Nurse Practitioner Surgical Oncology Urology

Nurse Practitioner - Surgical Oncology Urology Specialty Services

Penn State Health is seeking a skilled and compassionate Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our Surgical Oncology Urology Specialty Services team. The Nurse Practitioner will provide comprehensive, patient-centered care to individuals with urologic cancers and other complex urologic conditions requiring surgical evaluation, treatment, and follow-up.

Working collaboratively with urologic oncologists, surgeons, physicians, and other members of the multidisciplinary care team, the NP will support patients throughout the continuum of care, including preoperative evaluation, perioperative management, postoperative recovery, and ongoing follow-up. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to advanced cancer care while building meaningful relationships with patients and their families.

Position Highlights
• Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with surgical oncology conditions.
• Conduct patient evaluations, obtain medical histories, perform physical examinations, and develop individualized care plans.
• Collaborate with surgical oncologists and multidisciplinary care teams to coordinate treatment planning and continuity of care.
• Manage preoperative and postoperative patient care, including patient education, symptom management, wound assessment, and recovery monitoring.
• Participate in inpatient and/or outpatient clinical responsibilities as assigned.
• Monitor patient progress, identify complications, and coordinate appropriate interventions and follow-up care.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and laboratory studies within the scope of practice.
• Prescribe medications and treatments in accordance with applicable regulations and organizational policies.
• Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment options, surgical procedures, recovery expectations, and ongoing care needs.
• Document clinical encounters accurately and timely in the electronic medical record.
• Support quality improvement initiatives, evidence-based practice, and patient safety efforts.
• Perform other duties within the scope of practice as assigned.

WHY PENN STATE HEALTH?

Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.

Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:
• Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).
• Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave.
• Be Secured with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
• Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
• Be Supported by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.

Penn State Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class including disability or veteran status. Penn State Health's policies and objectives are in direct compliance with all federal and state constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, guidelines, and executive orders that prohibit or outlaw discrimination.