Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Surgical Oncology - Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
About The Position
Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support the Section of Surgical Oncology. The ideal candidate will have experience or a strong interest in oncology and surgical specialties. The role provides care for patients with malignant and complex conditions of the gastrointestinal tract—including the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and stomach—as well as skin and soft-tissue conditions, including melanoma and sarcoma. The position includes inpatient and outpatient care. In the hospital, the clinician serves as a first assistant in robotic, laparoscopic, and open surgeries; rounds on patients in the acute postoperative phase admitted for surgical oncology and colorectal surgery; provides postoperative wound care and pain management; collaborates with consulting physicians; coordinates discharges; and evaluates new consults. In the outpatient setting, the clinician evaluates new and existing patients in collaboration with staff physicians and a multidisciplinary team, completes documentation promptly, and performs clinic procedures as applicable. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with shared night and weekend call. Weeknight call is home call for the service; weekend call includes inpatient rounding and operating-room coverage for emergency cases. The primary location is the Downtown BMDA Building.
Requirements
- Experience or a strong interest in oncology and surgical specialties.
Responsibilities
- Provide care for patients with malignant and complex gastrointestinal conditions, including conditions affecting the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and stomach, and skin and soft-tissue conditions, including melanoma and sarcoma.
- Serve as first assistant in robotic, laparoscopic, and open operations.
- Round on patients in the acute postoperative phase who are admitted for surgical oncology and colorectal surgery.
- Provide postoperative wound care and pain management.
- Collaborate in a timely manner with consulting physicians.
- Coordinate hospital discharges.
- Evaluate new consults.
- Evaluate new and existing outpatients in collaboration with staff physicians and a multidisciplinary team.
- Complete outpatient documentation in a timely fashion.
- Perform clinic procedures as applicable.
- Participate in shared night and weekend call, including home call during the week and weekend inpatient rounding and operating-room coverage for emergency cases.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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