Nurse Practitioner – Oncology

Nurse Practitioner – Oncology

Requirements

• A master’s degree in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
• Active, unencumbered, unrestricted Louisiana Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license
• Active Drug Enforcement Agency registration and Louisiana Controlled Drug Substance license
• American Heart Association Certification in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Responsibilities

• Obtains patient histories and performing physical examinations on patients
• Manages complaints involving interpretation of lab values and imaging with subsequent treatment or referral to staff physicians as needed
• Assists in satellite and private clinics as determined by staffing needs
• Orders or performs diagnostic procedures as delegated by the supervising physician
• Performs clinical duties and procedures as needed
• Develops and implements a treatment plan in accordance with written clinical practice guidelines and protocols set forth by the supervising physicians
• Documents and communicates pertinent findings to primary care physicians/referral sources
• Monitors the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions
• Makes appropriate referrals to tertiary professional services as determined by clinical findings (PT/OT/Medical subspecialties)
• Offers counseling and education to meet patient needs
• Assists in surgical cases in the operating room as directed
• Performs suturing of simple wounds, managing wound care and suture removal, initial evaluation of inpatient plastic surgery consults, etc.
• Assists with preoperative evaluation of surgical patients via performance of history and physical examinations and parental interviews
• Assists in preparation of surgical/procedural consent forms
• Assists nursing and office staff with telephone triage and follow-up of referral patients
• Collaborates with other health care professionals, participates in committees, task forces and activities to improve patient care
• Serves as a role model, resource person to nursing and staff members
• Participates in research protocols approved by the hospital I.R.B. via data collection, patient interviews and retrospective chart review
• Keeps abreast of current clinical research findings and integrates into education programs
• Evaluates the impact of programs upon patient care and medical practice
• Promotes professional staff development through education and other activities that enhance the practice of medicine, nursing and education
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature and in-services
• Maintenance certification and licensure as delineated by state boards

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years experience in Outpatient environment preferred
• Hematology/Oncology experience as Plus