**Oncology Advanced Practitioner

About the role

The Hematology and Oncology Physician Assistant (PA) and/or Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides direct care and patient education as a member of a multidisciplinary team in a teaching environment. Practice locations include Burlington and Peabody.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of duties in the evaluation, treatment plan and care, diagnosis and follow-up of assigned patients on the Hematology and Oncology service.
• Admissions, coordination and symptom management of chemotherapy or biotherapy patients.
• History and physicals, obtaining patient consents, providing daily care including ordering chemotherapy, referring to other specialties, discharging, transferring and responding to patients and families.
• Develop knowledge of the solid tumor malignancies, disease processes, and treatment and management modalities across the cancer care continuum.
• Collaborate with other disciplines including internal or external medical or surgical specialties, social work, nursing, palliative care, psychiatry, pharmacy, research and nutrition.
• Gain expertise regarding appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions related to common complications experienced by oncology patients.

Qualifications

• Physician Assistant: Graduate of an accredited Physician Program. Documentation of registration for next NCCPA Board administration or successful completion of NCCPA Board and maintenance of appropriate CME.
• RN: Graduate of a Master’s Program in Nursing. Maintain currency through Clinical Education Units.
• Certification and current license to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Maintains BLS certification. ACLS certification encouraged. DEA number and Mass Department of Public Health Division of Food and Drug Restricted Substances registration number as appropriate. Written prescription privilege protocols signed by all attendings with whom the individual will be working.
• Chemotherapy certification and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) certification preferred and encouraged.
• Minimum of 2 years oncology clinical experience preferred. Direct patient care experience (preferably to include in-patient care) prior to graduation and /or clinic experience while in program.