Nurse Practitioner, Gastroenterology
About The Position
The Advanced Practice Nurse is an integral member of the healthcare team, working with physicians, nurses, and nursing or medical assistants to provide comprehensive, high-quality ambulatory care for adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. The role is split evenly between GI oncology tumor board management and care coordination, including colorectal cancer, and clinical patient care duties. For tumor board and care coordination, the Advanced Practice Nurse manages and participates in multidisciplinary meetings, identifies and schedules cases, reviews charts, prepares summaries and clinical recommendations, documents recommendations, and communicates them to clinicians and referring providers. The role also includes meeting with patients to explain diagnoses, treatment plans, and next steps; navigating GI oncology patients from diagnosis through treatment; tracking follow-through and addressing delays; and maintaining tumor board records. For clinical care and administrative work, the Advanced Practice Nurse provides direct patient care in consultation with a supervising physician, including follow-up and urgent GI visits and continuity care. The role includes assisting with procedures when triage nurses are unavailable, coordinating on-call telephone coverage with the physician, reviewing laboratory reports, documenting care promptly, educating patients, maintaining required certification and continuing education, reviewing and developing practice policies, handling routine medication refills, and sharing patient information with other providers. The position is in an ambulatory practice under the direction of the Chair and Practice Coordinator, in consultation with a supervising physician.
Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of New Jersey.
- Current Advanced Practice Nursing licensure in the State of New Jersey.
- Current CDS and DEA credentials.
- Master's degree in nursing.
- Minimum of two years of experience in an OB/GYN practice.
- Certification as a nurse practitioner in New Jersey within the area of specialty.
- BLS certification approved by the American Heart Association.
Responsibilities
- Manage and participate in multidisciplinary tumor board meetings, including the Colorectal Cancer Tumor Board.
- Identify and schedule patients for tumor board presentation.
- Review charts and prepare case summaries and clinical recommendations for tumor board discussion.
- Document tumor board recommendations and communicate them to attending physicians, care teams, and referring providers.
- Generate consultation and follow-up letters and meet with patients to discuss diagnoses, treatment plans, and next steps.
- Navigate GI oncology patients from diagnosis through treatment and own follow-up across visits, scans, and treatment milestones.
- Track follow-through on recommendations, notify responsible clinicians of delays, and coordinate care to keep it on schedule.
- Maintain tumor board records and attendance in accordance with practice and institutional requirements.
- Provide direct patient care within training and in consultation with a supervising physician, including follow-up patients, urgent GI cases, continuity care, and visits requested to support patient flow.
- Assist with venipuncture, catheterization, and skin biopsy when triage nurses are unavailable.
- Coordinate on-call telephone coverage with the physician.
- Review routine laboratory reports, notify the responsible clinician according to urgency, and contact patients to return for evaluation or treatment when appropriate.
- Document patient care promptly, within 24 hours and according to practice guidelines.
- Assist with age- and developmentally appropriate patient education.
- Maintain annual CPR certification, attend mandatory in-services, and complete continuing education required for certification and licensure.
- Review practice policies, suggest revisions, and help develop new policies with the Practice Coordinator and Chair.
- Call in routine medication refills, consulting the physician as needed, and share patient information with other providers.
- Work in the ambulatory practice under the direction of the Chair and Practice Coordinator, in consultation with a supervising physician.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Savings accounts and voluntary benefits.
- Wellness programs and discounts.
- Paid life insurance.
- 401(k) match.
- Adoption assistance.
- Back-up daycare.
- Free onsite parking.
- Recognition rewards.
- Fully paid tuition program or tuition assistance program.
- Some positions may be eligible for clinical certification pay and shift differentials.
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