Job Details
Facility Address: Bethesda, MD 20817
Number of Positions: 1
Shift Information: Mon-Fri 8a-5p
Minimum Years of Experience: 5
Facility Salary: $115,000 to $125,000
Key Performance Areas:
- Assess the physical and psychosocial status of patients by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and diagnostic studies
- Write prescriptions for: medication, blood products based upon laboratory results, routine diagnostic and follow-up studies, therapeutic measures, and care post-discharge in accordance with written practice protocols
- Based on findings, determine eligibility of patients for entry into clinical trials
- Interpret and evaluates findings of studies / tests
- Relay appropriate information regarding patient care to the collaborating physician
- Administer therapeutic measures / obtains specimens as prescribed
- Dictate follow-up letters to referring physicians with summaries of treatment, response and plan
- Dictate or writes patient history, admissions, progress notes, and discharge notes in a timely manner
- Assist in the management of family dynamics and coping mechanisms during acute and chronic phases of patients care
- Conduct or participate in daily multi-disciplinary rounds for assigned patients to ensure patients are receiving appropriate and quality care
- Provide on-call coverage and performs hospital rounds as needed
- Triage patients to determine urgency of physician evaluation
- Document and reports care in an accurate, timely manner using appropriate forms and records
- Demonstrate a willingness to learn and to remain flexible in the changing health care environment
- Assist staff in times of crisis or emergency
- Meet with the public outside the institution and efficiently market and promote cancer treatment
- Determine work priorities, assign work and insure proper completion of work assignments
- Comply with all federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to patient privacy, patient s rights, personnel law, safety, labor, and employment law. Adheres to Company and departmental policies and procedures, including IT policies and procedures and Disaster Recovery Plan
- Other duties as requested
- Keep work area and records in a neat and orderly manner
- Maintain all company equipment in a safe and working manner
- Maintain and ensure the confidentiality of all patient and employee information at all times as required by the HIPAA regulations
- Assist in training new employees to related job duties
- Will be expected to work at any Company location to help meet the Company s business needs as directed by collaborating physician
- Will be expected to work overtime when given sufficient notice of required overtime
Position Qualifications/Requirements
Education:
- Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician s Assistant program
- Master s degree required
2. Certifications/Licenses:
- APRN or PA license in appropriate state
- Prescriptive privileges or eligible to apply
- Current certification from ANCC or ONS (AOCN-P)
- Current BLS
3. Previous Experience:
- Minimum 5 years experience as APRN or PA, specifically in Oncology
4. Core Capabilities:
- Analysis & Critical Thinking: Critical thinking skills including solid problem solving, analysis, decision-making, planning, time management and organizational skills. Must be detailed oriented with the ability to exercise independent judgment
- Interpersonal Effectiveness: Developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, tact, conflict management, delegation skills, and diversity awareness. Ability to work effectively with sensitive and confidential material and sometimes emotionally charged matters
- Communication Skills: Good command of the English language. Second language is an asset but not required. Effective communication skills (oral, written, presentation), is an active listener, and effectively provides balanced feedback
- Customer Service & Organizational Awareness: Strong customer focus. Ability to build an engaging culture of quality, performance effectiveness and operational excellence through best practices, strong business and political acumen, collaboration and partnerships, as well as a positive employee, physician and community relations
- Self-Management: Effectively manages own time, conflicting priorities, self, stress, and professional development. Self-motivated and self-starter with ability work independently with limited supervision. Ability to work remotely effectively as required.
- Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-site environment with demonstrated ability to juggle competing priorities and demands from a variety of stakeholders and sites
- Computer Skills:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required
5. Travel (double click to check relevant box): 0% 75%
- Standard Core Workdays/Hours (specify weekends and call requirements): Monday to Friday 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
- Essential Physical Requirements: refer to last page of job description for job specific physical and mental requirements
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