ARNP/PA - Radiation Oncology
About The Position
Cancer Care Northwest is seeking an ARNP, Physician Assistant, or Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide care to oncology patients in collaboration with its physicians. The role includes practitioner, educator, care-management, consulting, research, and leadership responsibilities. The position supports and adheres to Cancer Care Northwest’s Code of Ethics and Business Standards. The practitioner assesses patients, develops and contributes to care plans, performs clinical and diagnostic procedures, manages disease processes and treatment side effects in collaboration with physicians, and provides education. The role also supports health maintenance, coordinates care across settings, and contributes clinical expertise throughout the cancer-care journey, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and survivorship. It participates in research implementation and evaluation and provides clinical-trial information to nursing staff.
Requirements
- For the Nurse Practitioner pathway: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited nursing school and successful completion of a Nurse Practitioner program.
- For the Nurse Practitioner pathway: RN state licensure and current registration with the State Board of Nursing in the practicing state, plus current state licensure as a Nurse Practitioner.
- For the Nurse Practitioner pathway: Current BLS/CPR certification.
- For the Physician Assistant pathway: Current state license as a Physician Assistant in the practicing state and current BLS/CPR certification.
- For the Clinical Nurse Specialist pathway: MSN from an accredited nursing school and successful completion of a Clinical Nurse Specialist program.
- For the Clinical Nurse Specialist pathway: RN state licensure and current registration with the State Board of Nursing in the practicing state, plus current state licensure as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
- For the Clinical Nurse Specialist pathway: Current BLS/CPR certification.
- The position is entry-level and typically requires 0–3 years of post-MSN experience, preferably in the chosen specialty.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including full range of body motion, handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the chosen specialty is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Obtain health histories, perform complete physical examinations and psychosocial assessments, interpret findings, and contribute to the problem list and plan of care.
- Perform clinical and diagnostic procedures, including examinations and screening tests as indicated by the patient’s history and relevant professional guidelines.
- Perform diagnostic procedures, which may include skin biopsies.
- Provide diagnostic and pharmacologic management of disease processes and treatment side effects through ongoing assessment, intervention, and education in collaboration with physicians in office and hospital settings.
- Work within policies related to nursing protocols, chemotherapy guidelines, admixture, and quality assessment and quality of care.
- Integrate individualized health-maintenance programs for patients in the community and office.
- Use resources and solve problems when system barriers arise as patients move among acute, ambulatory, and home-care settings.
- Provide clinical expertise across phases of the cancer-care trajectory to multidisciplinary team members involved in assessment and management of individuals and families with cancer.
- Evaluate and implement nursing and non-nursing research findings.
- Collaborate with medical and nursing research colleagues to implement and evaluate research protocols and report findings.
- Serve as a resource to nursing staff by providing information about clinical trials.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as necessary or assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
