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Penn Medicine Exp. NP / PA - Radiation Oncology specializing in Head & Neck at (Pennsylvania Hospital Location) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Exp. NP / PA - Radiation Oncology specializing in Head & Neck at (Pennsylvania Hospital Location)
Job ID :96084
Job Category: Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant
Specialty Area: Nurse Pract/ Phys Asst -Outpatient
Primary Shift: Day
Work Schedule: See Job Description
Penn Medicine Entity: Clinical Practices of University of Pennsylvania
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Address: 3400 Spruce St
Education Required: Per Position Description
Experience Required: Per Position Description
Employment Type: Full-Time Regular
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
Position Description :
The Department of Radiation / Oncology specializing in the (Head and Neck) is looking for an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for their Pennsylvania Hospital Campus.
The APP will promote to delivery of high quality, evidenced based, efficient, and safe patient care in a fiscally feasible and transparent manner to a high volume patient population with a variety of acute and chronic supportive care needs. Facilitate the ability for individual providers and site team to meet a variety of productivity, quality, and academic metrics.
The APP will participate in the clinical management of patients requiring or being considered for radiotherapy, definitive or palliative. This includes on treatment evaluation and supportive care as well as ongoing follow-up/survivorship care.
Independent visits:
Inspection visits
Follow up/survivorship visits
Ad hoc OTVs
Dyad/Shared Visits benefiting from APP involvement for complex symptom management, needs/symptoms for which they would benefit from APP involvement/expertise. Includes:
OTVS
Consults
Follow Up/Re-Consults
Attendance at appropriate conferences (department, health system). Includes:
Disease site case conference
Disease site specific chart rounds
Departmental conferences: grand rounds, M & M
APP conferences in health system as appropriate
Participation and/or leadership of site team clinical initiatives including process improvement initiatives and development and implementation of supportive care standards.
Departmental or health system committee participation recommended after one year of employment.
AOCNP certification strongly encourage after one year of employment, if applicable
Minimum Requirements :
MSN or DNP prepared Nurse Practitioner with a Board Certification in one of the following :Family, Adult, Adult-Gerontology Primary or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care
Masters prepared and Board Certified as a Physician Assistant.
Pennsylvania Licensure Required
BLS Required
Oncologic experience preferred;
Work experience required
Additional Information :
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
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We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.