Full-Time
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Hemonc Infusion
Medical University of South Carolina
Health sciences university in Charleston, SC
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No H1B Sponsorship
Orangeburg, SC, USA
In Person
Bachelor's
Category
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Required Skills
Basic Life Support (BLS)
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Requirements
- Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and current licensure or eligibility for licensure as a Physician Assistant, or completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program and current licensure or eligibility for licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
- For Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners or Adult Nurse Practitioners, experience with adult patients from 13 years to death and stable chronic disease management or primary care.
- For Family Nurse Practitioners, experience with patients from birth to death and stable chronic disease management or primary care across the lifespan.
- Current Basic Life Support certification before the start date.
- DHEC and Drug Enforcement Administration license applications must be started before the first day when applicable.
- Maintenance of required licenses, certifications, continuing nursing education, and continuing medical education under applicable policies and state law.
- Ability to perform the stated physical requirements, including standing, walking, sitting, lifting up to 50 pounds, and respirator qualification.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care by taking comprehensive histories and performing physical examinations.
- Evaluate and treat patients using history, physical examination, radiological, laboratory, and other diagnostic test results pursuant to the practice agreement or scope-of-practice guideline.
- Initiate referrals to other healthcare providers and consult with the attending or collaborating physician.
- Document and bill for direct care provided.
- Use current research and evidence-based decision-making in clinical practice.
- Perform and participate in quality and performance improvement activities and clinical research.
- Participate in organizational accreditation, compliance, and regulatory activities.
- Maintain professional practice through participation in professional organizations and continuing education.
- Provide care for patients with oncology urgent needs and staff the rapid access clinic.
- Provide coverage in the Orangeburg infusion suite and supervise care provided by infusion nurses.
- Collaborate with the ordering physician to manage infusion patients, including chemotherapy, fluids, and other medications.
- Collaborate with nursing and operations managers across multiple disciplines.
- Coordinate therapy initiation, review laboratory results, support physicians' orders, and sign off on all infusion encounters.
- Receive and triage infusion patient phone calls, respond to routine questions and requests, and refer complex issues to the physician as needed.
- Provide rotating infusion suite coverage on weekends and holidays.
- Participate in weekly tumor boards and team meetings.
Desired Qualifications
- Previous hematology-oncology advanced practice provider experience.
- Potentially precept students enrolled as advanced practice provider students and facilitate learning for new team members.
Medical University of South Carolina is a public academic health sciences university in Charleston, South Carolina. It offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees through six colleges in dental medicine, graduate studies, health professions, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy.
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