What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Head & Neck Surgery - Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center position at Baptist Health?
Job Summary
Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center located in beautiful Northeast Florida is actively seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our distinguished cancer medicine faculty. Baptist MD Anderson brings an unprecedented level of oncology care to Northeast Florida and provides physicians an appealing blend of community focused patient care and the benefit of an academic-oriented model.
Baptist Health is proud to be the regions most preferred healthcare provider, one of only seven unique health systems in the United States chosen to replicate MD Anderson Cancer Center’s multidisciplinary and proven model of care, and the Southeast patient care hub for MD Anderson Cancer Network®, a program of MD Anderson.
Baptist MD Anderson has opened a brand-new, 330,000 square foot patient-centered, state-of-the-art facility dedicated solely to the full spectrum of oncology care.
Responsibilites
- The APP will be an integral part of the Section of Head and Neck Surgery and help manage and facilitate care for patients throughout the entire spectrum of care: outpatient clinic, inpatient floor and operative rooms, and on-call (shared with others on the service).
- Importantly, the APP will have significant autonomy in managing patients and performing procedures both in the outpatient clinic setting and also in the ORs.
- Inpatient: The APP is responsible for: independent rounding on patients in the acute post operative phase who are admitted to the hospital, post operative wound care and pain management, timely collaboration with consulting physicians, coordinating discharge from the hospital, and evaluation of new consults.
- OR: As surgical first-assist, the APP will assist in open head & neck, endoscopic, microvascular reconstruction, and robotic surgical cases and post-operative management.
- Outpatient: With sufficient growth and experience, the APP will have their own independent clinic with autonomy. The APP will evaluate new and existing patients in the pre and post operative phase, in collaboration with staff physicians, as well as multidisciplinary team, complete outpatient documentation in a timely fashion, perform clinic procedures as applicable. Procedures include wound care, skin closures, and laryngoscopy.
- Hours: Monday – Friday + On-Call
- On-Call: Shared night and weekend call: home call for head and neck service during the week, and weekend call with inpatient rounding as well as OR coverage for stat or emergency cases.
Education Required
MS
Experience
- Clinical Experience
License and Certification
- Licensed Physician Assistant (PA) - Board of Medicine
- Driver's License - DMV
- Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) - NCCPA
- Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner - State Nursing Boards
- Registered Nurse Certified (RNC) - NCC
Location
Downtown - BMDA Building
1301 Palm Ave
Jacksonville, , 32207
Why Baptist Health?
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Reputation
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Belonging
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