Advanced Practice Provider - Hepatobiliary and Skin/Soft Tissue Cancers

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Organization:

Dept of Surgery Admin

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY
The Division of Surgical Oncology, within the Department of Surgery and the Section of Surgical Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, encompasses several multidisciplinary disease management programs including Hepatobiliary Surgical Oncology and Cutaneous/Soft Tissue Surgical Oncology. We are committed to providing the best in patient care. To further support our programs, we seek an Advanced Practice Provider in the ambulatory care setting to work as a part of an integrated multidisciplinary health care team.

The specialty clinic APP works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team to manage a distinct patient population with an emphasis on Hepatobiliary and Skin/Soft Tissue Cancers in the outpatient setting. To further support an integrated approach, the NP may also be involved in the coordination of care across the care continuum including pre and postoperative periods, inpatient care, discharge/outpatient follow up, and long-term management. Inpatient bedside and outpatient clinic-based procedural responsibilities will also be involved.

The specialty clinic APP has a strong foundation in evidenced based practice/education and will provide recommendations and serve as a resource for the development of patient care standards, clinical decision-making, protocols, and procedures related to nursing practices, and an environment of safe quality care in the Surgical Oncology program. The APP demonstrates an advanced level of medical and nursing knowledge, clinical/technical competence, sound clinical judgment, professional communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, quality improvement and responsible for professional development and competency validation. The APP will also exhibit strong customer service skills during all interactions with patients, referring providers, and colleagues.

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The Surgical Nurse Practitioner (NP) works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The NP provides healthcare in ambulatory and acute health care settings. Including management of surgical patients from pre-operative, peri-operative and post operative phases of care. The NP has didactic education, clinical competency and national certification in identified area of clinical practice. The NP demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation. The NP has an advanced knowledge of nursing theory and application.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
• In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patient's overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care;
• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations;
• Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice;
• Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Health Systems and Policy Management (Advanced): Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency in behavior