App Oncology - Full Time

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Consistently arrives at work on time and adheres to regular work schedule.
• Works closely with assigned physician.
• See outpatients in the office at their scheduled appointment times.
• Sees same day appointment patients to evaluate urgent/emergent needs.
• Strives to meet required average number of visits per day.
• At times of low visit volumes, coordinates with physicians to offset their workload.
• Serves as an infusion room nurse, evaluating patients and addressing nursing concerns.
• Responds to urgent needs in the Infusion Room, including reactions and patient distress.
• Completes documentation of visit in EMR within 72 hours of visit.
• Ensures all visits are billed appropriately.
• Completes Peer-to-Peer sessions as needed.
• Addresses NP/PA worklist in a timely manner and assists with physician worklists as needed.
• Orders tests and prescriptions based on patient need.
• Completes New Patient Teaches as needed.
• Covers inpatient hospital rounding as needed and as credentialed.
• Evaluates Social Determinants of Health and refers to community resources as appropriate.
• Covers outpatient clinics in Holland-Sylvania and Maumee, as needed.
• Complete progress notes on each patient daily unless the attending oncologist/hematologist has already made a note.
• Responds to phone calls from registered nurses regarding assigned patients.
• Help with education and communication for patients and families as appropriate during visits - regarding disease process, chemotherapy, side effects, etc.
• Recruit patients for research protocols, as applicable.
• Completes assigned clinical projects for review and approval by physician.
• Responsible for implementation of approved projects.
• Responsible for evaluation of these projects as assigned.
• Manages office prescription line and responds to patient refill requests.
• Completes telephone assessment of patients calling to report a clinical problem.
• Documents recommendations and actions to be taken by patient.
• Sees patients requiring urgent evaluation and develops action plan based on assessment findings.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Active Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant License in good standing in the State of Ohio.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to analyze and determine solutions in order to best serve the patients.
• Consistently arrives at work, in professional attire, on time and completes all tasks within established time frame.
• CPR certification required.
• Adheres to all clinic policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated understanding of Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner theory, practice and medical care, medical equipment and instruments, and OSHA regulations.