Nurse Practitioner Oncology Palm Desert CA
About The Position
The Oncology Institute (TOI) is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join their team. TOI is dedicated to advancing oncology by delivering specialized, value-based cancer care in community settings. This role involves providing cutting-edge, evidence-based cancer care, including managing clinical trials and other care delivery models. The Nurse Practitioner will work collaboratively with a healthcare team to improve outcomes for underserved cancer patients in community-based settings. The position requires performing physical examinations, treating cancer treatment complications, counseling patients and families, and monitoring patient progress. The Nurse Practitioner will retain responsibility for the ongoing clinical management of the patient.
Requirements
- Master's degree in nursing
- Possession of current certificate of completion from a Nurse Practitioner program
- Current and unrestricted license to practice
- National Certification required upon employment (Nurse Practitioners)
Nice To Haves
- Oncology experience preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Ensure patient information, visit history, refer outs, lab follow-up, phone calls, and consults are carefully and completely documented in the electronic medical record.
- Conduct in-depth interviews with patients and/or family, construct comprehensive medical histories, perform initial and periodic physical examinations, and explore patient's interpretation of health needs.
- Identify and treat patients' diseases.
- Directly perform or order appropriate diagnostic studies and interpret finished results.
- Develop and implement long and short-range treatment plans.
- Perform procedures such as bone marrow biopsy.
- Instruct and counsel patients and families regarding preventive care, medical problems, psychological problems, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
- Write orders to increase, decrease or change medication, subject to checking and countersigning by physician.
- Identify and record pertinent progress of patients, updating and summarizing charts, changing orders when appropriate and notifying the responsible physician of changes in the patient's condition.
- Will need hospital privileges to assist with call.
- In-patient rounding across Palm Desert, Beaumont, and Hemet.
Benefits
- Semi-Annual Performance Bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
