Nurse Practitioner - Orthopaedics Oncology (Hip/Knee)

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center•Hershey, PA

40d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a highly motivated, and detailed oriented Advanced Practice Provider to join our Orthopaedics department, primarily working with our new Orthopaedics Oncology Surgeon who also has interest in Hip and Knee. Primary duties would include running independent clinic and supporting our surgeons. OR assist and inpatient duties also included. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an expert in pathophysiology, physical assessment and diagnosis, pharmacology and exercises authority in health promotion and disease management. The NP functions as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team and provides a wide range of patient services to a specific patient population across the continuum of health care. By utilizing the nursing process, scientific reasoning and critical problem solving, NPs practice within the scope of responsibilities and prescriptive authority defined by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing and the Medical Staff Executive at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Nursing required.
National certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse required.
Current license to practice as CRNP by Pennsylvania Board of Nurse Examiners required.
Two (2) years' work experience as a RN required.
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) required.