Nurse Practitioner - Full-Time - Medical Oncology - THO Operations - Beverly Hills

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center • Beverly Hills, CA

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About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible and accountable for applying the nursing process, providing consultative services, serving as an inter- and intradepartmental liaison, and delivering education, leadership, and patient care management across the health care continuum. Care includes prevention, acute care through discharge, and ambulatory environments. The role combines independent decision-making with collaboration with a board-certified or board-eligible physician to provide expert care. The Nurse Practitioner enhances competency through continuing education and may care for special patient populations and people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible to physician partners and/or a supervising physician and the Director of Clinical Operations or designee, and functions as an integral member of the medical team. Practice follows the California Board of Registered Nursing code of regulations, Title 16, Article 8, Sections 1480–1485, using Nurse Practitioner Standardized Procedures developed collaboratively within the specialty and aligned with Cedars-Sinai Medical Network goals and an interdisciplinary approach to care.

Requirements

• Master of Science degree in Nursing.
• At least 2 years of nursing experience for oncology practices; oncology experience is preferred.
• California State RN License.
• National certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
• BCLS certification.
• NP furnishing and DEA license, or eligibility to obtain them.

Nice To Haves

• Nursing experience in an oncology setting.
• At least 3 years of experience as an Advanced Practice Nurse.
• Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Perform a thorough age-specific history and physical examination, provide appropriate follow-up, and document results.
• Analyze and organize care for clinically complex patients, including sociocultural, cognitive, functional, nutritional, and educational evaluation; develop a problem list and management plan and communicate it to the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
• Perform appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to identify and manage diagnoses, following established standardized protocols, and document procedures and necessary follow-up.
• Assess the quality of patient care and identify evidence-based practice or protocol changes that can promote positive patient outcomes.
• Provide and document education for patients, families, and significant others, including smoking cessation, pneumococcal vaccination, and other patient-specific topics, using effective teaching methods.
• Assess patient and family readiness to learn and individualized learning ability; provide age-specific education and initiate or reinforce education as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level