Advanced Practice Provider (APRN or PA) - Neurosurgery Outpatient

Neurosurgery Advanced Practice Provider

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a world-renowned institution focused on cancer care, research, education, and prevention. Within UT MD Anderson, the Neurosurgery department provides coordinated, comprehensive, and optimal care while advancing the elimination of brain, spine, and skull base tumors through expert clinical care, pioneering research, education, and outreach.

The Neurosurgery Advanced Practice Provider plays a vital role in delivering high-quality care across the neurosurgical continuum. The Neurosurgery Advanced Practice Provider supports complex inpatient and outpatient populations through clinical management, care coordination, and patient education. The Neurosurgery Advanced Practice Provider also contributes to research, quality improvement, and multidisciplinary care initiatives that enhance patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have at least one year of advanced practice experience with a background in neurology, neurosurgery, and/or neuro-oncology. Preference is given to candidates with neurosurgery or neuro-oncology experience and appropriate advanced practice licensure and certification for clinical practice.

Salary Range: Minimum $117,500.00 - Midpoint $146,500.00 - Maximum $176,500.00

Work Schedule: MondayFriday, 8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m. There is an opportunity, after a 3-month orientation, to have administrative time that can be done remotely. No weekends

Why Us? UT MD Anderson offers the opportunity to contribute to a nationally recognized neurosurgical oncology program dedicated to improving outcomes for patients with complex brain, spine, and skull base conditions. This role combines advanced clinical practice, procedural experience, research participation, and multidisciplinary collaboration while supporting professional growth and work-life balance through a hybrid work environment. Employer-paid medical coverage starting day one for employees working 30+ hours/week, plus optional group dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance. Accruals for PTO and Extended Illness Bank, plus paid holidays, wellness, childcare, and other leave options. Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service and access to extensive wellness, fitness, and employee resource groups. Defined-benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System, voluntary retirement plans, and employer-paid life and reduced salary protection programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Patient Care: The Neurosurgery APP impacts quality of patient care and patient outcomes throughout the care continuum and are responsible for the clinical management and coordination of care for complex Neurosurgery outpatients. The APP is responsible for conducting comprehensive history and physicals, developing plans of care, writing orders, coordination and scheduling of surgical procedures, securing consents, prescribing medications, patient education, and requesting consultations from multidisciplinary team members to meet patients' multiple needs and requests. The APP is responsible for the timely and efficient detection, documentation, and management of significant changes in the Neurosurgical patient's condition and can meet and verbalize the needs of patients in their demands and experiences of an illness.
• Procedures: The APP assists neurosurgeons with procedures such as Gamma Knife stereotactic head frame placement and suture removal. The APP evaluates and reprograms ventriculoperitoneal and lumboperitoneal shunts.
• APP Managed Clinics and Programs: The Neurosurgery APP manages clinics such as ventriculoperitoneal shunt check clinic and Neurosurgery survivorship clinics. The APP assesses tumor survivors for late and long-term effects of treatment to include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal treatments, immunotherapy, and new targeted therapies. The APP participates in health screening, counseling, promotion, and provides referrals to programs for smoking cessation, weight management, physical activity, sexual rehabilitation, and other lifestyle habits. The APP works closely with the Brain and Spine New Patient Access team, faculty, and interdisciplinary team to provide high level comprehensive patient triage to facilitate medical acceptance and entry of new patients and consultations into Neurosurgery clinics, and to develop, coordinate, and maintain patient care plans. The Neurosurgery APP performs post-operative telephone evaluations within 72 hours of the patient's discharge from the hospital facilitating early detection and timely management of changes in the patient's condition, reinforcing post-operative education, and coordinating multidisciplinary post-operative follow up appointments. Documents patient information per policy.
• Other duties as assigned: The Neurosurgery APP participates in the consenting of Neurosurgery protocol patients, develops standard operating procedures relevant to their practice, and actively participates in institutional initiatives that supports research and quality improvement goals.
• Participates in professional activities (research, presentations, publications, etc.) and performs other duties, as required.

Education

• Required: Master's Degree Nursing. or Doctorate Nursing Practice.
• Degree may be waived for applicants who obtained recognition as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse from the Texas State Board of Nursing prior to 1/1/2003.
• Graduate education and related Texas Board of Nursing authorization must be consistent with clinical practice area and patient population.
• Required: Degree requirements as defined by the Texas State Board Physician Assistant Examiners (TSBPAE) or Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners (TSBNE), as required for clinical licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant.

Work Experience

• Required: None
• Preferred: One year of oncology experience and at least one year of neurology, neurosurgery, or neuro-oncology experience.

Licenses and Certifications

• Required: Written authorization from the Texas Board of Nursing to function as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Upon Hire
• Required: APRN - Adv Practice Registered Nurse Upon Hire or ACNP - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Upon Hire or ACNPC - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - AACCNCC Upon Hire or ACAGNP - Acute Care Adult/Geron NP Upon Hire or AGACNP - Adult-Gerontology AcuteCare NP Upon Hire or ACNPC-AG - Cert AD GEY Acute Care NP Upon Hire or AGPCNP -Adult-Gero Primary Care NP Upon Hire or AGNP -Adult/Gerontology NP Upon Hire or ACPNP -Acute Care Pediatric Nurs Prac Upon Hire or ANP - Adult Nurse Practitioner Upon Hire or FNP - Family Nurse Practitioner Upon Hire or GNP - Gerontological Nurse Prac Upon Hire or PNP - Pediatric Nurse Practit Upon Hire or PMHNP - Psych/Mental Health NP Upon Hire or WHNP - Womans Health Nurse Pract. Upon Hire or APNPAdv Pract Nurse/Prescriptive Upon Hire or Related authorization must be consistent with clinical practice area and patient population. Upon Hire
• Required: BLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire and PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support If working in the following departments: Pediatric - Patient Care (113100). Upon Hire
• Preferred: BLS - Basic Life Support American Heart Association Basic Life Support. Upon Hire
• Preferred: ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification as required by patient care area. Upon Hire
• Preferred: PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification as required by patient care area. Upon Hire
• Required: MAY BE REQUIRED: Authorization for limited prescriptive authority by the Texas Board of Nursing. Upon Hire
• Required: Clinical Privileges Must obtain and maintain relevant clinical privileges. Continued employment in this position at MD Anderson is contingent upon maintaining these privileges.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition. This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment. It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.