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Form of workJob Purpose:
The purpose of the Advanced Practice Provider is to provide general medical care and treatment to patients in an outpatient oncology/hematology clinic, under the direction of a physician as permitted by state and federal laws.
Essential Job Functions:
Qualifications include:
Education/Experience:
The purpose of the Advanced Practice Provider is to provide general medical care and treatment to patients in an outpatient oncology/hematology clinic, under the direction of a physician as permitted by state and federal laws.
Essential Job Functions:
- Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
- Diagnose or treat acute health care problems such as illnesses, infections, or injuries.
- Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, etc.
- Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
- Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
- Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies based on patient characteristics such as age and gender.
- Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as complete blood counts, electrocardiograms, and radiographs.
- Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.
- Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
- Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as food supplements, over-the-counter medications, or herbal remedies.
- Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
- Consult with or refer patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise.
- Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.
- Schedule follow-up visits to monitor patients or evaluate health or illness care.
- Maintain current knowledge of state legal regulations for nurse practitioner practice including reimbursement of services.
- Advocate for accessible health care that minimizes environmental health risks.
- Maintain knowledge of regulatory processes and payer systems such as Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private sources.
- Ability to be at work regularly and on time.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications include:
- Excellent bedside manner.
- Ability to work well with different personality types.
- Clinical skills.
- Physiological knowledge.
Education/Experience:
- Master's Degree in Nursing or Master's Degree from an accredited graduate program for Physician Assistants.
- Oncology experience preferred.
