**SUMMARY** The primary purpose of the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is to provide direct diagnostic and therapeutic patient care. The APP impacts quality of patient care and patient outcomes throughout the care continuum. **JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES** Inpatient Activities Conducts inpatient rounds with attending physicians and communicates pertinent clinical information based on physical examination and review of patient data. Manages daily patient problems and emergency situations as they arise and documents actions implemented and their resolution. Completes admission H&P, consultation notes, daily progress notes and discharge summaries in compliance with institutional and departmental guidelines. Requests consultations and communicates with other services, caregivers and outside providers to coordinate patient care. Coordinates discharge planning. Orders patient medications, treatments and tests within authorized delegated prescriptive authority and consistent with institutional policies and procedures. Performs advanced patient care therapeutic procedures: removing arterial catheters. Outpatient Activities Evaluates patients and communicates pertinent clinical information based on history, physical examination and review of patient data to attending physicians. Dictates PME, H&P, consultation, clinic and telephone notes into the medical record according to institutional and departmental guidelines. Facilitates appointments and testing for new patients and consultation patients to the department. Coordinates urgent hospital admissions or emergency room referrals. Assists with the management of unscheduled clinic patients. Facilitates scheduling special procedures and tests with the appropriate department such as CVC insertions, echocardiograms, image-guided biopsies and aspirations, fine needle aspirations, arterial infusions and embolizations. Monitors and follows up on results of tests including lab results, diagnostic imaging, other studies and pathology reports. Requests consultations and communicates with other services and outside providers to coordinate patient care. Orders patient medications, treatments and tests within authorized delegated prescriptive authority and consistent with institutional policies and procedures. Other Activities Collaborates with the research team on the design of clinical protocols, creating or reviewing order sets, and/or management of protocol related events. Assesses patients for protocol eligibility and notifies research team of potential protocol candidates. Assesses patients for symptoms, side effects and toxicities pertaining to standard treatments and investigational studies. May deliver medical presentations within the institution and at the local, state, and national level. Periodic duties as requested by supervising physicians and allowed by the state and federal laws. Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills. Administrative Completes paperwork which may include letters, FMLA, disability and insurance forms for patients by manually writing or typing necessary information or by dictated letter. Completes peer to peer reviews and provides information to facilitate insurance authorization for testing and treatment. Responsible for billing utilizing the Electronic Billing System to complete charges within 24 hours of providing care to patients. Clinical Research May participate in clinical research by completing database forms, reviewing medical records for information, and interviewing patients/families for information. Collaborates with the medical staff, research nurses, and other health professionals to complete research initiatives. Continuing Education Attends continuing medical education opportunities to meet licensure and certification requirements and attends CME courses related to Sarcoma Medical Oncology as departmental staffing and funds allow. Attends and actively participates in departmental meetings and conferences as scheduled. Other duties as assigned. **Advanced Practice Registered Nurse:** **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: At least 1 year of experience in Advanced Practice Provider role. **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. **Physician Assistant:** **EDUCATION** Required: Master's degree from an 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. **EXPERIENCE** Preferred: At least 1 year of experience in Advanced Practice Provider role. **LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION** Required: All of the following: PA certification by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants. Licensed by the Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners. MAY BE REQUIRED: Eligible to be granted limited prescriptive authority by the State of Texas. Must meet the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) , ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) or PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) if working in one of following department: Pediatrics - Patient Care (113100). 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. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html Additional Information + Requisition ID: 173292 + Employment Status: Full-Time + Employee Status: Regular + Work Week: Days + Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 100,000 + Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 125,000 + Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 150,000 + FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay + Fund Type: Hard + Work Location: Hybrid Onsite/Remote + Pivotal Position: Yes + Referral Bonus Available?: Yes + Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes + Science Jobs: No \#LI-Hybrid