UofL Health/UofL Physicians is seeking a oncology NP for the breast cancer program at Brown Cancer Center.

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant

JOB SUMMARY

The oncology clinic APRN will function as a provider within the breast multidisciplinary clinic at the Brown Cancer Center, caring for Oncology patients. 

The Oncology Nurse Practitioner will function in collaboration with a medical oncologist physician in the care of adult patients with breast cancer if all stages.

His/her primary responsibility as a member of the oncology team will be to assess and treat symptoms or side effects of breast cancer treatment and or recurrence.

They will perform physical exams, collect and document data, organize approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order and schedule laboratory studies and professional consults, prescribe appropriate interventions and medications, and provide direct patient care services at the Brown Cancer Center downtown and mcne.

The Oncology Nurse Practitioner will contribute to excellence in patient care, research, teaching, consulting and provide leadership within the organization and the nursing profession.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide direct clinical services for oncology patients in various stages of treatment at the Brown Cancer Center locations in collaboration with the oncology physician team.
• Obtain patient health histories and complete physical examinations.  Document pertinent normal and abnormal findings and narrative summaries within the medical record.
• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests.  Explain the necessity, risks and benefits of anticipated procedures to patients, family and other staff. 
• Organize, perform and document approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patients clinical status.
• Formulate and initiate treatment plan for symptom management in collaboration with Oncology Physicians and multi-disciplinary team.
• Utilize prescriptive privileges within the confines of Kentucky state law.
• Assess patients for change in status and institute appropriate interventions. Initiate necessary emergency interventions to stabilize patients.
• Provide patient-family centered care by communicating effectively with patients and family members.
• Utilize current research and evidenced based practice decision making in all clinical practice.  Incorporate clinical research findings in the development and implementation of standards of care.
• Support clinical research as conducted by the Oncology Physicians.
• Serve as a clinical leader and expert to nursing staff and members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate responsibility for professional practice through active participation in hospital led Nurse Practitioner initiatives, participation in professional organizations and continuing education.
•  Collaboratively work with service chiefs, physicians, nursing and other interdisciplinary departments to achieve hospital defined goals.
• Performs all other activities by proactively identifying problems and solutions for the welfare of the patients, community and hospital.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 3 years of relevant advanced practice nursing experience.  Prefer academic medical center experience.  Prefer previous Oncology APRN/RN experience.
  
  

MINIMUM EDUCATION

• Masters degree required.
• Must hold valid Advanced Practice Nursing Licensure in the state of Kentucky.
• Additional Oncology certification preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Demonstrates the ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual patient care appropriate to the age of patients served by demonstrative knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Communicates appropriately with the person served regardless of their age.
• Initiative, communicator, problem solver 
• Proactive - anticipates and plans for problems before they arise
• Service Excellence - responsive, informs constituents of process, pleasant to work with, educates and provides timely, accurate information
• Organized - manages time effectively, keeps tasks appropriately prioritized
• Flexible - ability to change directions as needed for the good of the department or organization
• Critical Thinking - ability to think through issues and identify appropriate options
• Work Ethic - motivated, diligent, industrious and persistent in the workplace, stays on tasks to completion, works at a fast pace to ensure optimal efficiency
• Maintains a professional appearance at all times.
• Interpersonal - can build effective, strong working relationships with employees, colleagues, management, consultants, and media through trust, communication, and credibility
• Team - ability to work with others, serve others, help others, lead others, mentor others, take directions from others in the interest of moving process and programs forward to the desired outcome. 
• Emotional Intelligence - ability to not take issues personal, see the big picture in emotionally charged situations and respond in a mature, professional, composed manner
• Self-Awareness - ability to reflect, understand limitations, and seek appropriate assistance and guidance
• Judgment - exercises discretion and due diligence when making decisions and recommendations
• Quality - is able to perform work in a neat, efficient, well-coordinated, well communicated manner with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism
• Presentation - can speak in front of people to deliver necessary material or messaging