Oncology Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

Position Duties Include

• Patient navigation – Be the point person in collaboration with the clinical navigator for a specific group of patients.
• Maintain efficient and effective collaborative relationships with all physician specialists involved in oncology care including nurses, social workers, primary care physicians etc.
• Multi-disciplinary clinics – Coordination of physician specialist and ancillary services
• Communicate with patient and other providers regarding plan of care
• Facilitate multi-disciplinary tumor conference, delegate tasks to and supervise clinical navigator for assigned tumor sites.
• Affiliate infusion sites/oncology clinics – Coordinate close to home care when possible
• Work closely with affiliate sites to provide clinical consultation and direction functioning as a liaison between outreach staff and physicians as well as patients.
• Survivorship care – Work with patient, oncology physician(s), and primary care providers to establish an individualized survivorship plan for oncology patients assigned to your service.
• Clinical trials - Maintain knowledge regarding available clinical trials and support the patient, physician, and clinical research staff by assisting with coordination of patient enrollment and ongoing requirements of the study
• Development of new alliances and processes - Continually seek ways to develop partnerships to promote a “culture of research” for the MMC oncology program.

  Standard Qualifications

  • Education / Training: Master's Degree in Nursing OR a Masters in Physician Assistant studies
  • Work Experience: Experience in Oncology is preferred but not required.
  • Certification, Licensure, Registration: State of Michigan Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant license required
  • Required to achieve certification as an Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner (AOCNP) within two years from hire date.