What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Practice Provider - Newport News/Hampton position at The US Oncology Network?
Overview
Virginia Oncology Associates, the largest group of medical professionals in Hampton Roads and Northeast North Carolina devoted exclusively to cancer care and blood disorders, has an exciting opportunity for an Inpatient Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support our offices in Newport News.
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Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for Hematology/oncology patients in an inpatient setting with additional outpatient clinic duties based on practice need
- Admit and discharge patients on behalf of the attending physician
- Initiate and document appropriate interventions
- Evaluate and record patient and family response within practice protocol
- Prescribe drug therapies per protocol/physician consultation
- Assist in procedures
- Round on patients
- Assess patient and family needs and provide education
- Promote/provide staff education
- Serve as a liaison between inpatient, skilled nursing, and home setting
- Incorporate evidence-based research into clinical practice
- Maintenance of active hospital privileges
- Conduct consults
- Provide daily sign off to physician
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. Requires the ability to bend, stoop, twist; assist patients in moving; assist patients in arising from exam table or bed; push wheelchair patients; assist patients in arising from and returning to wheelchair. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medical preparations and other conditions common to an oncology/hematology clinic environment.
Qualifications
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited program for nursing education and successful completion of an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program or successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program
- Post MSN hematology/oncology nursing or Physician Assistant experience preferred
- In patient skill set experience preferred
- Experience in hematology/oncology preferred
- Experience and knowledge in the management of the physiological and psychological effects of cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment preferred
- RN State License and current registration with the State Board of Nursing in practicing state, along with current state certification of Nurse Practitioner or current state license as a Physician Assistant
- Current CPR certification required.
- Must be willing to travel to the various hospitals and practice locations
- May be requested to assist with weekend rounding
