department.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of Advanced Practice Provider (APRN or PA) experience.
• Pain Medicine experience.
• Experience with supportive or palliative care.

Responsibilities

• Function as a clinical mid-level provider, as licensed, in proportion appropriate for the Cancer Pain Team.
• Participate with team physicians in developing treatment plans.
• Serve as a liaison between patients and other members of the healthcare team.
• Collect patient data and document it appropriately in patient records.
• Perform consultation and follow-up requests from other services for pain symptom management.
• Complete preoperative history and physical examinations for patients scheduled for pain interventions, including reviewing and ordering pertinent laboratory work and tests.
• Dictate summaries of evaluations and treatment recommendations.
• Obtain medical histories through structured interviews in accordance with cancer pain service guidelines.
• Provide discharge instructions and arrange clinic follow-up.
• Educate patients about pain procedures and reinforce plans for treating pain and associated symptoms.
• Participate in evaluating patient needs, identifying complex problems affecting patients and families, and implementing policy or procedure changes to improve treatment outcomes and satisfaction.
• Provide inpatient and outpatient service coverage as needed.
• May provide outpatient center coverage for intrathecal pump refills.
• Work rotating weekends on the inpatient service.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Professional growth opportunities.
• Exposure to advanced pain management interventions.
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced physicians and APPs in a specialized clinical environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time