NURSE PRACTITIONER / PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (UT Health RGV Cancer and Surgery Center)

Nurse Practitioner:

To provide comprehensive health care services to adult patients with cancer and hematologic conditions in a clinical setting under the supervision and direction of a medical oncologist. Works under moderate supervision of a physician to provide advanced practice nursing care and treatment within cancer care and/or board recognized specialization.

Physician Assistant:
To provide comprehensive health care services to adult patients with cancer and hematologic conditions in a clinical setting under the supervision and direction of a medical oncologist. Responsible for the performance of tasks of a standardized nature which are complex and require considerable experience of specialized training, but which do not constitute the practice of medicine.