Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - General Oncology

The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

KEY FUNCTIONS

Perform clinical patient care duties :

Attend clinics with physician and independently.

Conduct preliminary assessments of physician's new and follow-up clinic patients

Document clinic progress notes on physician's follow-up patients and on new patients.

Write outpatient orders, including those for chemotherapy, IV fluids, transfusions, growth factors, etc.

Assist with physician's clinic-related paperwork.

Assist with physician's miscellaneous clinic activities (, scheduling biopsies and consultations, retrieving lab x-rays and pathology reports, contacting consulting physicians).

Screen patients' telephone calls and refer to physician when appropriate.

Evaluate physician's clinic and Emergency Center "drop-in" patients.

Assume responsibility for physician's clinic patients (either scheduled or "drop-in"), even if staffed by another attending in physician's absence.

Attend department meetings pertinent to patient care.

Work with another physician in physician's absence, if directed by physician.

Perform other patient care related activities and various administrative duties pertaining to patient care and / or clinic operations as assigned by the Medical Director of clinic, the attending physician, or the APP Supervisor.

Perform a variety of research related duties during non-clinic hours, as directed by physician :

Screen patients for eligibility for clinical trials.

Obtain charts and x rays as needed for analysis of clinical trials.

Help prepare chemotherapy orders for clinical trials.

Perform other patient care related activities and various administrative duties pertaining to clinical trials as assigned by the Medical Director of the clinic, the attending physician, or the APP Supervisor.

Assess patients for protocol eligibility, which includes teaching :

Evaluate patients and perform physical examinations.

Write information and clinic notes to and for the physician.

Review patients' charts and verbally present patient history and physical examination to attending physician.

Assist research nurses in identifying patients who may benefit by protocol registration.

Explain protocol treatment options and plans to patients.

Perform other patient care related activities and various administrative duties pertaining to patient care and / or clinic operations as assigned by the Medical Director of the clinic, the attending physician, or the APP Supervisor.

Maintain records :

File, sort, distribute, and copy all pertinent paperwork.

Be able to handle material of a technical and / or confidential nature.

Prepare reports and work out details of presentations.

Dictate letters to referring physicians .

Collect patient charts from Medical Records.

Perform other patient care related activities and various administrative duties pertaining to patient care and / or clinic operations as assigned by the Medical Director of clinic, the attending physician, or the APP Supervisor.

Coordinate the services from different departments within the institution to complete potential projects :

Take the initiative in making decisions and taking action which will further the department's goals.

Be able to assimilate pertinent information in order to compose written correspondence.

Display the ability to organize and disseminate information in a clearly understood manner.

Coordination of tumor board conferences :

Compiles case study data discussed at tumor board meetings.

Reviews patient charts to determine if appropriate consults / imaging orders were placed per Multidisciplinary Conference (MDC) recommendations after each meeting.

Ensures accurate, detailed documentation in the "EPIC's problem list" of MDC discussion and confirms that the recommendations are submitted within 48 hours after the conference meeting.

Communicates directly with the fellows via email (for record documentation purposes) for any missing information, or with referral orders not done or done incorrectly.

Provides coverage for all the tumor boards, when MDC manager is not available.

EDUCATION

Required :

Master's Degree in Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice. 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.

Graduate education and related Texas Board of Nursing authorization must be consistent with clinical practice area and patient population.

EXPERIENCE

Preferred :

Experience as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.

Prior Medical Oncology experience.

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION

Required :

All of the following :

Written authorization from the Texas Board of Nursing to function as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN or ACNP or ACNPC or ACAGNP or AGACNP or ACNPC-AG or AGACNP or AGNP or ACPNP or ANP or AGNP or AGPCNP or FNP or GNP or PNP or PMHNP or WHNP or APNP).

Related authorization must be consistent with clinical practice area and patient population.

Basic Life Support (BLS).

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) If working in the following departments : Pediatric - Patient Care (113100).

MAY BE REQUIRED : Authorization for limited prescriptive authority by the Texas Board of Nursing.

It is the policy of The University of Texas 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.