Oncology Nurse Practitioner

Covenant Health Oncology Group is seeking a dedicated Oncology Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to join their medical oncology outpatient team. In this full-time role, the provider will deliver comprehensive cancer care to hematology-oncology patients across both inpatient and outpatient settings in collaboration with supervising physicians. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic clinical environment managing chemotherapy side effects, providing patient education, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

Practice Info

• Outpatient practice setting

• Part of the region's largest cancer-fighting network

• Affiliated infusion centers throughout the region

Shift & Schedule

• Full Time

• 80 Hours Per Pay Period

• Day Shift

• Weekend call requirement four times a year where the APP will round in the hospital (with physician support) on Saturday and Sunday.

Responsibilities

• Triage telephone calls from patients, physicians, hospitals, and home health and hospice agencies requiring medical intervention, collaborating with physician(s) as necessary.

• Performs evaluation and treats acute patient problems, including but not limited to oncologic emergencies, chemotherapy related side effects, and complications from cancer diagnoses.

• Consults with physician and other medical specialties as necessary; adjusts processes as indicated

• Performs history, physical examination, analyzes data for appropriate diagnosis and treatment, initiates plans of care for inpatient and office consults in collaboration with the physician, and follows previously established plans of care for both oncology and hematology patients in both the outpatient and inpatient setting.

• Identifies health hazards in the patient's environment, as well as patient risk factors.

• Identifies and considers the cultural patterns, economic status and patient resources in plan of care.

• Collaborates with social services, nurse navigation, and dietary services to provide holistic patient care.

• Provides routine follow-up examinations and makes recommendations for adjustments to plans of care, as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

• Minimum Experience: None, 1 year of Oncology NP/ PA experience preferred.

• Licensure Requirement: Must have and maintain certification by American Nurses Association or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners as an Adult, Family or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.

• Must meet State of Tennessee requirements as a Nurse Practitioner.

• Certification in Oncology by the Oncology Nurses Society preferred.