PA/Nurse Practitioner

American Oncology Management Company; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 93,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

American Oncology Management Company seeks a Physician Assistant to support Florida Oncology and Hematology. The PA assists physicians, conducts patient assessments, and participates in daily multidisciplinary rounds to ensure quality cancer care.

Responsibilities include writing orders, interpreting studies, triaging patients, and documenting care while maintaining HIPAA compliance. Travel of 0-25% may be required.

Qualifications

• ARC-PA certification required for Physician Assistant practice.
• BLS certification required. Fluency in English with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist physician in care and teaching of patients.
• Assess physical and psychosocial status via interview, history, exams, and diagnostics.
• Interpret test results and relay information to the physician.
• Participate in daily rounds and provide on-call coverage as needed.
• Triage patients to determine urgency of physician evaluation.
• Document care accurately using appropriate records and forms.
• Comply with HIPAA and all applicable laws and policies.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication

Team collaboration

Leadership

Education

ARC-PA cert

BLS certification

Job description

Location:

Florida Oncology and Hematology

Hiring Range:

$92,500.00 - $152,875.00

Position Summary

Assists physician in the care and teaching of patients.

• Key Performance Areas
• Assess the physical and psychosocial status of patients by means of interview, health history,
  physical examination, and diagnostic studies.
• Write prescriptions for: medication, blood products based upon laboratory results, routine
  diagnostic and follow-up studies, therapeutic measures, and care post-discharge in accordance
  with written practice protocols.
• Based on findings, determine eligibility of patients for entry into clinical trials.
• Interpret and evaluates findings of studies / tests.
• Relay appropriate information regarding patient care to the collaborating physician.
• Administer therapeutic measures / obtains specimens as prescribed.
• Dictate follow-up letters to referring physicians with summaries of treatment, response and plan.
• Dictate or writes patient history, admissions, progress notes, and discharge notes in a timely
  manner.
• Assist in the management of family dynamics and coping mechanisms during acute and chronic
  phases of patients' care.
• Conduct or participate in daily multi-disciplinary rounds for assigned patients to ensure patients
  are receiving appropriate and quality care.
• Provide on-call coverage and performs hospital rounds as needed.
• Triage patients to determine urgency of physician evaluation.
• Document and reports care in an accurate, timely manner using appropriate forms and records.
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn and to remain flexible in the changing health care
  environment.
• Provide on-call coverage and performs hospital rounds as needed.
• Triage patients to determine urgency of physician evaluation.
• Document and reports care in an accurate, timely manner using appropriate forms and records.
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn and to remain flexible in the changing health care
  environment.
• Assist staff in times of crisis or emergency.
• Meet with the public outside the institution and efficiently market and promote cancer treatment.
• Determine work priorities, assign work and insure proper completion of work assignments.
• Comply with all federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to patient privacy, patient's
  rights, personnel law, safety, labor, and employment law. Adheres to Company and departmental policies and procedures, including IT policies and procedures and Disaster Recovery Plan.
• Other duties as requested.
• Keep work area and records in a neat and orderly manner.
• Maintain all company equipment in a safe and working manner.
• Maintain and ensure the confidentiality of all patient and employee information at all times as
  required by the HIPAA regulations.
• Assist in training new employees to related job duties.
• Will be expected to work at any Company location to help meet the Company's business needs
  as directed by collaborating physician.
• Will be expected to work overtime when given sufficient notice of required overtime.

Position Qualifications

Education

• Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program, current license/registration to practice
  in the state of employment, prescriptive privileges or eligible to apply. Must hold the necessary
  certification from ARC-PA Must be BLS certified. Fluency in the English language with verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively to diverse populations, including physicians, employees, patients and families. Leadership skills necessary to direct others toward objectives that contribute to the successful treatment of patients.
• Analytical skills necessary to evaluate patients' status, health care procedure / techniques and to monitor quality of patient care. Fiscal skills to monitor and control costs and revenue. Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion while performing duties is essential. Valid Driver's license in state of residency for travel to clinics.
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with coworkers, hospital staff, patients, public and physicians.

Travel:

0-25%

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