Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - OBGYN Oncology

Job Description Summary

The successful applicant will be a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant interested in working full-time in the care of patients with gynecologic cancer. The APP will join a busy Division that includes 6 Gynecologic Oncologists. The Division specializes in the diagnosis, surgery, treatment and management of cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer and vulvar cancer with compassion and thoroughness.

Entity

University Medical Associates (UMA) Only Employees and Financials

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC000987 COM Obstetrics & Gynecology CC

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-33

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Salaried/Exempt

Hours per week: 40 hours per week

Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: Monday-Friday, 8:00am- 5:00pm

Patient Population Focus:
Outpatient

Patient Population Age Range:
13 years-death

Required Minimum Training and Experience Training:
Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant or completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an APRN as noted below.

·         Physician Assistant

OR

·         APRN License Type/Certification:

• AGPNP/ANP (Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP or Adult NP): Adult pts (13 years to death), stable chronic disease state management or primary care setting.

• FNP (Family NP): (birth to death) Stable chronic disease state management, primary care across the lifespan.

Experience: Minimum of 1 years’ experience as a PA, FNP or ANP in Women’s Health or Surgical Oncology.

Preferred Training and Experience:

 

Training: Physician Assistant (PA) or if APRN, License Type/Certification identified below:

·         Physician Assistant

OR

·         APRN License Type/Certification:

• AGACNP/ACNP (Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner): Adult pts (13 years to death), acutely ill or injured, potentially unstable, or technologically dependent (vents, drips, monitors, etc.)

• WHNP (Women’ s Health NP): (12 years to death) OB/GYN services and well women care.

 

Experience: Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a PA, FNP or ANP in Gynecologic Oncology. For the NP, Advanced Oncology Certification preferred.

Degree of Supervision:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant will be assigned a Primary Supervising/Collaborating Physician employed by MUSC and will report directly to this physician.

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations:

All certifications must be current and complete prior to start date:

Basic Life Support (BLS).

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required for adult inpatient positions

DHEC and DEA license applications must be started prior to first day.

 

Job Duties:

• Takes comprehensive history and performs physical examinations

• Evaluates and treats on the basis of history, physical examination, radiological, laboratory, and other diagnostic test results pursuant to the practice agreement or scope of practice guideline

• Performs the following therapeutic procedures in accordance with procedural privileges, skill and proficiency as approved by the Clinical Division Chief including endometrial biopsies, colposcopies, vulvar biopsies, wound debridement, and vacuum therapy

• Develop and implement the Women’s Inclusive Sexual Health Clinic (WISH) for patients with active cancer

• and those in remission who are experiencing sexual health function issues

• Manage a Survivorship Clinic for patients who have survived cancer weekly at Hollings Cancer Center, Tidelands in Murrells Inlet, and as needed in other outreach locations (i.e. Florence and Bluffton)

• Provide on call services for inpatient population in coordination with supervising physicians

• Assure optimal outcomes for patients in a time-efficient manner while m