Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Inpatient Domain - Hematology Oncology

About This Role

This role delivers specialty and critical care healthcare services, primarily in an inpatient setting, focusing on acute or chronic health conditions in specific populations. The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant will provide comprehensive, evidence-based patient care, ensuring a healing environment by prioritizing customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, evidence-based patient care for acute patients within an inpatient setting, including daily rounds, advanced medical history and physical assessments, treatment plans, interpreting diagnostic tests, and discharge planning.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate laboratory, radiological, and diagnostic studies to determine patient treatment plans and establish medical diagnoses.
• Collaborate proactively with the attending physician and interdisciplinary team to develop and refine patient care plans.
• Institute emergency measures, treatment, and appropriate stabilization for acute patient situations.
• Ensure appropriate and timely documentation in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for accurate medical coding and billing, and report pertinent information to the attending physician.
• Facilitate seamless communication and coordination of patient care activities with patients, families, community health services, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Assess the specific learning needs of patients and their families, delivering culturally sensitive and age-appropriate education.
• Communicate effectively with the attending physician regarding the plan of care and clinical decision-making for issues outside the Nurse Practitioner's knowledge or scope of practice.
• Maintain mandatory professional continuing education and actively participate in patient safety, quality improvement processes, and patient engagement initiatives.
• Perform hospital rounds, accurately execute physician orders, and maintain professional practice consistent with organizational mission statements and specialty-specific privileges.

Requirements

• MSN from a practicing State Board of Nursing Approved Master's Program
• National Board Certification for Nurse Practitioners through AANP, ANCC, NCC, or PNCB
• Practicing-state licensure as a Nurse Practitioner
• Prescriptive Authority from the practicing state within 60 days of hire
• Drug Enforcement Agency Licensure within 60 days of hire
• CPR - American Heart Association
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies
• Current PA Physician Assistant License
• PA-C or board eligible. Ongoing successful recertification (NCCPA) as a PA-C Within 90 days of hire

Qualifications

• MSN from a practicing State Board of Nursing Approved Master's Program OR Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies

Nice to Have

• Experience in Emergency or Critical Care setting

Skills

* Required skills

Certifications