Overview

Position Summary:

The Advanced Practice Nurse - Medical Oncology –(APN) is an advanced practice nurse with specialty training to practice in an oncology setting. The APN evaluates diagnoses, clinically monitors and manages oncology, hematology, and genetics patients utilizing advanced assessment skills and knowledge of clinical therapeutics. The APN role is an integrated one, which includes clinical, educational, and research components. Other roles include but are not limited to chemotherapy teaching, bone marrow biopsies, and cancer surveillance. The APN demonstrates expertise in providing clinical care and counseling to individuals concerned about medical oncology and hematologic related diseases and their risk of hereditary cancer.

Job Specifics

• Hematology/oncology physicians in this Center for Cancer Care attached to OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, a level one trauma center in Rockford, Illinois, are seeking a certified and Illinois licensed advanced practice nurse to work full-time treating patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Schedule is primarily Monday-Friday with no weekend call.
• Services offered include IV chemotherapy, oral chemotherapy adherence programs, clinical trials, radiation therapy, cancer high risk genetics, and survivorship.

The Cancer Center

• Quality patient care support services provided in this state-of-the-art cancer center include social, nutritional, financial, pastoral, palliative care, navigation, counseling and support groups.
• The Patricia D. Pepe Center for Cancer Care is Commission on Cancer and Quality Oncology Practice Initiative accredited.
• The providers are oncology specialty board certified

The Community

• Rockford is an all-American city, an Illinois Arts Friendly Community and home to over 400,000 people.
• Beautiful recreational facilities, parks, golf courses, riverfront events, and water sports offer fun for all. Located near Interstate 90 and US Business 20, Rockford is the third largest city in Illinois.
• OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, a 254-bed tertiary care facility and caregivers provide quality patient focused care. As a regional medical center, OSF Saint Anthony is known for providing pioneering care in our level one trauma center.
• Level one trauma center with trauma surgeons, surgical oncologist, hospitalist group, Regional Heart Institute, Illinois Neurosciences Institute and Women’s Center all provide additional support.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Licensed to provide Advanced Practice Nurse Services or Physician Assistant Services Licensed by the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration and State of Illinois for prescribing of narcotics

OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.