Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Oncology

Providence Health Plan Group; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No call

4-day work week

CME benefits

Job summary

Swedish Cancer Institute in Seattle, Washington is seeking a full-time oncology nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join a busy cancer center and infusion center. You will encode as an oncology provider embedded within the team, with physician support for urgent oncology cases and real-time patient education about therapies and diagnoses.

You will triage patients from oncology clinics via an Immediate Care Clinic embedded within the Treatment Center, enabling independent practice as an

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of oncology experience preferred.
• Ability to manage urgent oncology situations with physician support.
• Experience educating patients in real time about cancer therapies.

Responsibilities

• Triage oncology patients via the Immediate Care Clinic within the Treatment Center.
• Support the busy cancer center/infusion center and research-focused infusion area.
• Educate nurses and patients about cancer therapies and diagnoses with physician support.

Skills

Oncology experience

NP/PA certification

Oncology triage

Education

Nurse Practitioner

Physician Assistant (PA-C)

Job description

Swedish Cancer Institute (SCI) is seeking a full-time, experienced Oncology nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join its team. In this role, you will function as an Oncology provider imbedded within a busy cancer center/infusion center, which has an additional research-focused infusion area. Candidates will be expected to manage urgent oncology situations and provide real time nurse/patient education about cancer therapies and diagnoses with physician support. Practitioners in the SCI Treatment Center will also be responsible to triage patients from Oncology clinics via an Immediate Care Clinic which is imbedded within the Treatment Center. Join Swedish and live and work in the vibrant city of Seattle, Washington.

• Full-time position
• No call
• Help build upon a brand-new Immediate Care Oncology clinic model with other APCs
• 4-day work week with flexibility and rotating weekend coverage that allows for great work/life balance
• Function independently as an extension of treating physician
• 2 to 5 years' experience highly preferred
• Compensation is between $139,910 and $177,393 per year
• The compensation amounts listed may include productivity or quality/service incentives, call pay, extra shift incentives, as applicable to the position. In addition, providers may have CME benefits available to them.

Where You’ll Work

The Swedish Cancer Institute is one of the premier cancer care and clinical research centers in the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1932, it provides access to more than 150 Swedish-affiliated oncologists and oncology surgeons throughout the region. With a robust clinical trials program and an environment open to new drug treatments, technology and clinical applications, the Swedish Cancer Institute is a hub of innovation. Support services, including art and music therapy, ensure holistic patient care.

Where You’ll Live

Seattle is the Pacific Northwest’s largest urban center, with a metro population of 3.25 million, and is home to world-class arts and entertainment, a robust economy and an outstanding school system. The city hugs Puget Sound and offers magnificent mountain views to the north, east and south. Home to the world’s biggest tech giants, Seattle offers some of the highest minimum wages in the country, along with a notable music and arts scene, outdoor lifestyle and amazing coffee.

Who You’ll Work For

Swedish is a comprehensive health network with a long history of excellence. The Seattle-based system operates five hospitals with more than 1,500 beds, and more than 115 primary and specialty care clinics. Part of the Providence family, Swedish is world-renowned for its innovative and ground-breaking diagnoses, treatments and medical research at its five award-winning institutes: cancer, digestive health, heart and vascular, neuroscience and orthopedic. Its mission is to improve the health and well-being of each person it serves.

Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran