NP or PA- Oncology

Responsibilities

• Adheres to mutually agreed upon Clinical Practice Guidelines and scope of practice with collaborating physician.
• Utilizes advanced clinical knowledge to develop and maintain a delivery system for individualized, appropriate, and compassionate patient care.
• Supports and encourages staff, patients, and significant others in the determination of treatment and rehabilitation goals for desired outcomes.
• Provides leadership and participates in emergency measures for sudden adverse patient developments.
• Maintains own clinical expertise and ensures the demonstrated clinical competency of staff members to deliver patient care services in accordance with the specific identified needs of adult and geriatric patients.
• Monitors and coordinates the effective use, maintenance, and repair of equipment, supplies, facilities, and resources that support patient care in order to maintain a functional and safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Maintains own clinical expertise and ensures the demonstrated clinical competency of staff members to deliver patient care services in accordance with the specific identified needs of adult and geriatric patients.
• Works with patient and significant others to determine treatment and rehabilitation goals for desired outcomes.
• Assists with or institutes emergency measures for sudden adverse patient developments in an effort to provide expedient nursing care.
• Delivers primary acute or chronic care focusing on the maintenance, achievement, and restoration of optimal functions of patients.
• Consistently exhibits a professional manner, appearance, and performance in the approach to job related duties in an effort to maintain high standard delivery of health care.
• When in contact with pediatric, adolescent, or geriatric patients, performs all patient care duties in a manner that demonstrates a humanistic attitude for the physical and psychological needs relevant to the age of the patient served.
• Provides ongoing assessments of the patient care delivery system in order to identify existing and potential health care needs within the scope of care for the program.
• Evaluates and makes recommendations for current and potential unit staffing needs, assesses and introduces technological and procedural changes that enhance the efficiency and quality of patient care services and outcomes, and supervises the ongoing assessment of patients for physical, psychological, and social status needs and discharge planning.
• Coordinates and manages high quality health care services that recognize individual patient rights while acting as a role model for the nursing personnel.
• Educates staff and monitors care delivery in order to ensure that patients exercise their rights to be informed and to participate and make decisions in all aspects of their medical care.
• Ensures that patient care demonstrates respect for personal values and beliefs and is focused on the unique needs of each individual and their family.
• Utilizes continued analysis and evaluation of patient care outcomes to enhance the quality and efficiency of services and optimize the utilization of hospital resources.
• Participates actively in unit-specific and multidisciplinary continuous quality improvement and quality assurance studies in a manner that promotes compliance with hospital and divisional regulations and standards.
• Ensures that all staff members are oriented and continuously educated regarding their roles in sustaining and improving the overall environment.
• Affords appropriate support to staff members, aids in removing performance barriers, and facilitates effective problem-solving among employees.
• Reviews departmental performance, identifies performance deficits, and implements prudent recommendations that promote departmental efficiency.
• Identifies, resolves, and facilitates the resolution of departmental problems, and encourages employees to voice ideas for better hospital operation, improved communication between staff members, and higher quality health care services.
• Assists in the development, coordination, and monitoring of new departmental programs and services in an effort to increase program performance and identify ways to improve upon the quality and efficiency of health care service delivery.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience as a Nurse Practitioner OR 3 years experience as an RN
• Master's Degree
• Advanced Practice License from Louisiana State Board of Nursing and Certification as Nurse Practitioner by ANCC, AANP, or PNCB (for pediatric clinics)
• Current Louisiana state RN license
• Current BLS Certification