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LAYIQ - Inpatient Advanced Practice Provider (APRN or PA) - Head & Neck Surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center

Provide advanced patient care in a clinical setting, to include evaluation of new patients, existing patients, and inpatients; to provide immediate preoperative and postoperative assessment of patients.
Perform routine patient care and advanced technical studies in a clinical setting to include but not limited to:
Fiberoptic nasopharyngolaryngoscopy
-Fiberoptic tracheoscopy
-Placement or removal of dobhoff feeding tubes
-Appropriate wound care management
Participates in multidisciplinary discharge rounds on the unit
Conducts inpatient rounds and records patient status in the medical record as clinically indicated.
Manages daily patient problems as they arise and document actions implemented in their resolution.
Effectively communicates with service team members, consultants, nursing, and other health care providers to facilitate patient care coordination.
Provides appropriate handoff at the end of each shift.
Dictates discharge summaries.
Conducts discharge planning.
Perform routine admission, transfer and discharge procedures.
Provide counseling and education to the patient and their family concerning their health care and sensitive ethical situations.
Provide a direct link from the supervising physician to other physicians/departments to facilitate optimal patient care and timeliness of appropriate care.
Provide a contact for patients, families, referring physicians, pharmacists, and other allied health personnel concerning the immediate and long term patient care plans.
Process correspondence with patients, physicians, third party carriers and other entities as delegated by the supervising physician.
Assist supervising physician with routine chart follow-ups and order appropriate referrals, laboratory, radiological or supportive care as needed.
Assist with and maintain patient records in compliance with UTMDACC guidelines.
Assist research nurses with identifying patients who may benefit from protocol registration and clinical research opportunities
Perform other duties as assigned
EDUCATION
Required: Master's Degree Nursing
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.
Graduate education and related Texas Board of Nursing authorization must be consistent with clinical practice area and patient population.
Or
Master's Degree Accredited Physician Assistant (PA) program by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), except for Physician Assistants who graduated from a PA program prior to 2013.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required: None
Preferred: Inpatient experience or prior experience in an ENT, surgical or oncology setting
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Required: Written authorization from the Texas Board of Nursing or Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners to function as an Advanced Practice Registered 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: ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification as required by patient care area. Upon Hire
Preferred: PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification as required by patient care area. Upon Hire
Required: MAY BE REQUIRED: Authorization for limited prescriptive authority by the Texas Board of Nursing. Upon Hire
Required: Clinical Privileges Must obtain and maintain relevant clinical privileges. Continued employment in this position at MD Anderson is contingent upon maintaining these privileges.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent

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