Nurse Practitioner - Medical Oncology

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

Position Summary

Delivers independent direct medical management for a defined population in the breast oncology clinic supporting and collaboating with medical oncologist. S/he will provide care within scope of license in collaboration with physicians. Professional practice as a health team member is defined by departmental policies with institutional approval. Emphasis is placed on health promotion and patient education, combining the qualities of both nursing and medicine. Act as a patient advocate in all ethical and legal aspects

As a successful candidate, you will:

* Utilizes the City of Hope nursing process in clinical practice.

* Assumes responsibility for independent, direct medical management of a defined patient population, according to standardized procedures and in collaboration with a physician advisor or supervising physician.

* Performs physical examinations applying the medical model and nursing process to patient care problems that require medical intervention and skill. Strives to maintain consistency of quality patient care.

* Develops and follows protocols/standardized procedures for practice for Nurse Practitioners in the department.

* Assists in developing methods and systems for provision of medical care and overall department operations.

* Maintains open lines of communication with the physician and multidisciplinary health team regarding patient information.

* Under supervision of a physician advisor, performs initial and interval physical assessment for evaluation of patient progress, applying techniques of observation, inspection, auscultation, palpation and percussion to determine plan of care.

* Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings, consulting with physician advisor/supervising physician when indicated, evaluates, diagnoses and manages certain illnesses and conditions, orders appropriate laboratory studies, identifies appropriate pharmacologic agents and non-pharmacologic interventions, refers or consults with other physicians within City of Hope Medical Center.

* Develops and implements patient education activities; provides education and counseling to patients.

* Develops and participates in performance improvement activities to evaluate the program's effectiveness in meeting patient care and departmental needs. Understands and supports the milieu of patient care in these areas to foster a supportive care environment

* Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reviewing current literature, attending in-service meetings, and workshops.

* Attends and participates in meetings and/or committee as required.

* Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Your qualifications should include:

* Master's Degree, or Doctorate Degree as Nurse Practitioner

* Three years clinical experience ( experience in breast cancer or survivorship is preferred)

Required Certification/Licensure:

* Current California RN license

* California NP License

* California NP Furnishing License within 6 months of hire

* DEA within 6 months of hire

* National NP Board Certification through accrediting body

* Specialty Certification as defined/required for role

* Basic Life Support (BLS), CPR card through American Heart Association