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Job Title: Surgical Oncology (Instructor - Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner)
Division: Surgery
Work Arrangement:
Location: Houston, TX
Salary Range:
FLSA Status: Exempt
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Summary
The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery is seeking a Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner who will provide care to Colorectal Surgical Oncology patients under the direction of a physician. This position will assist the supervising physician with evaluating and assessing patients to determine treatment plans. They will see post-operative patients.
Job Duties
- Obtains detailed history and performs physical examinations for peri-operative care of surgical oncology patients.
- Perform or order x-rays, electrocardiograms, laboratory tests, and other diagnostic procedures, and interprets results.
- Formulate an assessment and plan; order and interpret appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic tests in coordinator with faculty supervising physician.
- Round on inpatients nearing discharge, develop care plans, and provide detailed counseling on home care and clinic follow-up.
- Perform patient discharges and attend multi-disciplinary rounds to inform all teams of patient plans.
- Evaluate and treat postoperative and/or established patients independently as delegated in the clinic.
- Instruct patients on prescribed therapeutic regimens, home care and health maintenance.
- Administer such therapeutic procedures as injections, immunizations, suturing, and wound care.
- Perform bedside wound care procedures such as suture removal, staple removal, drain removal, and dressing changes.
- Perform pre-operative tasks such as reviewing pending labs and imaging results, and screening upcoming clinics, as well as post-operative phone calls.
Minimum Qualifications
Physician Assistant:
- Master''s degree in Physician Assistant Studies.
- Current license as a Physician Assistant by the State of Texas Physician Assistant Board.
- The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistance (NCCPA) board certification.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Experience Required: None Required.
Nurse Practitioner:
- Master''s degree in Nursing.
- Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the State of Texas Board of Nursing.
- Current Texas Licensure as an Advance Practice Nurse (APRN-NP).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Experience Required: None Required.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Requisition ID: 25980
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