Advanced Practice Provider; APRN or PA - Investigational Cancer Therapeutics

Job Overview

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse & Physician Assistant position at UT MD Anderson is responsible for performing complex clinical and research‑related tasks on a routine basis that would otherwise be performed by a physician. This role functions across outpatient and inpatient clinical environments and supports patient care delivered clinically, administratively, and academically within ICT. The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse & Physician Assistant provides clinical evaluation, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of patients enrolled on research protocols while supporting multidisciplinary care delivery.

UT MD Anderson is a leading institution focused on cancer care, research, education, and prevention. In alignment with this mission, the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse & Physician Assistant provides advanced patient care within the scope of education, training, and experience, as delegated by supervising physicians and in accordance with policies established by the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff and consistent with the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, Physician Assistant Examiners, and existing state laws.

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse & Physician Assistant performs increasingly independent and complex tasks of a routine and standardized nature and delivers advanced patient care based on prescribed diagnoses, treatment plans, age group, development, and identified medical needs.

The ideal candidate is a licensed advanced practice provider with the ability to practice independently, perform complex and standardized clinical tasks, manage patients across the continuum of care, support clinical research protocols, and communicate effectively with patients and multidisciplinary teams. Strong organizational, critical judgment, and documentation skills are required in a high‑acuity oncology environment.

Outpatient position with a Monday through Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Perform, dictate, and document complete history and physical examinations
• Evaluate and manage scheduled and unscheduled follow‑up clinic patients
• Perform advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including bone marrow aspirations and biopsies
• Coordinate multidisciplinary patient care within and outside UT MD Anderson
• Assist with referrals to other services for evaluation or management
• Provide continuity of care through clinic visits, telephone, or other communications
• Present patient problems and plans of care to supervising physicians
• Prescribe medications, order diagnostic tests, and delegate patient management tasks as directed
• Assist in inpatient admissions and daily follow‑up
• Complete medical verification, disability, insurance, and medical status forms as directed by faculty or physicians
• Participate in education of students and staff

• Assume responsibility for effective operation of research protocols in collaboration with the principal investigator, sponsor, and research nurse. Assess patients for protocol eligibility, coordinate, evaluate, and follow patient participation in clinical trials. Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team as necessary. Provide documentation in the patient's medical record or recruitment log per protocol and institutional requirements. Identify and develop methods of patient recruitment.
• Assist the primary investigator in collection and evaluation of data. Evaluate response to treatment, treatment toxicities, and adverse drug reactions and report appropriately to the principal investigator, the Institutional Review Board, and the study sponsor. Provide protocol summary reports as requested.
• Participate in protocol‑specific clinical tasks as needed. Identify and provide patient and family educational needs regarding treatment management, evaluation, and follow‑up in clinical trials through in‑person discussion, telephone communication, and/or written educational materials.
• Order protocol‑related tests, procedures, and consults and obtain pathology slides and blocks as needed.
• Provide professional and ancillary staff education concerning…