Advanced Practice Provider - Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Oncology Rapid Assessment Clinic - Full - Time , Rotating

University of Chicago Medicine; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign on bonus

Relocation package available

Job summary

The University of Chicago Medicine seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) for the Oncology Rapid Assessment Clinic (ORAC). This full-time, rotating role delivers comprehensive direct patient care in a fast-paced oncology setting.

After orientation, the APP will work autonomously within a collaborative ORAC team with heme/onc faculty, pharmacists and nurses, addressing urgent oncologic needs and emergencies.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree of Science in Nursing
• Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration
• Must be certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the ANCC or AANP
• Must have or be able to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers
• Prior oncology, urgent care or ED experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Taking patient history, conducting examinations, diagnosing illness
• Patient evaluation and ordering and interpreting laboratory tests
• Ability to exercise autonomy in medical decision-making, provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services

Skills

Autonomous decision-making

Direct patient care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master's Degree of Science in Nursing

Accredited Physician Assistant program

IL RN/APN licensure/registration

ACLS certification

NCCPA certification

Job description

Advanced Practice Provider - Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Oncology Rapid Assessment Clinic - Full - Time , Rotating

IL, United States

Job Description

Jointhe University of Chicago Medicineas an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)for our Oncology Rapid Assessment Clinic (ORAC).

* Sign on bonus and relocation package available *

The Advanced Practice Providerwill beresponsible for comprehensive direct patient care management and will manage patients by exercisingautonomous decision making in the assessment, diagnosis, and initiation of delegated medical treatments.The APPwillprovide healthcareand patient services that may include educational, research, and clinical support, as well as administrative activities under the direction and supervision of the Cancer Service Line leadership. The APP has acquired the knowledge, skills, and judgment necessary to deliver high quality care to hematology/oncology patients.

The Oncology Rapid Assessment Clinic (ORAC) is an APP-staffed clinic area that cares for cancer patients who require urgent, same day/next day assessment and treatment. Hematology Oncology often require acute care for symptoms of malignancy as well as for the toxicities and side effects of cancer treatments. After an orientation period, the APP will work autonomously and collaboratively with the rest of the ORAC APP team. The APP will utilize evidence based practice in close collaboration with University of Chicago heme/onc faculty, APPs, pharmacists and nurses. This candidate will be trained in the management of both hematologic and solid tumor malignancies, as well as oncologic emergencies (eg neutropenic fever, tumor lysis syndrome, cytokine release syndrome, neurotoxicity due to therapeutic agents, DIC, HLH, sepsis, and cord compression).

Advanced Practice Provider Essential Job Functions

• Taking patient history, conducting examinations, diagnosing illness


• Patient evaluation and ordering and interpreting laboratory tests


• Ability to exercise autonomy in medical decision-making, provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services

Nurse Practitioner Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree of Science in Nursing


• Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration


• Must be certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the ANCC or AANP


• Must have or be able to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers


• At least 1 year of inpatient nursing experience preferred but not required


• Previous oncology, urgent care or ED experience preferred

Physician Assistant Required Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited (physician assistant) educational program


• Certification in ACLS and by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois licensure/registration


• At least 1 year of experience in hematology/oncology, urgent care or ED preferred