Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Interventional Pulmonology | Baptist MD Anderson Ca

Overview

Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, located in beautiful Northeast Florida, is actively seeking a skilled and compassionate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Interventional Pulmonology team to join our dynamic.

Baptist MD Anderson is a premier cancer center that combines the strengths of the region's most preferred healthcare provider,
Baptist Health

MD Anderson Cancer Center academic-caliber oncology care patient-centered, community-based setting
330,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility
, with the renowned cancer care expertise of. As one of only seven health systems in the country selected to replicate MD Anderson's proven model of care, we offer providers the best of both worlds: within a. In support of our mission, we recently opened a dedicated solely to oncology care--designed to enhance the patient experience and foster interdisciplinary collaboration.

The Advanced Practice Provider in the interventional pulmonology department plays a central role in the comprehensive evaluation and longitudinal management of patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic pulmonary procedures. This role includes work-up and risk stratification of patients requiring bronchoscopy and other interventional diagnostics, lung cancer screening and surveillance, smoking cessation counseling, and inpatient consultation. The APP provides pre- and post-procedural care, ensures continuity across inpatient and outpatient settings, and collaborates closely with interventional pulmonologists and the multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.

• Outpatient Care
  • Manage patients independently in clinic, including pre procedural, cancer surveillance, and urgent issues.
  • Perform outpatient procedures such as ultrasound-guided thoracentesis
    chest tube removal and.
  • Collaborate with RNs to triage post-procedural concerns and patient messages.
  • Complete clinic notes, orders, and referrals in a timely manner.
  • Participate in weekly tumor boards and work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Inpatient Responsibilities
  • Evaluate and present new interventional pulmonology consults in coordination with the supervising physician.
• Procedural
  • Perform clinic and inpatient bedside thoracentesis, chest tube placements and removals
    .
  • Complete preprocedural H&Ps, notes and orders as required.
  • Support interventional pulmonology procedures as needed.
• Hours
  • Monday
    - Friday
• Call
  • Some rotating night and weekend call responsibilities, including weekend rounding on the consultative service for interventional pulmonology, as well as home call coverage for the interventional pulmonology service.

Education Required

Master s Degree

Education Preferred

Master s Degree

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Master s Degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program
• 1-2 years of experience as an advanced practice provider, intensive care or emergency medicine preferred
• Strong clinical judgment, communication skills, and the ability to function autonomously in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment

• Current Florida licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant (PA)

• National certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Baptist MD Anderson Ctr
1301 Palm Ave
Jacksonville, FL, 32207