Senior NP - Surgical Oncology Leader

Weill Cornell Medicine; New York (NY); On-site; USD 159,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Weill Cornell Medicine on the Upper East Side is seeking a Senior Nurse Practitioner in Surgical Oncology to provide direct patient care and contribute to education and QA initiatives.

The role includes leading outpatient schedules, training NPs, improving workflows, and collaborating with physicians to optimize patient outcomes, with a focus on evidence-based care and culturally competent practice.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years' experience in specialty at the nurse practitioner level.
• Evidence of strong leadership potential.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• A team oriented individual that works collaboratively to achieve team goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care on an outpatient and/or inpatient service.
• Cares for complex patients within specialty consistent with education, training, and practice protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Trains and orients new nurse practitioners. Provides education and training to NPs in utilizing new equipment features/benefits and new techniques.
• Develop and implement Quality Assurance and Quality improvement initiatives.
• Contributes to the optimization of operational strategies.
• Contributes to improvements in workflows and patient care services
• Evaluates new and/or established patients by obtaining comprehensive and focused health histories and performing both limited and complete physical examinations as appropriate.
• Orders labs, imaging, diagnostic testing, and consultations. Reviews and interprets results to develop patient care plan. Prescribes medications and therapeutic interventions as appropriate, following accepted standard of care and practice guidelines.
• Depending on department and training, performs therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
• Enters the above in patients' medical records in accordance with documentation best practice standards.
• Counsels & educates patients & others involved in their care on acute & chronic disease mgt, disease prevention & health promotion, considering patients age, edu level, psychosocial needs, & cultural BG to insure safe, complete, & culturally competent care
• Confers with specialists, attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other health care providers to promote continuity of care and optimize patient outcomes.
• Assists in the preparation, implementation, and evaluation of research protocols when applicable.
• Performs related duties and responsibilities as determined by patient and practice needs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Critical thinking

Analytical skills

Education

Master's of Science Degree in Nursing

Job description

Weill Cornell Medicine on the Upper East Side is seeking a Senior Nurse Practitioner in Surgical Oncology to provide direct patient care and contribute to education and QA initiatives.

The role includes leading outpatient schedules, training NPs, improving workflows, and collaborating with physicians to optimize patient outcomes, with a focus on evidence-based care and culturally competent practice.