Per Diem Nurse Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery

City of Hope; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope in Duarte, CA, seeks a Nurse Practitioner to join the Thoracic Surgery team. In this role you will independently manage a defined patient population under physician supervision and develop practice protocols.

The candidate should have surgical oncology-related experience or equivalent scope and a California NP license with furnishing authority. The position emphasizes collaboration with physicians and a multidisciplinary team, ongoing education, and performance improvement for

Qualifications

• Three years clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Current California RN license required.
• DEA license within 6 months of hire and NP furnishing license within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent medical management for a defined patient population.
• Perform physical examinations and apply medical/nursing models to patient care.
• Develop protocols and procedures for Nurse Practitioners in the department.

Skills

Surgical oncology experience

NP clinical skills

Education

Master's or Doctorate in Nursing Practice

Job description

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner to join our Thoracic Surgery team in Duarte, CA. We are searching for candidates with Surgical oncology experience, but will consider applicants with other relevant experience.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Utilize the City of Hope nursing process in clinical practice.
• Assume responsibility for independent, direct medical management of a defined patient population, according to standardized procedures and in collaboration with a physician advisor or supervising physician.
• Perform physical examinations applying the medical model and nursing process to patient care problems that require medical intervention and skill.
• Develop and follow protocols/standardized procedures for practice for Nurse Practitioners in the department.
• Assist in developing methods and systems for provision of medical care and overall department operations.
• Maintain open lines of communication with the physician and multidisciplinary health team regarding patient information.
• Develop and implement patient education activities; provides education and counseling to patients.
• Develop and participate in performance improvement activities to evaluate the program's effectiveness in meeting patient care and departmental needs.
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reviewing current literature, attending in-service meetings, and workshops.

Your qualifications should include:

• Master's Degree, or Doctorate Degree as Nurse Practitioner
• Three years clinical experience

Required Certification/Licensure:

• Current California RN license
• California NP License
• California NP Furnishing License within 6 months of hire
• DEA within 6 months of hire
• National NP Board Certification through accrediting body
• Basic Life Support (BLS), CPR card through American Heart Association
• ACLS and PALS
  City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.