Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Medicine, Medical Oncology

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CORE JOB SUMMARY  

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients. The APP also examines and treats patients independently and collaborates with other health care professionals. Ensures proper illness and injury management, also disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. May prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests. Advises patients about continuing care. The APP will work within the oncology service line responsible to execute care in the acute and outpatient care settings. 

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS  

• Performs and documents complete physical examinations and comprehensive health histories.  

• Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for patients. 

• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to the patient’s age-specific needs. 

• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities. 

• Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability. 

• Assists with the provision of care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations. 

• Monitors the effectiveness of interventions. 

• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients. 

• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals. 

• Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools. 

• Serves as a role model and mentor for staff. 

• Ensures and coordinates standardization of the advanced practice process between patient care services and collaborative teams.  

• Integrates current knowledge of professional issues, trends in healthcare, and technological advances into the scope of practice. 

• Participates or leads a hospital committee.  

• Co-leads collaborative team in developing a new service or strategic performance improvement. 

• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. 

• Participates in survivorship and long-term care of patients following completion of treatment.  

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS  

Infusion/Comprehensive Treatment Unit (CTU)-/ Oncology Care Clinic (OCC)* 

• Provides Infusion/