Appcast

Nurse Practitioner: Breast Care and Imaging

Appcast$100K — $130K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Masters in nursing (MSN) or DNP required
  • Completion of proctoring by Medical Staff Office
  • Advanced clinical knowledge and skills in patient care
  • 3 years' experience in Women’s Health or Adult Oncology for specific role
  • Current California RN and Nurse Practitioner license in good standing
  • BLS certification required
  • National board certification as Nurse Practitioner in specialty area required (except Outpatient Oncology)

Responsibilities

  • Provide advanced nursing care in accordance with regulatory standards
  • Conduct patient evaluations and assessments and document plans of care
  • Request physician consultations and multidisciplinary consults when necessary
  • Manage ethical, legal, and medical dilemmas by consulting appropriate resources
  • Work independently or under indirect supervision of a supervising physician
  • Order and administer medications, IV therapy, and diagnostic tests as needed
  • Perform drain and suture removal, as well as other assigned duties

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth in a multidisciplinary care environment
  • Flexibility in work schedule, including potential for weekend and holiday shifts
  • Engagement in ethical decision-making and patient advocacy
  • Ability to manage a diverse patient population across various age groups
  • Support for maintaining licensure through opportunities for continuing education
Full Job Description
Job Description

Primary Duties And Responsibilities
  • The Nurse Practitioner provides high quality advanced nursing care in accordance with professional regulatory standards and within the scope of the nurse practitioner license. This role provides multidisciplinary care providing patient evaluations and assessments, patient education, interventions, and documents plan of care. Requests physician consultations and multidisciplinary consults. Recognizes that ethical/legal/medical dilemmas exist in the nursing practice, and confers with the appropriate resources and staff when making ethical decisions. May work as an independent provider and/or under indirect supervision of a supervising physician. May see all and treat a variety of age populations.
  • Depending on area, may work different hours, weekends and holidays. May require on-call time.
  • Privileges granted by the Medical Staff Department can include arranging admission and transfer of patients, performing and dictating exams, history and physicals, rounding on assigned patients and writing progress notes with plan of care, and dictating discharge summary. Also may furnish medications (non-narcotic) and durable medical equipment (DME), controlled substances III, IV, V with appropriate licensure/certification, and controlled substances II with appropriate licensure/certification. May order blood products, laboratory tests, radiological, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and neurological studies, oxygen therapy, respiratory treatment, and pulmonary tests. May perform drain and suture removal. May order and administer medications and IV therapy with the ability to assess and adjust appropriate dosing.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


Qualifications

Education and Experience
  • Masters in nursing (MSN) or DNP required.
  • Completion of proctoring by Medical Staff Office.
  • Advanced clinical knowledge and skills in the care and management of patients.


Additional department specific requirements are as follows:
  • Breast Care: 3 years' experience in Women's Health or Adult Oncology as a nurse/NP or equivalent. Advanced clinical knowledge in personalized cancer risk assessment. Training or education in genetics, bilingual preferred.


License Required
  • Current license in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner in California


Certifications Required
  • BLS required. National board certification as Nurse Practitioner in area of specialty required (except Outpatient Oncology).

About Appcast

Appcast is a global leader in programmatic recruitment advertising technology. More than just a job board, Appcast?s programmatic recruitment advertising exchange connects employers and job seekers through real-time bidding and automatic job ad optimization. Appcast?s proprietary technology and advanced data analysis tools enable employers to source and hire top talent quickly, efficiently, and cost-effectively. Appcast is headquartered in Lebanon, New Hampshire, with offices in Boston, New York City, San Francisco, London, Manchester, and Budapest.
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Size
200 employees
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Founded
2014

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