Radiation Oncology Advanced Practice Provider (PA/NP) - UNC Faculty Physicians

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina. A Nurse Practitioner/Physician Associate functions as part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in accordance with privileges approved by the credentialing committee to provide high quality, cost effective care to patients within the APPs scope of practice in collaboration with a supervising physician. The APP reflects the mission, vision, and values of the organization, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities

Clinical

• Obtains relevant health and medical history, performs thorough physical assessment, reviews and interprets pertinent diagnostic tests/results.
• Develops appropriate differential diagnoses.
• Develops and implements treatment plans including prescribing/ordering of appropriate evidence-based pharmacological agents consistent with departmental guidelines and privileging, and schedules appropriate follow-up management.
• Actively incorporates evidence-based hospital initiatives to improve patient care.
• Conducts preventive health screening based on age, history and patient needs.
• Maintains