Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Oncology Tucson AZ

The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation•Tucson, AZ

2d•$120,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Oncology Institute (TOI) is advancing oncology by delivering highly specialized, value-based cancer care in the community setting. TOI offers cutting-edge, evidence-based cancer care, including clinical trials, transfusions, and other care delivery models. Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants are central to TOI's mission of providing compassionate, patient-centered oncology care in a collaborative, values-driven environment where innovation, integrity, and empathy guide decisions. TOI empowers its providers with resources, support, and professional growth opportunities to make a significant impact while transforming cancer care through evidence-based, value-driven medicine.

Requirements

Master's degree in nursing
Possession of current certificate of completion from a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
Current and unrestricted license to practice.
National Certification required upon employment (Nurse Practitioners).

Nice To Haves

Oncology experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Performs physical examinations and treats common complications of cancer treatment.
Counsels patients and families and monitors patient progress.
Works in collaboration with other health care team members, consulting and referring as appropriate, but retains responsibility for ongoing clinical management of the patient.
Ensures patient information, visit history, refer outs, lab follow-up, phone calls, and consults are carefully and completely documented in the electronic medical record.
Conducts in-depth interviews with patients and/or family, constructs comprehensive medical histories, performs initial and periodic physical examinations and explores patient's interpretation of health needs.
Identifies and treats patients' diseases.
Directly performs or orders appropriate diagnostic studies and interprets finished results.
Develops and implements long and short-range treatment plans.
Performs procedures such as bone marrow biopsy.
Instructs and counsels patients and families regarding preventive care, medical problems, psychological problems, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
Writes orders to increase, decrease or change medication, subject to checking and countersigning by physician.
Identifies and records 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.