(Advanced Practitioner) NP or PA - Hematology Oncology (Full-Time, Exempt)

Enloe Health • Chico, CA

13d • $71 - $96

About The Position

The Physician Assistant (PA), under the direction of the Medical Director and onsite Supervising Physician, provides and coordinates direct patient care and may act as a first assistant to the supervising surgeon. The PA provides diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventative healthcare services as delegated by a physician. The PA reports to the Nurse Manager/Director of the department for employee/employer issues related to departmental and organizational operations. The PA consistently demonstrates Enloe Medical Center’s core values and serves as a role model to other employees.

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a Registered Nurse with additional clinical and didactic education to function at an advanced level of nursing practice. The NP is clinically competent in physical diagnosis, psychosocial assessment, and management of health-illness needs, and provides direct patient care and education to patients, families, students, and nursing staff. The NP consistently demonstrates Enloe Medical Center’s core values and serves as a role model to other employees.

The role calls for independent work with diverse patient populations, effective written and verbal communication, professional clinical judgment, technical competence, and sensitivity to patients and families in crisis. The position also requires the ability to perform its essential functions and to reflect Enloe’s core values.

Requirements

• For PA: Graduate of a Physician Assistant educational program accredited by ARC-PA or its predecessor agencies, or current certification with the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; new graduates will be considered.
• For NP: Graduate of a Family Nurse Practitioner program.
• For NP: Recent experience appropriate to the clinical area where practice will occur.
• Current California Physician Assistant License (PA).
• Current AHA-HCP CPR recognition (PA).
• DEA number or proof of application (PA and NP).
• Credentialing through the Enloe Medical Staff Office and Finance Office (PA), or Enloe Medical Staff and Finance office (NP).
• Current licensure with the California Board of Registered Nursing (NP).
• Current California Board of Registered Nursing licensure as a Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Practitioner Furnisher (NP).
• Meets Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services criteria to bill Medicare (NP).
• Current CPR (NP).
• Confidence and experience working independently with diverse patient populations and experience accessing specialty referrals and community resources.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Professional clinical judgment, technical competence, and sensitivity for patients and families in crisis (PA).
• Ability to lead, motivate, delegate, analyze information, and problem solve (NP).

Nice To Haves

• Recent surgery experience (PA).
• Recent oncology experience (PA).
• Bilingual in Spanish (PA).
• Bilingual in Spanish (NP).
• One year of experience in an oncology setting (NP).

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate direct patient care under the direction of the Medical Director and onsite Supervising Physician (PA).
• May act as a first assistant to the supervising surgeon (PA).
• Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventative healthcare services as delegated by a physician (PA).
• Provide direct patient care and education to patients, families, students, and nursing staff (NP).
• Work independently with diverse patient populations and access specialty referrals and community resources.
• Demonstrate professional clinical judgment, technical competence, effective communication, and sensitivity to patients and families in crisis.
• Reflect Enloe Medical Center’s core values and serve as a role model to other employees.
• Lead, motivate, delegate, analyze information, and solve problems (NP).

Benefits

• $10,000 sign-on bonus.
• $0 premium medical plan, including vision insurance.
• Prescription and dental group insurance.
• Retirement plan with employer match.
• Paid time off (PTO) that starts accruing immediately and can be used as it is earned.
• Extended Sick Leave.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for unreimbursed medical expenses and dependent care.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Educational Assistance.

What This Job Offers

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