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Florida Cancer Specialists•Venice, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Assists physician in the care and teaching of patients. Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) has built a national reputation for excellence. At nearly 100 locations throughout Florida, our team members share a commitment to ensuring that patients have access to world-class cancer care, close to home, with the support they need at every step of their cancer journey.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, master’s degree in nursing or post-masters nurse practitioner certificate program
0 - 3 Years Licensed as Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Current license/registration to practice in the state of Florida, prescriptive privileges or eligible to apply
Certification from American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the Oncology Nurses Certification Corporation (ONCC).
BLS certified
Leadership skills necessary to direct others toward objectives that contribute to the successful treatment of patients.
Analytical skills necessary to evaluate patients’ status, health care procedure / techniques and to monitor quality of patient care.
Fiscal skills to monitor and control costs and revenue.
Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion while performing duties is essential.
Analysis & Critical Thinking
Strong interpersonal skills to include effective verbal and written communication
Solid time management with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks
Ability to collaborate across various levels of management, departments and teams
Comfortable negotiating problems and exploring solutions with physician population

Responsibilities

Assess the physical and psychosocial status of patients by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and diagnostic studies.
Write prescriptions for: medication, blood products based upon laboratory results, routine diagnostic and follow-up studies, therapeutic measures, and care post-discharge in accordance with written practice protocols.
Based on findings, determine eligibility of patients for entry into clinical trials.
Interpret and evaluates findings of studies / tests.
Relay appropriate information regarding patient care to the collaborating physician.
Administer therapeutic measures / obtains specimens as prescribed.
Dictate follow-up letters to referring physicians with summaries of treatment, response and plan.
Dictate or writes patient history, admissions, progress notes, and discharge notes in a timely manner.
Assist in the management of family dynamics and coping mechanisms during acute and chronic phases of patients’ care.
Conduct or participate in daily multi-disciplinary rounds for assigned patients to ensure patients are receiving appropriate and quality care.
Provide on-call coverage and performs hospital rounds as needed.
Triage patients to determine urgency of physician evaluation.
Document and reports care in an accurate, timely manner using appropriate forms and records.
Demonstrate a willingness to learn and to remain flexible in the changing health care environment.
Assist staff in times of crisis or emergency.
Meet with the public outside the institution and efficiently market and promote cancer treatment.
Determine work priorities, assign work and insure proper completion of work assignments.
Comply with all federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to patient privacy, patient’s rights, personnel law, safety, labor, and employment law. Adheres to FCS and departmental policies and procedures, including IT policies and procedures and Disaster Recovery Plan.
Keep work area and records in a neat and orderly manner.
Maintain all company equipment in a safe and working manner.
Maintain and ensure the confidentiality of all patient and employee information at all times as required by the HIPAA regulations.
Assist in training new employees to related job duties.
Will be expected to work at any FCS location to help meet FCS business needs as directed by collaborating physician.
Will be expected to work overtime when given sufficient notice of required overtime.