Nocturnal Advanced Practice Provider - Acute Care Services

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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
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• Other duties as assigned.

• 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 Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant.

• Required:
  
  2 years of professional clinical experience. Required experience may be substituted with the successful completion of a one year advanced practice provider fellowship/residency program.
• Preferred: 3 years. Three to five years of experience as a clinical advanced practice provider. Previous clinical practice in oncology, critical care, internal medicine, hospital medicine or pediatrics.

• Required:
  
  PA – Physician Assistant Written authorization from the Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners (TSBPAE) to function as Physician Assistant. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  APRN – Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Written authorization from the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) to function as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  ACNP – Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  ACNPC – Acute Care Nurse Practitioner – AACCNCC. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  ACAGNP – Acute Care Adult/Geron NP. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  AGACNP – Adult‑Gerontology Acute Care NP. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  AGPCNP – Adult‑Gero Primary Care NP. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  ACNPC‑AG – Cert AD GEY Acute Care NP. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  AGNP – Adult/Gerontology NP. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  ACPNP – Acute Care Pediatric Nurs Prac. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  ANP – Adult Nurse Practitioner. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  FNP – Family Nurse Practitioner. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  GNP – Gerontological Nurse Prac. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  PNP – Pediatric Nurse Practit. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  PMHNP – Psych/Mental Health NP. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  WHNP – Woman’s Health Nurse Pract. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  APNP – Advanced Practice NP. Upon Hire.
• Required:
  
  Related authorization must be consistent with clinical practice area and patient population. Upon Hire.
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