Advanced Practice Registered Nurse-Breast Oncology Research - Full Time

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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse-Breast Oncology Research - Full Time

Up to $25,000 Sign On Bonus

Day Shift

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients. The APRN is also examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals. Ensures proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. May prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests. Advises patients about continuing care. The ARNP will work within the oncology service line. 

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 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. 

• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assests  

• Provides care to a select group of patients by determining and rendering advanced nursing and medical interventions.  

• Assessment/Diagnosis: Assesses patients by interviewing/examining the patient, reviewing the patient’s medical history, provider’s/physician’s/PI/Sub-PI diagnosis and orders, diagnostic test results (labs, x-ray, MRI, etc.) to determine medical diagnosis, plan of care and monitor patient’s progress. 

• Reviews the medical record including physician/consultation notes, lab(s) and diagnostic tests results. Formulates medical diagnoses based on above data.  

• Screens for patients for clinical trials based on information collected above (specifically for the Breast Site Disease Group (SDG)) and works with Breast SDG manager and clinical research coordinators (CRCs) to review potentially eligible patients

• Collaborates with referring physician or physician investigator (PI) through discussion and assessment of diagnoses and ascertain study patient eligibility for a clinical trial, including documentation of criteria specified in the protocol. 

• Assesses and examines new and established patient for trials with PI or Sub-PI or independently if attending/PI/sub-PI is not available. 

• Assesses patients for trial-related and non-trial related symptoms and ensures evidence-based symptom management while maintaining trial compliance. 

• Follow patients on clinical trials and oversees coordination or care, completion of documentation, which includes preparing and signing off AEs, RECIST forms, and other source documents.  

• During Phase I/dose escalation studies, collaborates with the principal investigator to determine if dose limiting toxicity has been achieved based on adverse event assessment data and clinical judgement.  

• The APRN will also work with the clinic/triage nurse and physician investigator (PI) to assure timely call back to patient calls regarding any medical or study procedure concerns. 

• Planning/Outcomes: Develops a plan of care from the assessment/diagnoses and physician/PI/Sub-PI collaboration. 

• Identifies expected outcomes based on the assessment/diagnoses and physician/PI/sub-PI collaboration.  

• Ensures initial and ongoing consent process is performed and documented in compliance with FDA, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), institutional sponsor, IRB, and other applicable regulations, guidance’s, and policies. 

• Participates in the education of cli