Nocturnal Advanced Practice Provider - Acute Care Services

Physician Assistant Or Family Nurse Practitioner

The ideal candidate will be a Physician Assistant (PA) or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with Acute Care Certification and a minimum of two years of inpatient clinical experience. Candidates must be flexible and willing to float within MD Anderson Cancer Center and provide coverage for Pediatrics at MD Anderson with the option to transition to Texas Children's Hospital, if desired.

This position follows core hours of 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with the orientation period scheduled during the overnight shift hours.

The primary purpose of the Advanced Practice Provider is to provide patient care in the inpatient setting. The Advanced Practice Provider will work as a member of the APP Nocturnal Coverage Team to provide initial assessment and management of urgent issues at night related to internal medicine or critical care needs across the institution. The Advanced Practice Provider will facilitate communication and carry out orders from attending physicians related to patient care. KEY FUNCTIONS: Provides competent patient care in the inpatient setting across the institution; provides initial assessment and management for urgent internal medicine or critical care needs at night; conducts comprehensive health assessments, identifies normal and abnormal health characteristics, initiates appropriate care and continuously evaluates care outcomes; provides post-admission assessments for night time admissions; completes sign-out communications and patient care logs as directed by the medical director and administrative director of the Nocturnal Coverage Team; may also perform delegated functions under the supervision of the physician to include differential diagnosis, use of prescriptive authority and treatment of a variety of human responses according to practice guidelines, protocols or standing orders; uses judgment to collaborate with the healthcare team to manage client care throughout the continuum of care and in a variety of settings.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS: Generous Nocturnal Compensation Package in addition to base salary; Medical Insurance (Employee-only coverage is free); Generous time-off; Opportunity to expand your expertise; Teacher Retirement System (TRS) options; Tuition assistance; Relocation assistance; View more benefit options visit: http://www.mdanderson.org/careers/benefits

Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS: Education: Degree requirements as defined by the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) or Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners (TSBPAE) as required for clinical licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant. Experience: Two years professional clinical experience. Required experience may be substituted with the successful completion of a one year mid-level fellowship/residency program. Preferred: Minimum of two years of experience as a clinical mid-level provider. Critical care experience strongly preferred. Licensure/Certification: Written authorization from the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) or Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners (TSBPAE) to function as an Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant. Related authorization must be consistent with clinical practice area and patient population. Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification. Preferred: American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS), ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) or PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification as required by patient care area. May Be Required: Eligible to be granted limited prescriptive authority by the State of Texas.