Neuro Oncology Advanced Practice Provider

Department Overview

The Neuro-Oncology Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) delivers care to Neuro-Oncology patients primarily outpatient and with occasional inpatient consults. The APP collaborates closely with faculty physicians, APP colleagues, and others in the interdisciplinary team to ensure the highest standards of patient care and service. The role involves independent patient care, procedural work, care coordination and administrative tasks, and educational contributions. 

 

This position is for an APP faculty member appointment in the School of Medicine. The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach, and public service. The APP is expected to comply with the scope of practice, other laws, regulations, OHSU policy, and other applicable professional standards of practice.

 

The APP delivers healthcare services to individuals within the scope of their license, provides advanced education to students, peers, and others; and may contribute to new knowledge and/or technology by conducting or participating in scholarship.

Function/Duties of Position

Clinical Care:

• Provide coverage across a wide range of APP duties including providing safe, efficient, high quality and compassionate patient care
• Completing a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s status. Developing, monitoring and revising evidence-based treatment plans that addresses diagnoses, patterns of disease, risk factors, and treatment alternatives
• Collaborate with team members to prepare patients for next steps in their care. Respond promptly to patient/family inquiries (phone, MyChart), collaborating with team members such as nurses, other APPs and physicians to resolve clinical concerns.
• Identify urgent clinical situations and respond autonomously and effectively

Care Coordination & Communication:

• Coordinate with interdisciplinary teams, including inpatient teams, to ensure streamlined, patient-centered care.
• Collaborate with physicians, surgeons, and external providers to optimize patient outcomes.
• Triage patient calls, messages, and requests and determine the appropriate plan of care for new or returning patients within the practice.
• Educate staff and clinic medical teams on care plans and best practices to improve patient outcomes.

Patient and Family Education:

• Contribute to patient and family education, including development and presentation of educational materials. Provide condition-specific education and counseling to patients and families.
• Use available educational materials and resources to promote patient understanding and self-management.

Program Development, Teaching & Quality Improvement:

• Engage in continuous process improvement, adhering to OHSU policies, service standards, and regulatory guidelines.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, program development, and staff development activities.
• Teach neuro-oncology principles, procedures, and patient care to medical students, nurses, and support staff.
• Actively support OHSU’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Neuro-oncology Specific Clinical Responsibilities:

• Conducting independent clinic day dedicated to symptom management, covering areas such as seizure and steroids management, fatigue alleviation, and overseeing mid-radiation and mid-chemotherapy check-ins.
• Providing comprehensive chemotherapy education to newly diagnosed patients, ensuring the accuracy of chemotherapy plans, and monitoring treatment progress while following up on outpatient laboratory results.
• Handling patient-requested or care-related medical paperwork. In cases of complexity, scheduling a billable appointment is an option.
• Participation in and coordination of Tumor Board activities.

 

Scholarship (improvement science, research, writing, abstracts, grant supported work, presentations, etc.): Keep abreast of changes in field and applies knowledge to identify and recommend enhancements to clinical quality, patient experience/satisfaction, and to achieve improvement that demonstrates a higher standard of care. Assesses and recommends initiatives to improve performance indicators related to patient experience, quality, and costs. Professional development meeting the expectations of ongoing certification. 

 

Teaching/ Clinical Supervision: Deliver individual instruction to support fellows, residents, graduate APP students, and other clinical learners to support their personal program of learning in the applicable specialty area.