Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Tier III) - Inpatient Solid Tumor/Neuro-Oncology
About The Position
Works collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide care for patients in outpatient and inpatient settings, addressing acute and chronic issues related to disease and treatment complications. This is an inpatient position within the Solid Tumor/Neuro-Oncology service. The role includes collecting, documenting, and analyzing patient data; collaborating on treatment plans; coordinating care with ancillary clinical services; making referrals to consulting medical staff; and following up with referring physicians. The position may also involve orienting or precepting students and new staff, along with other duties that support institutional goals. The position works 12-hour shifts. Tier III Advanced Practitioners work a combination of day and night shifts or straight nights, including weekdays, weekends, and holidays, with a balance of weekend and holiday work according to scheduling guidelines. Candidates must have passed the certification exam for either Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner. The role requires service-specific patient care, assessment and diagnosis, ordering and interpreting appropriate studies, participating in treatment, monitoring response, referrals, patient and family support, documentation, research and clinical-trial activities, education and precepting, continued professional learning, age-appropriate care, patient safety and quality improvement, attendance, and care coordination. Nurse Practitioner candidates need a master’s degree in nursing. Physician Assistant candidates must graduate from an ARC-PA-accredited program. Applicable professional licensure and certifications are required; the Acute Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certification is highly preferred for Nurse Practitioners.
Requirements
- Must have passed the certification exam for either Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner.
- Nurse Practitioner: Master’s degree in nursing.
- Physician Assistant: Graduate of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
- Physician Assistant: BLS, PALS, and ACLS.
- Nurse Practitioner: Current Advanced Practice Nurse License issued by the Tennessee State Board of Nursing.
- Nurse Practitioner: Current Tennessee nursing license if the primary residence is Tennessee or a Nurse Licensure Compact state nursing license for the state of primary residence, as applicable.
- Nurse Practitioner: Supervising physician verified by St. Jude Managed Care Department.
- Nurse Practitioner: Certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, or Pediatric Nursing Certification Board.
- Nurse Practitioner: Tennessee Certificate of Fitness.
- Nurse Practitioner: DEA certification within 6 months of employment.
- Physician Assistant: Tennessee licensure to practice as a physician assistant.
- Physician Assistant: NCCPA certification and supervising physician verification by St. Jude Managed Care Department.
- Physician Assistant: DEA certification within 6 months of employment.
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
Nice To Haves
- Pediatrics and hematology and/or oncology experience preferred.
- Acute Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-AC) certification is highly preferred for Nurse Practitioner candidates.
Responsibilities
- Provide patient care in the designated service according to applicable standards, scopes of care, policies, procedures, and patient-specific protocols.
- Obtain medical, family, and social histories; perform physical examinations; order and interpret diagnostic studies and laboratory tests; interpret patient data to diagnose disease and determine disease stage.
- Identify and participate in implementing appropriate medical treatment, monitor patient response, facilitate referrals, support patients and families, follow up with other healthcare providers, and perform indicated diagnostic procedures.
- Write orders when permitted by Clinical Staff Rules and Regulations.
- Collect and document patient information and other required data in medical records and research records using effective verbal and written communication.
- Monitor treatment-guideline and clinical-research flow sheets and other records, and participate in scholarly dissemination of research data.
- Assist in developing clinical research flow sheets through collection, analysis, and interpretation of historical patient data.
- Collaborate in developing clinical research objectives and implementing and adhering to clinical-trial protocols; accurately record information required for medical and research purposes.
- Educate patients, families, and students; assess patient and family learning needs and abilities to support self-care.
- Orient and precept advanced practice students, medical residents, nursing visitors, medical and nursing fellows, and new employees as applicable.
- Maintain current professional knowledge by attending hospital and off-site conferences and meetings.
- Provide care appropriate to patients’ age-related needs and apply knowledge of growth and development across the ages served.
- Participate in detecting, reporting, and improving systems to prevent patient-care incidents and improve patient safety and quality.
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
- Participate in care coordination across the continuum.
- Perform other related duties as assigned to meet department and institutional goals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
