Advanced Practice Provider PRN - BMT
About The Position
The Advanced Practice Provider (APP), either a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, provides care for patients in the Stem Cell Transplant (BMT) setting. The APP practices within the applicable scope of practice, state requirements, and professional standards, and may practice autonomously or in consultation with a collaborating or supervising physician and other healthcare professionals. The role includes assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing patients’ health problems and needs. The APP obtains patient histories and performs physical examinations to determine working differential diagnoses and develop individualized plans of care. Services may include ordering, performing, supervising, and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests; prescribing medications and non-pharmacologic therapies; providing appropriate therapeutic measures; and educating and counseling patients, families, and groups. For uncommon or unstable conditions, the APP develops diagnoses in consultation with a collaborating or supervising physician and refers to a specialist or participates in shared management and treatment. The APP manages acute and chronic illnesses while emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention, and may serve as a healthcare researcher, professional educator, interdisciplinary consultant, and patient advocate. Prescribing must follow current APP prescribing guidelines and applicable state and federal laws, with prescribed medications and authorized refills documented in the patient’s chart. The APP is expected to maintain current medical knowledge through required continuing education and to be accountable for healthcare outcomes, including participation in national certification, periodic peer review, and clinical outcome processes.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant studies.
- BLS certification.
- New Jersey APN/RN license and Acute Care certification, or Physician Assistant licensure/certification, as applicable.
- Practice within the applicable scope of practice, professional standards, and state and federal requirements.
Responsibilities
- Obtain patient histories and perform physical examinations to determine working differential diagnoses and develop individualized plans of care.
- Assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients’ health problems and needs, autonomously and/or in consultation with collaborating or supervising physicians and other healthcare professionals.
- Order, perform, supervise, and interpret diagnostic and laboratory tests.
- Prescribe pharmacologic agents and non-pharmacologic therapies in accordance with applicable guidelines and state and federal law.
- Provide appropriate therapeutic measures, patient and family teaching, education, and counseling.
- Consult with a collaborating or supervising physician regarding uncommon or unstable conditions, and refer to specialists or participate in shared management and treatment as appropriate.
- Manage acute and chronic illnesses while emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention.
- Serve as a healthcare researcher, professional educator, interdisciplinary consultant, and patient advocate.
- Document prescribed medications and authorized refills in the patient’s chart.
- Complete required continuing education and participate in national certification, periodic peer review, and clinical outcome processes.
