Nurse Practitioner-Full Time

Company: REGIONAL CANCER CARE ASSOCIATES LLC
Location: Wayne
Posted on: January 25, 2023

Job Description:

Job Type

Full-time

Description

• 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 the 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 a 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 the office setting.
• Collaborates with physician and chemotherapy infusion nurse to schedule and administer chemotherapy.
• Writes chemotherapy orders and evaluates protocols in collaboration with physicians.
• Provides psychosocial counseling and support to patients and families and makes referrals to social work or community agencies as necessary.
• Performs various procedures: bone marrow biopsy and aspirate, removal of picc, administration of intrathecal chemotherapy.
• Evaluates the 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.
• Provides Genetic Pretest Counseling
• Coordinates discharge plans, follow-up, home health, and outpatient prescriptions.
• Assists with hospital rounds and management of hospitalized patients.
• Participates in daily huddles/conferences with the team to facilitate communication and coordination of care.
• Provide survivorship care to patients who have completed chemotherapy
  
  Requirements
  
  Education Responsibilities:
  
  • Provides information on the disease, treatment, health promotion, and disease prevention to patients and families.
  • Educate professional staff through consultations and presentations.
  • Evaluates patient, nursing, and community educational programs and materials and act as a resource.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary committees.
  • Educate patients and caregivers on the disease process and chemotherapy
  • Research Responsibilities:
    Research Responsibilities:
    
    • Demonstrate knowledge of the research process.
    • Collaborate with investigators, protocol nurses, and physicians to support and promote research.
    • Recruits patients for clinical trials.
    • Reviews disseminate and incorporate research findings into clinical practice.
      Education:
      
      • Graduate of a school of nursing.
      • Graduate of an approved Nurse Practitioner Program (MS preferred)
        Experience:
        
        • Five years of 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 NJ license and NJ Nurse Practitioner Certification.

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