Advanced Practice Provider (APRN/PA) - Radiation Oncology Thoracic

EDUCATION: 

Required:    

Physician Assistant:
Degree requirements as defined by the National Commission on 
Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required for clinical 
certification for physician assistants. 

Graduate of a Physician Education Assistant training program approved by the Council of Medical Education of the American Medical Association. 

Advance Practice Registered Nurse:
Certification in advance practice by appropriate certifying body such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or National Certification Corporation (NCC). 

Master’s Degree in Nursing. MSN may be waived for applicants who obtained recognition as an Advance Practice Nurse from the State of Texas Board of Nursing (BON) prior to January 1, 2003.  

Graduate education and related BNE authorization must be consistent with clinical practice area and/or patient population.

LICENSURE:

Required:

Physician Assistant:
Current certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. 

Current Physician Assistant license from the Texas Medical Board.

Eligible to be granted limited prescriptive authority by the State of Texas
    
Advance Practice Registered Nurse:
Current license and certification as defined by the ANCC, AANP or NCC for the Advance Practice Nurse. 

Written authorization from the State of Texas Board of Nursing (BON) to function as an Advance Practice Registered Nurse. 

May be required to have authorization for limited prescriptive authority by the State of Texas BON.

CERTIFICATION:

Current AHA BLS certification.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) if mandated by clinical service.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) if mandated by clinical service.

EXPERIENCE: 

Required:    A minimum of one year clinical experience as an APP in an inpatient setting or a minimum of two years clinical experience in an outpatient setting. 

Preferred:    One year experience as a clinical APP in medical oncology or related field.  

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