Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA): Oncology Transplant Team

University of Maryland; Pennsylvania; On-site; Full time

Job summary

The University of Maryland seeks an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join its Oncology Transplant team. This full-time position encompasses inpatient and outpatient responsibilities, focusing on providing specialized care for cancer patients. The role requires a Master's degree and relevant certifications, along with effective communication skills to interact with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Registered and currently recorded with Maryland Board of Examiners of Nurses.
• ACLS/BCLS certified as required for inpatient work.
• Minimum of one year experience as a Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Work combination of inpatient and outpatient within the oncology transplant team.
• Ensure patient safety and participate in safety initiatives.
• Maintain updated hospital safety and mandatory training.

Skills

Effective verbal communication

Effective written communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master of Science Degree

Completion of Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program

Job description

Job Description

We are seeing an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join our Oncology Transplant team.

The University of Maryland Medical Center oncology transplant team, specifically within the UM Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Centerconsists ofspecialists in bone marrow and stem cell transplantation, as well as a multidisciplinary team for various transplant needs.This team includes oncologists, hematologists, pathologists, nurses, social workers, and other specialists, offering a comprehensive approach to care.They provide both autologous and allogeneic transplants for cancer patients, particularly those with leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma.

This position will work a combination of inpatient and outpatient within the service and comes with flexible full-time scheduling.

Company Description

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visitwww.umms.org.

Qualifications

1. Master of Science Degree with completion of an Acute CareNurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program. Registered and currently recorded with the Maryland Board of Examiners of Nurses and Certified as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Maryland. Certified in area of specialty. (DEA and CDS eligible).
2. CPR required
3. ACLS/BCLS as required for inpatient work.
4. A minimum of one (1) year experience as a Registered Nurse is required.
5. Demonstrated ability to promote professionalism through involvement in professional organizations, teaching, research, publishing, and/or certification in area of specialty.
6. Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served. Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs.
7. Highly effective verbal and written communication skills are required to interact with patient families, departmental units, medical and nursing staff on all essential matters. Demonstrated/documented effective interpersonal skills.
8. Maintains updated hospital safety and other mandatory training.
9. Updated immunizations as recommended per practice area.

Working Conditions

1. Weekend, shift work, holiday, on-call and overtime may be required.
2. There is potential for regular exposure to patients possessing infectious diseases in the work environment; requires observance of "Universal Precautions" by wearing gloves, goggles, and mask, is required.

Patient Safety

Ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives.

1. Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
2. Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
3. Implements policies, procedure, and standards consistently in the performance of assigned duties.
4. Develops effective working relationships and maintains good communication with other team members.
5. Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.

Additional Information

• Pay Range: $54.34-$77.08
• Review the 2024-2025 UMMS Benefits Guide