"Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Radiation Oncology"

Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

An essential member of the multidisciplinary clinic team, the Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant provides comprehensive outpatient care to individuals diagnosed with cancer, from diagnosis through treatment during the acute phase of survivorship. This position is responsible for coordinating care and ensuring appropriate referrals to ancillary and supportive resources to address physical, psychosocial, and other identified needs.

Will see patients at two or three of our clinics located in North County, West County, South County, and our Center for Advanced Medicine location, located in downtown St. Louis.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Evaluates survivors’ needs (physical, psychological, and social) using assessment tools such as distress screening to connect patients to referrals and support services, such as dietitians, social work, and physical therapy.
• Provides psychosocial support and facilitates referrals to psychology services as needed.
• Adheres to NCCN survivorship clinical guidelines and other evidence-based practices.
• Provides direct patient care to include obtaining patient history, performing patient assessment via observation, interview and examination; orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies; performs preventative health assessments, screenings, immunizations and care; provides direct treatment and management of acute and chronic disease conditions; develops and implements patient-centered plan of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, consultants, nurses, ancillary care providers and others as appropriate to the patient's condition.
• Provides management services for clinical research study projects; monitors participating subjects, including medication administration and family/patient education.
• Works in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Regularly participates in constant quality improvement and process improvement activities centered on the goal of providing exceptional, evidence-based patient care.
• Enhances professional growth and development through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
• Contributes to the advancement of the rehabilitation nursing profession as a whole through research, publications, and presentations.
• Bills for professional services as permitted by the collaborative practice agreement.
• Interprets diagnostic tests results for deviations from normal.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions
* Normal office environment
* Exposure to blood-borne pathogens
* Requires protective devices
* Patient care setting
* Direct patient care setting

Physical Effort
* Typically sitting at desk or table
* Typically standing or walking
* Typically bending, crouching, stooping
* Occasional lifting (25 lbs or less)

Equipment
* Office equipment
* Clinical/diagnostic equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:
Master's degree

Certifications/Professional Licenses:
The list below may include all acceptable certifications, professional licenses and issuers. More than one credential, certification or professional license may be required depending on the role.Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross

Work Experience:
No specific work experience is required for this position.

Skills:
Not Applicable

Driver's License:
A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

We are seeking a dedicated NP or PA to join our team. Below are additional requirements and information based on each role.

Required Qualifications:

Nurse Practitioner
* Master of Science in Nursing with emphasis in the Nurse Practitioner program.
* Advanced Practical Nurse licensure (or ability to successfully obtain licensure within three months of date of hire).
* Certain/additional certifications may be necessary based on area of specialty.
* Basic Life Support certification (Online Basic Life Support certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the Basic Life Support requirements).

Physician Assistant
* Graduate of PA program.
* Current PA licensure to practice in the state of Missouri and/or Illinois, depending on location, or ability to obtain within three months of date of hire.
* Certain/additional certifications may be necessary based on area of specialty.
* Basic Life Support certification (Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements).

Preferred Qualifications

Education:
Master's degree - Nurse Practitioner, Master's degree - Physician Assistant Studies

Certifications/Professional Licenses:
Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Certified Nurse Practitioner - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Certified Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Physician Assistant - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Physician Assistant - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Work Experience:
No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills:
Adaptability, Clinical Decision Making, Clinical Diagnostics, Communication, Customer Empathy, Detail-Oriented, Disease Management, Epic EHR, Family Support, HIPAA Compliance, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationships, Multitasking, Organizing, Patient Care, Patient Education, Patient Evaluations, Patient Management, Pharmacology, Preventive Care, Teamwork, Time Management

Grade

S30

Salary Range

$86,300.00 - $155,500.00 / Annually
The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.