Nocturnal Advanced Practice Provider, Emergency Medicine Critical Decision Unit

About the role

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a leading institution focused on cancer care, research, education, and prevention. The Emergency Medicine Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) provides focused observation, evaluation, and treatment for patients requiring short-term acute care management and close clinical monitoring. The Advanced Practice Provider works collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary teams to deliver timely, high-quality care and support optimal patient outcomes. UT MD Anderson seeks an Advanced Practice Provider to join the Emergency Medicine Clinical Decision Unit night team. The Advanced Practice Provider plays an integral role in patient assessment, treatment planning, symptom management, care coordination, and procedural support within a fast-paced acute care environment. The Advanced Practice Provider is expected to provide compassionate, patient-centered care while maintaining the highest standards of clinical excellence and safety.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive medical history, physical examinations, and psychosocial assessments.
• Assess patient health status based on diagnosis, treatment plan, age, development, and identified needs.
• Communicate clinical findings and care plans to patients, families, and physicians.
• Report findings and diagnostic test results to attending physicians.
• Monitor laboratory, clinical, radiographic, and procedural data for assigned patients.
• Review history, assessment findings, laboratory results, imaging studies, and treatment plans with attending physicians.
• Document assessments, findings, and recommendations accurately in the medical record.
• Prevent, minimize, and manage symptoms, toxicities, and treatment-related complications in collaboration with physicians.
• Evaluate patient response to care and modify treatment plans as appropriate under physician supervision.
• Provide psychological support and education to patients and families.
• Deliver care throughout diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, palliative care, and terminal care phases.
• Coordinate services and facilitate access to available institutional resources.
• Facilitate communication between patients, families, and interdisciplinary care teams.
• Schedule consultations, diagnostic tests, procedures, and follow-up appointments.
• Collaborate with medical, nursing, and allied health professionals regarding patient care plans.
• Provide clinical consultation to colleagues and allied personnel.
• Recommend therapeutic interventions to relieve patient symptoms.
• Complete physician-directed training for approved medical procedures.
• Demonstrate competency in procedures under direct physician supervision.
• Obtain blood specimens through arterial, venous, and central line access.
• Manage venous catheters and heparin locks as indicated.
• Administer medications through approved routes including intravenous, intraventricular, intrapleural, and intraperitoneal access.
• Perform lumbar punctures under physician supervision.
• Perform thoracentesis under physician supervision.
• Perform bone marrow biopsies and multiple bone marrow aspirations under physician supervision.
• Perform paracentesis and other approved medical procedures under physician supervision.
• Maintain effective verbal