PS Nurse Practitioner

University of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Nurse Practitioner to join their dynamic team at a leading cancer institute. This role involves providing exceptional patient care to individuals with complex hematologic conditions, requiring strong communication and collaboration skills. The NP will work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring that patient-focused care is at the forefront of all interactions. With a commitment to excellence and innovation, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of patients while being part of a supportive and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Licensure to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in Utah is required.
• Certification in ACLS/BLS/NRP/ATLS may be required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments and diagnose patients.
• Provide patient and family education on health maintenance.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Diagnostic Testing

Pharmacologic Therapies

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing

National Certification

Job description

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Job Summary

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) chosen for this position will provide care to our hospitalized patients primarily on our inpatient hematology service, with cross-coverage responsibilities on our inpatient BMT service. This dynamic and challenging position requires excellent communication and collaboration skills. The NP will work with a high level of autonomy as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team to provide care to patients with complex hematologic malignancies who often also possess a wide range of comorbidities and internal medicine complications. Schedule is variable but will include days, weekends, and swing shifts.

The Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) is an NCI designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and is part of the University of Utah Health Care system, serving cancer patients throughout the Intermountain West. The Institute sits in the foothills of the spectacular Wasatch Front Mountains, overlooking the Salt Lake Valley. Huntsman Cancer Institute's guiding principle is to provide excellent patient focused care through a united effort.

The position of the Hematology NP at the Huntsman Cancer Institute is critical to ensuring that the mission and values of University of Utah Health Care is exemplified in every interaction with our patients in the Heme/BMT Program. As a patient focused organization, the University of Utah Health Sciences exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research, and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The Health Sciences Center seeks faculty and staff who are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, diversity, integrity, quality, and trust that are integral to our mission.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments, diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests.
• Initiate or recommend pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies within scope of practice.
• Provide patient and family education.
• Attend educational in-services as appropriate. Participate in professional activities and organizations to maintain knowledge of current trends, practices, and developments.
• Perform selected invasive procedures for therapeutic and/or diagnostic reasons within scope of validated competence.
• Comply with medical records policies regarding the complete and accurate documentation of patient care initiatives.
• Participate in quality, patient experience and efficiency improvement activities.
• Meet with patients, families, and significant others about health and illness, with the goal of promoting ongoing health maintenance.
• Evaluate, plan, implement, and re-evaluate the care of individuals requiring emergency measures.
• Actively support the Division and Program initiatives and goals.
• Work with Directors of Advanced Practice and Heme/BMT Medical Director to formulate a plan for professional development.

Minimum Qualifications

Licensure to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Utah.

Preferred

Certification in ACLS/BLS/NRP/ATLS may be required by your department or by privileging criteria. Utah State prescriptive privileges. Licensure is obtained by completing a Master's degree in Nursing or equivalency (the only equivalency to the Master's degree is current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner) and a National Certification which requires the successful completion of a nationally accredited examination.

This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.