APP Surgical Oncology Inpatient/UKHC

U K Healthcare Ltd; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Kentucky Healthcare (UKHC) inpatient APP for surgical oncology works within the adult ICU, progressive care, and acute care areas, serving GI, breast, and soft tissue patients. The APP is a key member of a multidisciplinary team providing day-to-day patient care from ICU to discharge.

The APP brings advanced medical and nursing knowledge, ensures evidence-based practice, precise documentation, and ongoing professional development to support safe, high-quality care across surgical

Qualifications

• Advanced practice clinician with expertise in adult critical care and oncology.
• Strong clinical judgment, documentation, and teamwork.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and ongoing competency.

Responsibilities

• Manage critically and acutely ill adults in ICU to step-down care.
• Serve as a resource for surgical oncology needs within UKHC.
• Document timely, maintain safe, quality patient care; support education.

Job description

The surgical oncology inpatient APP works within the adult ICU/progressive care/acute care areas serving the surgical oncology GI, breast, and soft tissue patient population and is an integral member of a multidisciplinary health care team.

The APP functions primarily managing critically and acutely ill adults and serves as a resource throughout UKHC for surgical oncology needs. The APP is generally on a service aligned team and manages the day-to-day patient care from ICU to step down to discharge. The APP has a strong foundation in evidenced based practice and education and has a responsibility for ensuring an environment of safe quality care.

The APP demonstrates an advanced level of medical and nursing knowledge, clinical and technical competency, sound clinical judgment, professionalism as it relates to interpersonal and general communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and takes responsibility for ongoing professional development and competency validation.