Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Oncology
About The Position
We are seeking a dedicated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team. This role provides primary and/or specialty nursing and/or medical care in a variety of settings, working under physician oversight as required by state regulation. The position involves direct patient care, including obtaining patient history, performing patient assessment via observation, interview and examination, ordering, performing and interpreting diagnostic studies, and performing preventative health assessments, screenings, immunizations and care. The practitioner provides direct treatment and management of acute and chronic disease conditions, and develops and implements patient-centered plans of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, consultants, nurses, ancillary care providers and others as appropriate to the patient's condition. The role may involve billing for services covered by collaborative practice agreement. Additionally, the practitioner provides counseling and education to patients and their families/caregivers concerning disease management, complication prevention, disease prevention, quality of life improvement measures, and outcome management activities. They monitor and ensure accuracy of patient medical records, maintaining all required reports, records, and statistics. Maintaining a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with established clinic/hospital standards is also key. The position manages health conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources, and may perform diagnostic or therapeutic interventions consistent with certification and state regulations. A critical aspect of the role is championing the safety and quality of care for patients using ITB therapy and serving as an expert in the care and management of ITB pumps. This includes helping to develop a detailed educational program for patients and leading quality and safety initiatives for the program. The practitioner serves as a clinical expert regarding rehabilitation nursing, demonstrating a high level of autonomy and expert skill in complex clinical nursing situations. They also provide management services for clinical research study projects, monitoring participating subjects, including medication administration and family/patient education. The role requires working in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards. Regular participation in constant quality improvement and process improvement activities centered on providing exceptional, evidence-based patient care is expected. Professional growth and development are enhanced through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops. The practitioner is expected to contribute to the advancement of the rehabilitation nursing profession through research, publications, and presentations, and performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Master's degree
- Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Basic Life Support - American Red Cross certification (Online Basic Life Support certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the Basic Life Support requirements)
- No specific work experience is required for this position
- A driver's license is not required for this position
- For Nurse Practitioner: Master of Science in Nursing with emphasis in the Nurse Practitioner program
- For Nurse Practitioner: Advanced Practical Nurse licensure (or ability to successfully obtain licensure within three months of date of hire)
- For Nurse Practitioner: Certain/additional certifications may be necessary based on area of specialty
- For Physician Assistant: Graduate of PA program
- For Physician Assistant: Current PA licensure to practice in the state of Missouri and/or Illinois, depending on location, or ability to obtain within three months of date of hire
- For Physician Assistant: Certain/additional certifications may be necessary based on area of specialty
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree - Nurse Practitioner
- Master's degree - Physician Assistant Studies
- Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
- Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
- Certified Nurse Practitioner - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
- Certified Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
- Physician Assistant - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
- Physician Assistant - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
- Adaptability
- Clinical Decision Making
- Clinical Diagnostics
- Communication
- Customer Empathy
- Detail-Oriented
- Disease Management
- Epic EHR
- Family Support
- HIPAA Compliance
- Interpersonal Communication
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Multitasking
- Organizing
- Patient Care
- Patient Education
- Patient Evaluations
- Patient Management
- Pharmacology
- Preventive Care
- Teamwork
- Time Management
Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient care to include obtaining patient history, performing patient assessment via observation, interview and examination
- Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies
- Performs preventative health assessments, screenings, immunizations and care
- Provides direct treatment and management of acute and chronic disease conditions
- Develops and implements patient-centered plan of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, consultants, nurses, ancillary care providers and others as appropriate to the patient's condition
- May bill for services covered by collaborative practice agreement
- Provides counseling and education of patients and their families/caregivers concerning disease management, complication prevention, disease prevention, and quality of life improvement measures, and outcome management activities
- Monitors/ensures accuracy of patient medical records; maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc.
- Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with established clinic/hospital standards
- Manages health conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources
- May perform diagnostic or therapeutic interventions consistent with certification and state regulations
- Champions the safety and quality of care for patients using ITB therapy and serves as an expert in the care and management of ITB pumps
- Helps develop a detailed educational program for the patients and lead the quality and safety initiative for the program
- Serves as clinical expert regarding rehabilitation nursing while demonstrating a high level of autonomy and expert skill in complex clinical nursing situations
- Provides management services for clinical research study projects; monitors participating subjects, including medication administration and family/patient education
- Works in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental and infection control standards
- Regularly participates in constant quality improvement and process improvement activities centered on the goal of providing exceptional, evidence-based patient care
- Enhances professional growth and development through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops
- Contributes to the advancement of the rehabilitation nursing profession as a whole through research, publications, and presentations
- Performs other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time
- Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance
- Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees
- Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%
- Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
- 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child
- Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs
- Adult care resources
- Tuition coverage for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
