Assists physician in the care and teaching of patients.
Key Performance Areas:
KPA 1 – Inpatient support
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Conduct hospital rounds.
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Assist with admissions and discharges.
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Provide on-call support.
KPA 2 – Assessment
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Assess the physical and mental condition of patients by performing and obtaining a comprehensive or problem-focused physical examinations and medical histories.
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Orders, collects, interprets, and evaluates laboratory and other diagnostic tests to assess patient problems and health care needs.
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Prescribe medications and make recommendations for other therapeutic forms of treatment.
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Refer patient to appropriate sources of care as clinically indicated.
KPA 3 – Documentation
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Ability to counsel patients concerning medical and psychological/psychiatric conditions, treatment plans, and behavior modification.
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Maintain appropriate records detailing the patient’s treatment plans and outcomes.
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Initiates timely consultation and referral when the problem exceeds the scope of practice and /or expertise.
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Capture charges in a timely manner.
KPA 4 – Communication
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Effectively communicate with admitting and referring team.
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Triage and respond to all forms of communication in a timely manner.
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Performs other duties and projects as assigned.
Position Qualifications/Requirements:
Education:
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Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant program
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Master’s degree required
Certifications/Licenses:
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APRN or PA license in appropriate state
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Prescriptive privileges or eligible to apply
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Maintain Board Certification
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Current BLS
Previous Experience:
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Minimum 5 years experience as APRN or PA, Oncology required
Core Capabilities:
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Analysis & Critical Thinking: Critical thinking skills including solid problem-solving, analysis, decision-making, planning, time management, and organizational skills. Must be detailed oriented with the ability to exercise independent judgment.
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Interpersonal Effectiveness: Developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, tact, conflict management, delegation skills, and diversity awareness. Ability to work effectively with sensitive and confidential material and sometimes emotionally charged matters.
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Communication Skills: Good command of the English language. Second language is an asset but not required. Effective communication skills (oral, written, presentation), is an active listener, and effectively provides balanced feedback.
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Customer Service & Organizational Awareness: Strong customer focus. Ability to build an engaging culture of quality, performance effectiveness and operational excellence through best practices, strong business and political acumen, collaboration and partnerships, as well as a positive employee, physician and community relations.
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Self-Management: Effectively manages own time, conflicting priorities, self, stress, and professional development. Self-motivated and self-starter with ability work independently with limited supervision. Ability to work remotely effectively as required.
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Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-site environment with demonstrated ability to juggle competing priorities and demands from a variety of stakeholders and sites.
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Computer Skills:
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required.
Travel: 0%
Standard Core Workdays/Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.