Nurse Practitioner — Head & Neck Cancer Care

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; Full time

Job description

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Summary

This position will be within the Head and Neck Division for the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at HUP. The provider will play a key role in post‑operative and survivorship care for our Head and Neck Cancer Patients, seeing post‑operative patients for urgent visits, survivorship patients in our Rehab360 clinic, and providing other clinical support throughout the patient journey. Ideally this candidate will be a dedicated team player with a strong clinical background, ideally in Otorhinolaryngology.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct clinical care for patient population according to established protocols and utilizes evidence based practice standards in collaboration with the team.
• Maintains accurate and confidential medical records. Documents all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatments, outcomes, education, referrals, and consultations consistent with organizational standards in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Identifies self properly to the patient and family, and clarifies the role of the nurse practitioner if necessary.
• The nurse practitioner should function within their scope and refer to the collaborating physician when outside of scope, and/or directed by the collaborating physician or when requested by the patient and/or family.
• Performs interventions specific to assigned patient population and collaborative agreement.
• Participates in the performance improvement processes to meet quality of care and service standards.
• Demonstrates awareness of professional responsibility as role model to peers and members of the health care team.
• Performs approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patient’s clinical status.
• Addresses patient and family concerns and creates a therapeutic relationship to provide support.
• Provides patient education, counseling and instruction regarding patient diagnosis, medical treatments, medications, and preventative care.
• Participates in and supports accreditation, compliance and regulatory activities of the organization.
• Precepts NP students and other health care learners.
• Identifies patient/family needs for community resources and refers appropriately.

Credentials

• ACLS (for providers in the acute care setting) required.
• BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association (for providers in the ambulatory setting) required.
• PA and/or NJ CRNP licensure (CRNP) required.
• PA and/or NJ Prescriptive Authority required.
• PA and/or NJ RN licensure (RN) required.

Education or Equivalent Experience

• Master of Science (Required).
• CRNP: Master's Degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Nursing required and > 2.5 years of experience.
• The APP must be reviewed by the Credentials Committee and approved by the Medical Board. National Board Certification required.

Benefits

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.