Outpatient

Stanford Health Care•Alto, GA

8d•$89 - $118

About The Position

If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered. Rotating - 12 Hour (United States of America) This is a Stanford Health Care job. The Center for Advanced Practice at Stanford Health Care is accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship. The APP Fellowship Program prepares postgraduates in the core domains of transition to practice, professionalism and specialty competencies. The 12-month program includes didactic and practice-based learning in various settings. The clinical transition to practice program is for newly graduated APPs with less than one year of advanced practice experience. More information can be found at https://careers.stanfordhealthcare.org/us/en/advanced-practice-provider-fellowship. The Stanford Health Care (SHC) APP Fellowship Program is accredited with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Applications will be accepted through February 15, 2026. Only apply to one position. In addition to this application there is other required information for your application to be considered complete. Our HR Recruiter will contact you to collect the information: • Two professional letters of recommendation. One academic letter of recommendation from a faculty member of your graduate program and one professional letter of recommendation from a clinical supervisor, preceptor or faculty member. • Unofficial transcript from APP graduate program • Curriculum vitae or resume • Essay answers to five prompts: 1. Please provide a statement of interest regarding the APP fellowship in cancer care at SHC and why you are choosing the specialty. 2. Describe a time when you felt you made a significant difference with a patient and/or family. 3. Provide an example of how you used evidence such as journal articles or local/agency data to change the way you practiced. 4. Describe a time when you had to manage several tasks. What were they? How did you manage them? 5. Where did you LAST learn about this position? This is a Stanford Health Care job. A Brief Overview The APP Fellow functions under this APP Fellow Job Description approved by the Interdisciplinary Practice Committee (IDPC). The APP Fellow provides routine care and management of the patient with acute and chronic complaints, in collaboration with the supervising physician, and through implementation of standardized procedures. Specific functions pertaining to the Service, Clinic or Department are established by the APP Fellow and his/her supervising physician(s), and approved by the appropriate medical and nursing administrators, the IDPC, the Credentials & Privileges Committee, the Stanford Hospital and Clinics (SHC) Medical Executive Committee and the SHC Board Credentials, Policies and Procedures Committee. Locations Stanford Health Care What you will do An APP Fellow may provide only those medical services which he/she is competent to perform, which are consistent with the APP Fellow ’s education, training and experience, and which are performed under the supervision of a physician who is responsible for the patients cared for by that APP Fellow. An APP Fellow shall consult with a physician regarding any task, procedure or diagnostic problem which the APP Fellow determines exceeds his/her level of competence or shall refer such cases to a collaborating physician. An APP Fellow will complete a performance/process improvement project or a research project suitable for publication and presentation. The APP Fellow will attend state, national, and/or local APP society meetings as appropriate. The APP Fellow will be required to attend local, regional, and/or national assigned educational events. The APP Fellow will complete all educational assignments by the due date. The APP Fellow will participate in periodic evaluation of progress such as, but not limited to, exams, simulations, tabletop exercises, reflection assignments, or other methods to evaluate teaching and learning. The APP Fellow will complete preceptor evaluations as assigned.

Requirements

Nurse Practitioner: Education: Master's or Doctorate Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university is, required.
License/Certification: BLS - Basic Life Support, required.
License/Certification: CA Registered Nurse (RN), required.
License/Certification: Certification as a Nurse Practitioner by a nationally recognized nursing organization (e.g., American Academy of Nurse Practitioners-AANP, American Nurses Credentialing Center-ANCC, or any successor organizations), required.
License/Certification: DEA - DEA Number from the US Drug Enforcement Administration, required.
License/Certification: CA NP - Nurse Practitioner, required.
License/Certification: NPF - NP Furnishing Number, required.
OR Physician Assistant: License/Certification: Current licensure as a Physician Assistant in the State of California is required.
License/Certification: BLS - Basic Life Support, required.
License/Certification: DEA - DEA Number from the US Drug Enforcement Administration, required.
License/Certification: Must be board certified from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) at the time of hire and maintain certification during employment at SHC.

Responsibilities

Evaluates and treats patients with acute, chronic complaints and health maintenance concerns related to specialty, (for NP’s) according to written standardized procedures.
Obtains complete histories and performs pertinent physical exams with assessment of normal and abnormal findings on new and return patients, For NP’s this is done according to written standardized procedures.
Performs or requests and evaluates diagnostic studies as indicated upon evaluation of the patient, for NP’s according to written standardized procedures.
Administers, orders, furnishes and prescribes medications, according to written standardized procedures for NP’s .
Orders and collects specimens for routine laboratory tests, screening procedures and therapeutic procedures, including blood and blood products.
Orders physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, radiology examinations and nursing services.
Performs designated procedures after demonstrated competency, according to written standardized procedures where applicable.
Obtains informed consent, as indicated.
Initiates arrangements for hospital admissions and discharges and completes appropriate paperwork.
As directed by the supervising physician, enrolls patients in investigational studies approved by the Investigational Review Board (IRB), and orders the necessary tests and medications.
After appropriate training, assists the supervising physician in the operating room.
Recognizes and considers age-specific needs of patients.
Effectively communicates and interacts with patients, families, staff and members of the community from diverse backgrounds.
Recognizes situations which require the immediate attention of a physician, and initiates life-saving procedures when necessary.
Facilitates the coordination of inpatient and outpatient care and services as needed.
Facilitates collaboration between providers and coordination of community resources.
Ensures compliance with legal, regulatory and clinical policies and procedures.
Provides and coordinates patient teaching and counseling.
Other duties as assigned.