Pain and Palliative Advanced Practice Provider

City of Hope • Goodyear, AZ

3d

About The Position

City of Hope is hiring an Advanced Practice Provider, either a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, to provide professional medical services within the scope of practice. The role uses clinical judgment to assess patients, establish diagnoses, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and prescribe appropriate treatments for acute and chronic illness and disease. The provider develops and implements comprehensive plans of care, collaborates with patients, families, and health care team members, and uses available community resources to support patient care.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience or commensurate training and experience.
• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Training Program, or a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Nurse Practitioner (NP) qualification.
• Licensed/certified and eligible to practice as a Physician Assistant in Arizona, or licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in Arizona.
• American Heart Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive health assessments and physical examinations.
• Develop differential medical diagnoses and critically analyze assessment data to determine and prioritize diagnoses using complex clinical reasoning.
• Order, conduct, initiate, and interpret diagnostic, laboratory, and other tests and procedures relevant to the patient's current status.
• Develop and implement comprehensive plans of care, including interventions and treatments to achieve expected outcomes.
• Address strategies for improving health status based on current health care knowledge, research, and practice.
• Involve patients, families, health care team members, and community resources in treatment planning.
• Make independent decisions to solve complex patient care problems.
• Collaborate with health team members to establish priorities, manage care, and coordinate treatment and services.
• Provide direct patient care using appropriate or specialized knowledge and skills.
• Prescribe, order, or implement interventions and treatments included in the care plan.
• Prescribe or dispense drugs and devices in accordance with pharmacological and physiological principles, applicable state and federal laws and regulations, and applicable Board of Nursing authorization.
• Use knowledge of community assets and resources to make appropriate referrals and support outreach.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time