Hematology Oncology Nurse Practitioner

Centra Health • Lynchburg, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Centra Medical Group is hiring a Nurse Practitioner to join its Hematology Oncology group, an outpatient department of Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. The role works with oncologists, nurse practitioners, infusion oncology nurses, medical assistants, and certified technologists, with a full on-site laboratory. The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, and primarily office-based. There may be a future opportunity to assist oncologists with hospital rounding.

The Nurse Practitioner provides follow-up and surveillance for patients who have completed cancer treatment or are being managed for hematologic conditions; initiates appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for patients receiving chemotherapy or other therapies; manages acute visits and treatment side effects; recognizes emergent problems; provides some chronic-condition management; and performs new hematology consultations with a collaborative physician. The role also contributes to developing a new oncology care model to improve patient care and outcomes.

Centra Medical Group is a network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health, serving a population of approximately 600,000 through 70 outpatient and specialty practices across Central and Southern Virginia. New graduate advanced practice providers may receive a year of structured clinical education, mentorship, and peer learning through the ThriveAP partnership.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
• Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner by the Virginia State Board of Nursing, with prescriptive authority.
• Maintain BLS and ACLS certifications.
• Oncology experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform follow-up visits and surveillance for patients who have completed cancer treatment or are being managed for a hematologic condition.
• Initiate appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic medical interventions for patients receiving chemotherapy or other therapies.
• Recognize normal and abnormal laboratory and diagnostic findings, as well as relevant pathology.
• Complete episodic and acute visits and manage treatment side effects.
• Recognize emergent problems.
• Provide some management of chronic health conditions.
• Perform new hematology consultations in coordination with the collaborative physician.
• Assist in developing a new oncology care model to improve patient care and outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive, transparent compensation comprising base, hourly excess, and incentive pay.
• Student loan reimbursement.
• Relocation assistance.
• CME allowance.
• Short-term disability, with automatic enrollment.
• 403(b) and 457(b) tax-deferred savings plans.
• Immediate vested employer contribution match.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, and life insurance.
• Potential participation in the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level