Advanced Practice Provider (PA or NP) Medical Oncology / Hematology

Summit Cancer Care; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Cancer Care is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) to plan, evaluate, and deliver exceptional care across the cancer care continuum. You will work under the COO and supervising physicians to coordinate diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship for oncology patients.

The role requires strong communication, team collaboration, and the ability to work independently. Expect involvement in meetings, tumor boards, and cross-site patient care activities within a busy oncology/hematology

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) or Doctorate in Nursing (DNP) required.
• PA degree from an accredited program also acceptable.
• 3–5 years of direct patient care as an APP or Oncology RN (required).
• 1–2 years of direct patient care as an APP in Oncology/Hematology (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Evaluates quality of care with physicians and management to suggest improvements.
• Assesses patients via history, exam, and diagnostic studies; documents progress in EHRs.
• Educates patients and families about cancer and treatment options; supports psychosocial needs.
• Works with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity and quality of care.
• Orders and interprets tests in coordination with supervising physicians.
• Maintains hospital privileges, certifications, and licensure; participates in development opportunities.
• Performs rounds in hospital settings and covers weekends/holidays as scheduled.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Education

Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) or DNP

Physician Assistant (PA) degree

Tools

ARIA

Meditech

EPIC

Cerner

Paycor

Lightning Bolt

PDMP

Job description

Advanced Practice Provider

Job Summary:

Under the general direction of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Supervising Physician(s), the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) plans, evaluates, and provides excellent care to patients in this Medical Oncology & Hematology practice. The Summit Cancer Care (SCC) APP is a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Managing patients care across the continuum, from diagnosis through treatment and survivorship. The APP works to continually improve patient care and operations of the practice.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• In conjunction with physicians and management, evaluates quality of care provided and recommends changes for improvement.
• Assesses the physical and psychological status of patients by health history, physical examination, and diagnostic studies.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of patient assessments, treatment plans, and clinical progress in the appropriate EHR (Aria, Meditech, EPIC, or Cerner) per organization for
• patients in the outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Educates patients and families about the disease process, treatment, symptom management and psychosocial response of diagnosis of cancer and related treatment(s).
• Provides staff and public education as needed.
• Works closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity and quality of care.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests, including lab work, imaging, and biopsies in conjunction with supervising physicians.
• Minimal QualificationsAssist with referrals to other specialists as necessary, ensuring seamless care transition or collaboration for patients.
• Maintains current hospital privileges, certifications, and licensure.
• Participates in professional development opportunities, including conferences, workshops, tumor boards, clinical meetings, and professional organization events to enhance and stay up to date on knowledge and skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with patients and their families, staff, and outside organizations.
• Maintain a high level of professionalism, positivity, and teamwork mindset at all times. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Round on patients in the hospital(s) when necessary to support physicians during weekdays, weekend days, or holidays. APPs are assigned rotating holidays and weekends to cover service in the area hospitals with SCC physicians. APPs may assist physicians with hospital phone calls on their assigned weekends.
• Travel to satellite offices when necessary to conduct patient office visits, inpatient rounding, supervise the care for patients in the treatment rooms, etc.
• Cover day and late call for patients receiving treatment at all office sites.
• Knowledge and ability to handle prior authorizations for treatments, procedures, and imaging to include updated EHR documentation, provide additional information, or conduct Peer to Peer conversations to optimize quality of patient care.
• Continuously monitor and audit patient schedules for efficiency as per provider team template parameters and communicate any issues or changes needed to schedulers.
• Stays up to date on any learnings, policies, performance reviews, timecards, expense reports, tasks, etc. within the Paycor system.
• Ensure chart preparation is completed ahead of time, so all information is available for productive patient office visits; obtain required documents when missing.
• Always monitors provider schedule on Lightning Bolt.
• Utilizes EHR system to e-scribe medications and utilizes the PDMP when bringing them to physicians for prescription.
• Assist the support staff in critical decision making when scheduling new and established patients, and handling triage calls.

Other Job Responsibilities

• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Maintains collaborative working relationships with all other employees.
• Minimal Qualifications

Minimal Qualifications

Education-Master's degree or Doctorate in Nursing (MSN, DNP), or Physician Assistant (PA) degree from an accredited program.

Experience:

3 – 5 years of direct patient care as an APP or Oncology RN (required)

1 – 2 years of direct patient care as an APP in Oncology / Hematology (preferred)

Certification / License:

BLS CPR for Healthcare Providers through American Heart Association Board certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) NP: Georgia State Registered Nurse License & Nurse Practitioner License PA: Georgia State Composite Medical Board Physician Assistant License.