Oncology Urgent Care NP/PA - No Travel Required

US Oncology Network-wide Career Opportunities; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Oncology Associates in Norfolk is seeking an Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support our CARE Clinical. You will provide direct urgent care for hematology/oncology patients in an outpatient setting and work with the primary oncologist on workups and diagnostics.

The role emphasizes acute care management, coordination with multidisciplinary teams, rapid response leadership, and adherence to ACLS/BLS.

Qualifications

• 3 years ARNP or PA-C experience in Medical Oncology preferred.
• Urgent Care or Emergency Department experience a plus.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Effective communication skills are critical to success in this role.
• Efficient, accurate and timely documentation is expected.
• Strong team player with a can-do attitude is a must!
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team is essential.
• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct urgent care support to hematology/oncology patients in outpatient setting.
• Perform an appropriate focused or expanded history and examination for acute, complex, and chronically ill patients.
• Initiate patient work‑up in coordination with the patient's primary oncologist to include evaluation, diagnostic testing, ordering and implementation of care.
• Provide oncology‑based care in a collaborative practice focusing on urgent or acute issues relating to disease or treatment.
• Coordinate ED transfers for hospital admission as indicated.
• Communicate changes in the patient's status to the primary attending and team in a timely manner.
• Collaborates and consults with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective and timely treatment as well as continuity of patient care.
• Rapid Response Team Leader during established clinical work hours.
• Brock infusion room duties include: management of treatment reactions, lab review, available for nurse consult, incident to duties, assess patients chair side, refills, regimen entry/edit, order entry, provide chair side education and consent etc.
• Prescribe various drug therapies.
• Assess patient and family needs; provide appropriate education.
• Promote staff education.
• Incorporates evidence-based research into clinical practice.
• Documentation of interventions.

Skills

ARNP/PA-C experience

Urgent care

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program

Job description

Virginia Oncology Associates in Norfolk is seeking an Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support our CARE Clinical. You will provide direct urgent care for hematology/oncology patients in an outpatient setting and work with the primary oncologist on workups and diagnostics.

The role emphasizes acute care management, coordination with multidisciplinary teams, rapid response leadership, and adherence to ACLS/BLS.