Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Breast Surgery - Edmond

INTEGRIS Health•Edmond, OK

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

INTEGRIS Health Breast Surgery is located in Edmond on the campus of INTEGRIS Health Edmond. Our surgeons are board certified, fellowship trained, and dedicated to providing state-of-the-art medical care for breast cancer and breast surgery. Our practice specializes in diagnosing breast disease and creating personalized treatment plans, including breast conserving surgeries, risk-reducing mastectomies, and diagnostic breast surgery. The team works collaboratively with medical oncologists, genetics counselors, breast radiation oncologists, pathologists, rehabilitation therapists, plastic surgeons, case managers, and social workers. This position provides comprehensive clinical care, medical consultation, genetic counseling, and ongoing follow-up for patients within the breast surgery specialty clinic practice, or assists and rounds in the hospital(s). The APP supports timely evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning, patient education, and continuity of care across the breast care continuum in collaboration with the breast surgeon and the multidisciplinary care team. The Nurse Practitioner provides medical consultation, routine patient care, and follow-up as directed. This position requires population-specific competencies and adherence to National Patient Safety Goals.

Requirements

Master's degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
Current Oklahoma Nurse Practitioner license.
Current BLS Certification.
Must be able to communicate effectively in English.

Nice To Haves

Acute Care certified preferred
Experience working with oncologists, high-risk genetics, oncology education, rehabilitation, surgical interventions and/or assisting in the OR is preferred.

Responsibilities

Initiates and completes a detailed patient assessment.
Initiates the order of laboratory tests, radiological examinations and other routine diagnostic procedures.
Diagnoses the actual or potential health problem or need, based upon an analysis of the data collected, and plans therapeutic intervention.
Orders and initiates appropriate medication, treatment, and consultation based upon an analysis of the data collected.
Orders or performs routine procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing (not involving tendons, arteries or nerves) wound care, venous and arterial blood draws, and managing simple conditions produced by infection, trauma or other disease processes.
Educates the patient regarding prescribed treatment and medication(s).