Pain and Palliative Advanced Practice Provider

City of Hope • Goodyear, AZ

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About The Position

City of Hope is hiring a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide professional medical services within the scope of practice. The Advanced Practice Provider performs comprehensive health assessments and physical examinations; develops differential diagnoses; orders, conducts, and interprets diagnostic and laboratory tests; and prescribes or implements pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments for acute and chronic illness. The role involves developing and coordinating patient-centered plans of care with patients, families, health care team members, and community resources, and making independent decisions to address complex patient care problems.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive health assessments and physical examinations.
• Develop differential medical diagnoses using clinical assessment and diagnostic information.
• Order, conduct, and interpret diagnostic and laboratory tests and procedures relevant to the patient’s status.
• Analyze assessment data and prioritize diagnoses using complex clinical reasoning.
• Develop and implement comprehensive plans of care and treatments to achieve expected outcomes.
• Identify strategies to improve 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 in accordance with the care plan.
• Prescribe or dispense drugs and devices in accordance with pharmacological and physiological principles, applicable laws and regulations, and relevant authorization.
• Use knowledge of community assets and available resources to assist with referrals and outreach.

What This Job Offers

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