PA Needed in Chattanooga, TN

Erlanger•Chattanooga, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Erlanger’s Oncology and Cancer Genetics team at Erlanger East to help patients and families understand cancer risk through comprehensive assessments, genetic evaluations, and personalized care. The provider evaluates patients seeking guidance about hereditary cancer risk, genetic conditions, and family health patterns. The role involves physical assessments and careful review of personal and family medical histories to identify people who may benefit from genetic testing, surveillance, or prevention strategies. Listening carefully, asking pertinent questions, and examining medical-record and family-history details are important aspects of the work. This is a clinic-based position with a Monday–Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with no routine weekend or call responsibilities. The provider works as part of a collaborative, team-based care approach and coordinates patient care and supports patients, families, and caregivers in self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change. The provider also manages the practice’s patient population and participates in quality improvement and performance evaluation. The nurse practitioner or physician assistant works under the direction of physicians or the medical director. Responsibilities include developing evidence-based protocols and using them to create individualized plans of care; collecting, documenting, and analyzing patient data; and collaborating with the healthcare team to develop and implement testing and treatment according to protocols. The provider participates in developing and implementing health-screening programs for adolescents and adults and protocols to identify high-risk individuals, and takes part in community and corporate education on urological topics. The role requires knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and the ability to assess patient-status information and provide age-appropriate care in accordance with unit policies and procedures. Competency may be evaluated through observation, skills-lab assessment, verbal or written discussion, peer review, or validated self-assessment.

Requirements

For the nurse practitioner pathway: RN with a master’s degree in nursing and certification in family and/or adult nurse practitioner; graduate of a nationally accredited school of nursing.
For the physician assistant pathway: Master of Science in Medicine from a certified Physician Assistant program.
Current licensure to practice nursing in Tennessee is listed as required.
Eligibility to sit for certification in the area of specialty.
Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents.
Ability to collect, document, and analyze patient data and collaborate with the healthcare team on testing and treatment.
Knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and ability to assess patient information and provide age-specific care.

Nice To Haves

Genetics or oncology experience.
Certification in areas of specialty.

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive patient evaluations and physical assessments.
Review patients’ personal and family medical histories to assess hereditary cancer risk and identify people who may benefit from genetic testing, surveillance, or prevention strategies.
Coordinate care for patients and support patients, families, and caregivers in self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change.
Manage the practice’s patient population and participate in quality improvement and performance evaluation.
Work under the direction of physicians or the medical director.
Develop evidence-based protocols and use them to create individualized plans of care.
Collect, document, and analyze patient data.
Collaborate with the healthcare team to develop and implement testing and treatment according to protocols.
Participate in developing and implementing health-screening programs for adolescents and adults and protocols for identifying high-risk individuals.
Participate in community and corporate education on urological topics.
Assess patient-status information and provide care appropriate to patients’ age-specific needs and unit policies and procedures.