Outpatient Advanced Prac Registered Nurse; APRN or Physician Assistant - Endocrine Neoplasia

Overview

The primary purpose of this Advanced Practice Nurse (APP) position is to provide quality patient care in relation to the patient’s prescribed diagnosis, treatment, age group, development, and other identified needs. The APP will work closely with department faculty physicians to support both outpatient and inpatient clinical practices across the Endocrinology and Endocrinology‑Diabetes services.

MD Anderson Cancer Center offers a world‑class learning environment dedicated to saving lives. This role provides opportunities for professional growth while contributing to groundbreaking cancer care and research.

• Employer‑paid medical coverage starting day one for employees working 30+ hours/week, optional group dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Accruals for PTO and Extended Illness Bank, paid holidays, wellness, childcare, and other leave options.
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service and access to extensive wellness, fitness, and employee resource groups.
• Defined‑benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System, voluntary retirement plans, and employer‑paid life and reduced salary protection programs.

Provide Direct Medical Skills Within Scope of Practice

• Primary responsibility for working with department faculty physicians to cover outpatient and inpatient clinical practice for Endocrinology and Endocrinology‑Diabetes services.
• Manage endocrine disorders, chemotherapy agent effects, glucose needs, lipid control, multiple‑dose insulin and insulin pumps.
• Initiate monthly assignments without supervision; handle telephone conversations, written and verbal communication, and documentation.
• Attend Endocrinology Multidisciplinary Conference weekly, Division of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, and triage of new patients and consultations.

• Outpatient Services:
  Attend clinic with physician; conduct preliminary assessments, dictate notes, assist with paperwork, retrieve and review labs, facilitate communication between clinic visits.
• Inpatient Services:
  Attend inpatient rounds, perform consultations and follow‑ups, perform in‑patient follow‑up of patients previously seen by faculty physicians.
• New Patient and Consultations Triage and Evaluation:
  Triage new patient acceptance, triage internal consultations, direct scheduling and attend urgent clinics as needed.
• Provide quality patient care:
  Order routine tests, access biopsy and laboratory reports, order medications and treatments within authorized prescriptive authority, perform routine admission procedures, interview patients for symptoms and side‑effects, calculate drug doses, chart notes, and schedule and perform delegated medical procedures.
• EDUCATION/RESEARCH/
  
  COLLABORATION:
  
  Provide patient and trainee education, participate in clinical protocol clinical tasks, commit to collaborative relationships, deliver education to patients and families, participate in trainee education, and collaborate on clinical research protocols.

• Master’s Degree in Nursing or Doctorate Nursing Practice. Degree may be waived for applicants who obtained recognition as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse from the Texas State Board of Nursing prior to 1/1/2003.
• No required work experience.
• Required written authorization from the Texas Board of Nursing to function as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; upon hire. Additional required authorizations include prescriptive authority, Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and other certifications consistent with clinical practice area and patient population.

• APA Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; upon hire.
• ACNP, ACNPC, AGACNP, AGNP, ACPNP, ANP, FNP, GNP, PNP, PMHNP, WHNP, APNPAdv Pract Nurse/Prescriptive; upon hire.
• Basic Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support; upon hire.
• May require authorization for limited prescriptive authority by the Texas Board of Nursing; upon hire.

• Requisition
• Employment Status:
  Full‑Time
• Employee Status:
  Regular
• Work Week:
  Days
• Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 117,500
• Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 146,500
• Maximum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 176,500
• FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay
• Fund Type:
  Hard
• Work Location:
  Hybrid Onsite/Remote
• Pivotal Position:
  No
• Referral Bonus Available?:
  No
• Relocation Assistance Available?:
  No

It is the policy of MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.