UT Southwestern has an exciting opportunity for an ENT Oncology Nurse Practitioner!
As the ENT Oncology Nurse Practitioner at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, you will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team of medical specialists who focus on the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancers. In this role, you will serve as a facilitator, liaison and clinician for patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancers. You will coordinate and follow patients through their inpatient and outpatient experience. As our ENT Oncology NP, you will also coordinate treatment plans and supportive care needs with the various cancer services involved in ENT cancer patient care.Here, you will be part of our esteemed staff at our Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of the premier centers in the nation for the study and treatment of cancer. Our commitment to furthering the science of cancer research has enabled us to achieve dramatic results in UT Southwestern laboratories and healthcare facilities.If you want to collaborate with a team that practices multidisciplinary thinking across a broad range of medical disciplines, you´ll feel at home at UT Southwestern. As one of the world´s leading teaching facilities, we embrace innovation, share ideas and advance the world of medicine with new approaches. As advanced practice nurses, we are encouraged to use our minds in extraordinary ways to help bring our patients the latest advances in medicine.Job Requirements:Requires a Master´s degree in nursing or related field, completion of an accredited Advanced Practice Education program, at least 3 years general nursing experience, current TX RN license and BLS certification.Company Overview:The Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center offers a broad-based collection of cancer programs, each providing a wide range of patient-care services. The program receives significant support from the most prestigious cancer research institutions in the nation: the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, the National Institutes of Health, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.We draw upon strong representation from physicians and researchers in medical, radiation and surgical oncology, and our specialists are respected by their peers as authorities in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer.Join us at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Here you´ll find that we:Offer competitive wages and State of Texas benefits that begin the first day of employmentAre ranked in more specialties than any other hospital in North Texas on U.S. News & World Report´s America´s Best Hospitals 2009-10 listAre recognized among the top academic medical centers in the worldEmploy world-class medical and scientific faculty, including four Nobel laureates, 19 faculty members of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine (IOM) and 14 members of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesProvide a supportive, culturally diverse environment