Nurse Practitioner (Oncology)
About The Position
The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive, evidence-based care to adult patients with primary and metastatic gastrointestinal malignancies in the outpatient Viragh Oncology Clinic. Working collaboratively with GI oncologists and a multidisciplinary team, including surgeons and radiation oncologists, the APP evaluates patients across the continuum of care, develops and implements treatment plans, manages complex treatment-related toxicities, orders and interprets diagnostic studies, prescribes medications, and coordinates supportive care services. The APP serves as a primary clinical resource for patients and families, supporting continuity of care through active management of symptoms, survivorship needs, and disease progression. The role also includes participation in clinical research, quality improvement initiatives, and patient education. It requires advanced clinical decision-making, excellent communication skills, and expertise in managing oncologic complications associated with GI tumors and their treatments.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Nursing.
- Registered Nurse license.
- Certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
- Nurse Practitioner license in Maryland or the state where practicing.
- Current CPR certification, maintained along with current licensure and certification throughout employment.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive, age-appropriate, and episodic patient care as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
- Perform patient care and physical examinations, prepare patient summaries, develop care and treatment plans, attend outpatient clinics, and assist with patient management.
- Provide staff with information about patients' care plans and conditions.
- Develop care and treatment plans for assigned patients in accordance with established protocols and procedures.
- Consult with the supervisory physician and other relevant professionals before implementing treatment plans.
- Structure patient care plans to meet patients' educational, physical, and social needs in an age-appropriate manner.
- Provide relevant patient care information to appropriate staff according to department guidelines.
- Follow patients' long-term progress, including taking histories and performing physical examinations, ordering and interpreting restaging tests, and assessing patient status.
- Monitor for long-term effects, including infection and toxicity.
- Educate patients and family members about diagnoses, complications, treatments, and medications.
- Participate in clinic-based quality assurance and safety committees and meetings for the Viragh Outpatient Center and RRT, including the on-call rapid and infusion response for cancer patients.
- Perform routine laboratory procedures, including cultures, smears, venipuncture, and electrocardiograms.
- Perform advanced procedures, including biopsy and skin biopsy, as needed and within scope of practice.
- Ensure protocol-driven tests, examinations, and procedures are ordered, performed, and evaluated, and that data is retrieved and entered on appropriate forms.
- Coordinate scheduling, order appropriate tests, evaluate results, record data, perform patient evaluations, and participate in the care of patients on specific protocols.
- Collaborate with Principal Investigators to ensure that protocol requirements are complete.
- Participate in departmental research initiatives.
- Develop expertise in specific areas and share knowledge with colleagues as a consultant in patient care planning.
- Participate in rounds and meetings for consultation.
- Supervise and evaluate student-patient interactions in an academic setting and assume responsibility for patient care provided by students.
- Provide leadership, guidance, and teaching to junior APPs, APP students, medical students, and oncology fellows in clinical settings.
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Job Type
Full-time
