Advance Practice Nurse, Ambulatory - Melanoma Renal Oncology

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive assessment, triage, and management of patient and family needs throughout the disease process as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Works in inpatient, ambulatory, and outpatient settings, delivering high-quality patient care across diagnostic, treatment, and prognostic phases.
• Collaborates with supervising or collaborating physicians in accordance with state laws, hospital regulations, policies, clinical pathways, and protocols.
• May include autonomous, team-based care for designated patient populations.
• Obtains medical histories and performs physical examinations.
• Orders, reviews, and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests, including imaging.
• Develops and manages patient treatment plans.
• Prescribes medications and treatments consistent with institutional and state guidelines.
• Performs clinical procedures within professional scope and competency.
• In select specialties, assists as a first or second assistant in surgical procedures when educational and credentialing requirements are met.
• Responds to emergency situations in alignment with YNHHS policies.
• Educates patients and families about diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, side effects, and available resources.
• Collaborates with the supervising physician for admission instructions, ongoing care guidance, and discharge planning.
• Provides compassionate psychosocial support to patients, families, and significant others, maintaining ethical and professional standards of care.
• Ensures accurate, timely, and complete documentation in compliance with hospital, legal, and regulatory requirements.
• Safeguards patient information in all formats to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure.
• Demonstrates professionalism, ethical conduct, compassion, and a strong commitment to patient care.
• Maintains compliance with all applicable healthcare regulations, standards, and best-practice recommendations while consistently promoting patient safety and quality outcomes.
• Engages in ongoing professional development to maintain and enhance clinical competency.
• Serves as a clinical resource and educator for new staff and trainees.
• Participates in service-specific orientation and educational initiatives.
• Reports safety events and near-misses to support high-reliability practices.
• Maintains all licensure, certification, and employee requirements.
• Precepts NP/PA students and mentors other healthcare professionals.
• Collaborates on research, quality improvement, performance improvement initiatives, and protocol development to advance clinical practice.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or an accredited Physician Assistant Program.
• Experience as an NP/PA in the specialty/service line is preferred but not required.
• Active PA Certification by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), Connecticut State Physician Assistant License, ACLS/BLS Certified, when indicated for position profile DEA License.
• Pediatric position profile requires PALS, when indicated for neonatal care NRP Certification.
• Licenses, certifications, and/or continuing education credits may be required based on position and area of specialty.