Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Surgical Oncology - Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center

About Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center

Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center is a destination for highly coordinated cancer care, from screening to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship.

Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years.

We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals.

Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

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.

Position Overview

We are seeking an Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support the Section of Surgical Oncology. The ideal candidate will have experience or a strong interest in oncology and surgical specialties.

Responsibilities Include

Patient population: Providing care for patients with malignant and complex conditions of the gastrointestinal tract (including liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and stomach), skin, and soft tissues (including melanoma and sarcoma)

Inpatient Care

• First-assistant in the OR (robot, laparoscopic, open cases).
• Rounding on patients in the acute post-operative phase who are admitted to the hospital for surgical oncology and colorectal surgery
• Post-operative wound care and pain management
• Timely collaboration with consulting physicians
• Coordinating discharges from the hospital
• Evaluation of new consults.
• Outpatient Care: evaluates new and existing patients in collaboration with staff physicians, as well as a multidisciplinary team, completes outpatient documentation in a timely fashion, and performs clinic procedures as applicable.
• Hours: Monday – Friday

Shared night and weekend call: home call for service during the week, and weekend call with inpatient rounding and OR coverage for emergency cases.

Primary Location

Downtown - BMDA Building