APP Medical Oncology / Hematology PA-C or NP - Kalamazoo, MI

Bronson Healthcare•Kalamazoo, MI

16d•Onsite

About The Position

Bronson Healthcare in Kalamazoo, MI is seeking an experienced oncology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its high-performing cancer team at the Bronson Cancer Center – Kalamazoo in Kalamazoo, MI. Position Highlights: Will practice in Kalamazoo five days per week at Bronson’s brand new facility that opened in January 2021 and Bronson Methodist Hospital Will join a practice consisting of 7 medical oncology & hematology physicians, 6 advanced practice providers, and multiple other clinical staff providing nurse navigation, survivorship, social work, nutritional support, and palliative care This is a hospital-employed inpatient and outpatient position working M-F, 8 am to 5 pm APP will see patients in the outpatient setting and participate in inpatient work on a rotational basis with other APP to include rounding and admissions No call required currently Ideal Candidate will have Medical Oncology and Hematology experience Potential opportunity for an APP leadership role

Requirements

Successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Program
Current unrestricted or pending Licensure in the state of Michigan
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Commitment to providing compassionate and quality patient-centered care
Successful completion of a Physician Assistant program
Licensure as Physician Assistant and state DEA license to prescribe medications
Current prescriptive authority and collaborative agreement with oversight physician(s) should also be in place
Must maintain all requirements for medical staff privileges
Ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job
Regularly communicates clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing (Utilizing SBAR technique)
Communicates with internal customers such as, physicians, multi-disciplinary team, finance, management and external customers such as, patients, third party payers, community agencies on a daily basis and often simultaneously
Work which produces high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g., interactive and repetitive or small detailed work requiring alertness and concentration for sustained periods of time, the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT between 40 and 70 percent of the time.
The job produces some physical demands. Typical of jobs that include regular walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, and some lifting of light weight objects.
Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

Nice To Haves

Ideal Candidate will have Medical Oncology and Hematology experience
Potential opportunity for an APP leadership role

Responsibilities

Performs comprehensive and problem focused histories and physical examinations, interprets laboratory and radiologic tests.
Interprets and correlates subjective and objective patient data, formulating a diagnosis.
Under the direction of the physician, reviews patient findings and develops a treatment plan within the scope of practice.
Performs above activities in the outpatient and inpatient settings.
Coordinates care with the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate implementation of patients’ progress towards outcomes, which includes discharge or transfer of care.
Acts as a clinical resource for the multi-disciplinary team.
Assertive coordination among the multi-disciplinary team
Identifying common patient complications and utilizes appropriate preventative measures.
Assisting in the development and integration of quality measures/evidence into clinical practice.
Performs an initial comprehensive assessment of the patient to determine if the patient requires a higher intensity of service and requires transfer to a hospital setting.
Applying knowledge of regulatory and third party payor criteria.
Utilization Management
Facilitating timely discharges/transfers to the appropriate level of care.
Evaluate and appropriately manage patients.
Evaluate lab, EKG, imaging studies
Complete appropriate documentation necessary to support:
Billing
Medical care
Orders
Progress Notes
Be available for any nursing questions or to evaluated status changes for patients