Nurse Practitioner - GI Medical Oncology

City of Hope

$120K — $140K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's or Doctorate Degree as a Nurse Practitioner
  • Minimum three years of clinical experience
  • Current California RN license
  • California NP License
  • National NP Board Certification
  • BLS/CPR certification from American Heart Association
  • ACLS and PALS certification

Responsibilities

  • Utilize the nursing process in clinical practice
  • Manage a defined patient population under physician collaboration
  • Perform physical exams addressing patient care problems
  • Develop practice protocols for Nurse Practitioners
  • Assist in enhancing departmental operations and medical care systems
  • Maintain communication with the healthcare team about patient information
  • Implement patient education and counseling activities
  • Engage in performance improvement to assess program effectiveness
  • Participate in continuing education for professional growth

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a supportive team environment
  • Access to ongoing educational programs
  • Focus on performance improvement and patient care effectiveness
  • Involvement in patient education initiatives
  • Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams in oncology
Full Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner to join our Medical Oncology GI team in Irvine, CA. We are searching for candidates with oncology experience, but will consider applicants with other relevant experience. If you have a passion to care for oncology patients, we encourage you to apply for this role As a successful candidate, you will: • Utilize the City of Hope nursing process in clinical practice. • Assume 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. • Perform physical examinations applying the medical model and nursing process to patient care problems that require medical intervention and skill. • Develop and follow protocols/standardized procedures for practice for Nurse Practitioners in the department. • Assist in developing methods and systems for provision of medical care and overall department operations. • Maintain open lines of communication with the physician and multidisciplinary health team regarding patient information. • Develop and implement patient education activities; provides education and counseling to patients. • Develop and participate in performance improvement activities to evaluate the program's effectiveness in meeting patient care and departmental needs. • Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reviewing current literature, attending in-service meetings, and workshops. Your qualifications should include: • Master's Degree, or Doctorate Degree as Nurse Practitioner • Three years clinical experience 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 • Basic Life Support (BLS), CPR card through American Heart Association • ACLS and PALS "City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location."

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