Advanced Practice Provider - Float

Clearview Cancer Institute•Huntsville, AL

18h

About The Position

Clearview Cancer Institute is north Alabama's leading cancer treatment facility, providing cancer and blood-disorder treatment and compassionate care for over 30 years. The Advanced Practice Provider provides general medical care and treatment to patients in an outpatient oncology/hematology clinic under the direction of a physician, as permitted by state and federal laws.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Nursing or a Master’s Degree from an accredited graduate program for Physician Assistants.
Excellent bedside manner.
Ability to work well with different personality types.
Clinical skills.
Physiological knowledge.

Nice To Haves

Oncology experience.

Responsibilities

Analyze and interpret patients’ histories, symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
Diagnose or treat acute health care problems, including illnesses, infections, and injuries.
Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions, considering safety, cost, invasiveness, and simplicity.
Prescribe medications as legally authorized, based on efficacy, safety, and cost.
Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to individual circumstances.
Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies based on patient characteristics such as age and gender.
Order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests, including complete blood counts, electrocardiograms, and radiographs.
Maintain complete and detailed records of patients’ health care plans and prognoses.
Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with food supplements, over-the-counter medications, or herbal remedies.
Provide patients with information to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
Consult with or refer patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise.
Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.
Schedule follow-up visits to monitor patients or evaluate health or illness care.
Maintain current knowledge of state legal regulations for nurse practitioner practice, including reimbursement of services.
Advocate for accessible health care that minimizes environmental health risks.
Maintain knowledge of regulatory processes and payer systems, including Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private sources.
Be at work regularly and on time.
Perform other duties as assigned.