Nurse Practitioner FT

Description

Summary:

The Nurse Practitioner is an expert and patient advocate in a particular specialty or subspecialty of nursing practice. This position manages a group of clinically complex or resource intensive patients. Management includes assessing, diagnosing, planning, and prescribing pharmacological (in a collaborative practice) and non-pharmacological treatment for health problems according to established protocols, standards of care, health promotion, and preventive care within a specialized area of practice. Performs the role of advanced practice nurse through clinical practice, education, research and consultation with multidisciplinary groups utilizing a holistic approach to wellness.  

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Perform and document comprehensive medical and psychosocial health histories and examinations.
• Gathers data, conducts initial history and physical examination and formulates and implements treatment plans in collaboration with the physician.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic studies related to the patient’s plan of care and response to treatment.
• Provides follow-up care on an inpatient and outpatient basis.
• Initiates consultation with specialists as indicated.
• Recognizes oncology-related problems and initiates interventions.
• Identifies treatment-related toxicities and initiates interventions.
• Demonstrates expertise in symptom management.
• Assesses ill patients and develops a plan of care in collaboration with MD
• Monitors and adjusts patient medications and treatments according to protocols.
• Diagnoses and treats common oncology-associated illnesses.
• Manages telephone calls related to emergency situations, symptom management, and psychosocial and family concerns.
• Provides continuity of care across settings (hospital, home, home health, skilled nursing, hospice and rehabilitation).
• Supervises chemotherapy administration in the office setting.
• Collaborates with physician and chemotherapy infusion nurse to schedule and administer chemotherapy.
• Writes chemotherapy orders and evaluates protocols in collaboration with physicians.
• Provides psychosocial counseling and support to patients and families and makes referrals to social work or community agencies as necessary.
• Performs various procedures: bone marrow biopsy and aspirate, removal of picc, administration of intrathecal chemotherapy.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of integrative therapies and their use in complementing medical treatment.
• Demonstrates knowledge of cancer risk factors, diagnoses, disease processes, and treatment options.
• Evaluates patient intervention outcomes.
• Provides Genetic Pretest Counseling
• Coordinates discharge plans, follow-up, home health, and outpatient prescriptions.
• Assists with hospital rounds and management of hospitalized patients.
• Participates in daily huddles/conferences with the team to facilitate communication and coordination of care.
• Provide survivorship care to patients who have completed chemotherapy

Requirements

Education Responsibilities:

• Provides information on the disease, treatment, health promotion, and disease prevention to patients and families.
• Educate professional staff through consultations and presentations.
• Evaluates patient, nursing, and community educational programs and materials and act as a resource.
• Participate in multidisciplinary committees.
• Educate patients and caregivers on the disease process and chemotherapy
• Research Responsibilities:

Research Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the research process.
• Collaborate with investigators, protocol nurses, and physicians to support and promote research.
• Recruits patients for clinical trials.
• Reviews disseminate and incorporate research findings into clinical practice.

Education:

• Graduate of a school of nursing.
• Graduate of an approved Nurse Practitioner Program (MS preferred)

Experience:

• Five years of professional nursing experience in a hospital or clinic setting with 1-2 years in a nurse practitioner role or 1-2 years in an Oncology Nurse Practitioner role.

Certificate/License:

• Possession of n NJ, CT, or MD State Registered Nurse license. ANCC or ANA certification and NJ, CT or MD Nurse Practitioner Certification.