Oncology Advanced Practice Provider - General Oncology - Woodlands

SUMMARY: 

​​The primary purpose of the Advanced Practice Provider position is to provide direct diagnostic and therapeutic patient care in the ambulatory care setting in the Houston Area Locations. impacts quality of patient care and patient outcomes throughout the care continuum. Perform complex tasks on a routine basis which would otherwise be performed by a physician. Provides quality direct and/or indirect patient care clinically, administratively, and/or academically. 

The ideal candidate will have a minimum two years of experience in general oncology. 

KEY FUNCTIONS 

​​Perform clinical patient care duties​:

Conduct preliminary assessments of physician’s new and follow-up clinic patients. 
Document clinic progress notes on physician’s follow-up patients, primary medical evaluations on new patients, and consultation notes on new consults.
Write outpatient orders, including those for chemotherapy, IV fluids, transfusions, growth factors, etc. 
Assist with physician’s clinic-related paperwork.  
Assist with physician’s miscellaneous clinic activities.  
Screen patients’ telephone calls and refer to physician when appropriate.
Evaluate physician’s clinic and Emergency Center “drop-in” patients. 
Assume responsibility for physician’s clinic patients, even if staffed by another attending in physician’s absence. 
Attend department meetings pertinent to patient care. 
Work with another physician in physician’s absence, if directed by physician.
Perform other patient care related activities and various administrative duties pertaining to patient care and/or clinic operations as assigned by the Medical Director of clinic,  the attending physician, or the APP Manager/Supervisor. 
Manage patients in the ambulatory treatment center. ​

​​Perform a variety of research related duties during non-clinic hours, as directed by physician​:  ​

Screen patients for eligibility for clinical trials.
Obtain charts and x rays as needed for analysis of clinical trials. 
Help prepare chemotherapy orders for clinical trials.  
Perform other patient care related activities and various administrative duties pertaining to clinical trials as assigned by the Medical Director of the clinic, the attending physician, or the APP Supervisor. 

​​Assess patients for protocol eligibility, which includes teaching:​   ​                          

Evaluate patients and perform physical examinations. 
Write information and clinic notes to and for the physician. 
Review patients’ charts and verbally present patient history and physical examination to attending physician.
Assist research nurses in identifying patients who may benefit by protocol registration. 
Explain protocol treatment options and plans to patients.  
Perform other patient care related activities and various administrative duties pertaining to patient care and/or clinic operations as assigned by the Medical Director of the clinic,  the attending physician, or the APP Manager.​

​​Maintain records:​   ​

File, sort, distribute, and copy all pertinent paperwork. 
Be able to handle material of a technical and/or confidential nature. 
Prepare reports and work out details of presentations. 
Dictate letters to referring physicians.  
Collect patient charts from Medical Records. 
Perform other patient care related activities and various administrative duties pertaining to patient care and/or clinic operations as assigned by the Medical Director of clinic,  the attending physician, or the APP Supervisor. 

​​Coordinate the services from different departments within the institution to complete potential projects​:  

Take the initiative in making decisions and taking action which will further the department’s goals.   
Be able to assimilate pertinent information in order to compose written correspondence. 
Display the ability to organize and disseminate information in a clearly understood manner. 
Perform other patient care related activities and various administrative duties pertaining to patient care and/or clinic operations as assigned by the Medical Director of the clinic,  the attending physician, or the APP Manager. 

​​Coordination of tumor board conferences​:   ​

Compiles case study data discussed at tumor board meetings.  
Reviews patient charts to determine if appropriate consults/imaging orders were placed per Multidisciplinary Conference (MDC) recommendations after each meeting . 
Ensures accurate, detailed documentation in the “EPIC’s problem list” of MDC discussion and confirms that the recommendations are submitted within 48 hours after the conference meeting.  
Communicates directly with the fellows via email (for record documentation purposes) for any missing information, or with referral orders not done or done incorrectly.  
Provides coverage for all the tumor boards, when MDC manager is not available.​