Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Thoracic Surgery - Baptist MD Anderson Cancer

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant
Division of Surgery – Section of Thoracic Surgery
Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center | Jacksonville, Florida

Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, located in beautiful Northeast Florida, is actively seeking a
skilled and compassionate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
to join our dynamic
Thoracic Surgery team
within the Division of Surgery.

Baptist MD Anderson is a premier cancer center that combines the strengths of the region’s most preferred healthcare provider,
Baptist Health
, with the renowned cancer care expertise of
MD Anderson Cancer Center
. 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:
academic-caliber oncology care
within a
patient-centered, community-based setting
.

In support of our mission, we recently opened a
330,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility
dedicated solely to oncology care—designed to enhance the patient experience and foster interdisciplinary collaboration.

The
Advanced Practice Provider (APP)will play a vital role in the care of thoracic surgery patients across all phases—
outpatient clinic, operating room, inpatient care, and post-operative follow-up
, including long-term surveillance for cancer patients.

• Outpatient Care
  :
• Manage patients independently in clinic, including post-operative visits, cancer surveillance, and urgent issues.
• Perform outpatient procedures such
  ultrasound-guided thoracentesis
  and
  chest tube removal
  .
• Collaborate with RNs to triage postoperative 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
  :
• Round independently on post-operative patients, managing chest tubes, drains, wounds, pain control, labs, imaging, and discharges.
• Evaluate and present new thoracic surgery consults in coordination with the supervising physician.
• Procedural/ Operating Room
  :
• First-assist
  in open, minimally invasive, and robotic thoracic surgical procedures.
• Complete perioperative notes and orders as required.
• Support interventional pulmonology procedures
• Hours:Monday
  - Friday
• Call
  :
• Rotating
  night and weekend call
• Home call coverage for
  thoracic surgery
• Weekend inpatient rounding and emergency OR coverage as needed.

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program
• Current Florida licensure as an
  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)or
  Physician Assistant (PA)
• National certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• 1-2 years of experience as a first assist or RNFA preferred, robot experienced preferred
• Strong clinical judgment, communication skills, and the ability to function autonomously in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment

MS

• Clinical Experience

• 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

Downtown - BMDA Building
1301 Palm Ave
Jacksonville , Florida , 32207