Nurse Practitioner-Medical Oncology:

Position Status: Exempt/Full Time

General Statement of Duties: Works within a collaborative model to provide quality care and to improve patient outcomes by strengthening continuity of care in all settings for cancer patients, families, and staff.

Benefits:

Competitive Salary

Discretionary Profit-Sharing Plan

Health Insurance

Pay: $100,000 - $125,000

Continuing education credits

Health insurance

License reimbursement

Examples of CLINICAL Duties: (This list is not all inclusive):

Perform and document comprehensive medical and psychosocial health histories and examinations.

Gathers data, conducts initial history and physical examination, and formulates and implements treatment plans in collaboration with physician.

Orders and interprets diagnostic studies related to the patient’s plan of care and response to treatment.

Provides follow-up care on an inpatient and outpatient basis.

Initiates consultation with specialists as indicated.

Recognizes oncology-related problems and initiates interventions.

Identifies treatment-related toxicities and initiates interventions.

Demonstrates expertise in symptom management.

Assesses ill patients and develops plan of care in collaboration with MD.

Monitors and adjusts patient medications and treatments according to protocols.

Diagnoses and treats common oncology associated illnesses.

Manages telephone calls related to emergency situations, symptom management, and psychosocial and family concerns.

Provides continuity of care across settings (hospital, home, home health, skilled nursing, hospice, and rehabilitation).

Supervises chemotherapy administration in an office setting.

Collaborates with physician and chemotherapy infusion nurse to schedule and administer chemotherapy.

Enters chemotherapy orders and evaluates protocols in collaboration with physician.

Provides psychosocial counseling and support to patients and families and makes referrals to social work or community agencies as necessary.

Evaluate effectiveness of integrative therapies and their use in complementing medical treatment.

Demonstrates knowledge of cancer risk factors, diagnoses, disease processes, and treatment options.

Evaluates patient intervention outcomes.

Coordinates discharge plans, follow up, home health, and outpatient prescriptions.

Assists with hospital rounds and management of hospitalized patients.

Provide survivorship care to patients who have completed chemotherapy.

Provides information on disease, treatment, health promotion, and disease prevention to patients and families.

Evaluates patient, nursing and community educational programs and materials and act as a resource.

Educate patients and caregivers on disease processes and chemotherapy.

Education:

Graduate of a school of nursing.

Graduate of an approved Nurse Practitioner Program

Experience:

Three years professional nursing experience in a hospital or clinic setting with 1-2 years in a nurse practitioner role or 1-2 years in an Oncology Nurse Practitioner role.

Certificate/License:

Possession of a NJ State Registered Nurse license, NJ Nurse Practitioner Certification and certified Nursing Oncology

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $103,246.69 - $124,340.10 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Medical specialties:

• Hematology
• Oncology

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities

Supplemental schedule:

• On call

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person
• Private practice

Work Location: In person