Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

The Specialty Advanced Practice Provider will exercise independent judgment in assessment, diagnosis, and medical process initiation, adhering to Virginia licensure regulations and a defined Scope of Practice. This role emphasizes an integrated, team-based approach to patient care, utilizing evidence-based standards and participating in quality initiatives. The provider will perform high-quality clinical practices and effective patient management under physician supervision, following state regulations for primary and secondary specialty care.

Practice Info

• Integrated team-based approach to achieve desired patient outcomes

• Utilizes evidenced based standards, guidelines and protocols for care delivery

• Participates in quality and best practice initiatives

• Clinical practice settings

Responsibilities

• Practices in accordance with safe and effective standards of care and ensures compliance with professional and ethical standards of practice

• Communicates appropriately with physicians, peers, nursing staff and other healthcare providers

• Develops differential diagnosis and plans of care based on data collection and revises based on physiologic and psychosocial findings

• Interprets and synthesizes laboratory, imaging and other pertinent data and reviews patient plan of care with interdisciplinary team and with the patient and family

• Evaluates and documents patients' response to care, and evaluates impact of illness on patients' health status, functional status, nutritional status, sleep and rest patterns, family and social relationships, and establishes a health promotion strategy

• Assumes clinical management for the specialty patient population in collaboration with physicians in practice

• Provides accurate record keeping as evidenced by complete and pertinent history and physicals, pre-operative and progress notes, discharge summaries and data information sheets

• Serves as a role model and preceptor for new Advanced Practice Providers and students

Requirements

• Required: Basic Life Support upon start

• Required: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (for Critical Care) upon start

• Required: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (for Pediatrics) upon start

• Required: Licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

• Required: If Nurse Practitioner: RN Compact License (depending on State of primary residence) AND a license (or eligibility for) as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant in the Commonwealth of Virginia AND a "Practice Agreement" signed by sponsoring/ supervising physician(s) AND a written "Scope of Practice/Protocol" signed by the supervising physician

• Required: "Drug Enforcement Administration License" (if prescribing controlled substances)

• Required: No experience required; New graduate considered

• Required: Bachelor's in Nursing and Master's in Advanced Clinical Practice or graduate of a post masters certificate program for nurse practitioners, OR a certificate from an education program that is accredited by the Council of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs/Schools, American College of Nurse Midwives, American Association of Colleges of Nursing of the National League for Nursing

• Required: For Physician Assistants, a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program and certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants