Nurse Practitioner-Upland Medical Oncology
About The Position
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Oncology Nurse Practitioner to join City of Hope at our Upland Medical Oncology location. As a successful candidate, you will: Assumes responsibility for independent, direct medical management of a defined patient population, according to standardized procedures and in collaboration with a physician advisor or supervising physician. Performs physical assessments applying the medical model and nursing process to patient care problems that require medical intervention and skill. Strives to maintain consistency of quality patient care. Under supervision of a physician advisor, performs initial and interval physical assessment for evaluation of patient progress, applying techniques of observation, inspection, auscultation, palpation and percussion to determine plan of care. Develops and participates in performance improvement activities to evaluate the program's effectiveness in meeting patient care and departmental needs. Understands and supports the milieu of patient care in these areas to foster a supportive care environment. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reviewing current literature, attending in-service meetings, and workshops.
Requirements
- Master's Degree, or Doctorate Degree as Nurse Practitioner
- Current California RN license
- California NP License
- DEA within 6 months of hire
- National NP Board Certification through accrediting body
- Basic Life Support (BLS), CPR card through American Heart Association
- ACLS and PALS
Responsibilities
- Assumes responsibility for independent, direct medical management of a defined patient population
- Performs physical assessments applying the medical model and nursing process to patient care problems
- Performs initial and interval physical assessment for evaluation of patient progress
- Develops and participates in performance improvement activities
- Understands and supports the milieu of patient care
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
