Job Title: Oncology Advanced Practice Provider - Acute Care

Specialty: Oncology – 4325

Start Date: May 6th, 2024

Contract Length: 26 Weeks (6 Months)

Shift Details:

• Days: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM; 3 shifts a week (12-hour shifts)
• Nights: 6:00 PM – 7:00 AM; 3 shifts a week (13-hour shifts)
• Must be able to work some weekends

Work Details:

• Support Staff: To be determined
• Amount of Coverage Needed per Month: 3 shifts per week (Day or night)
• Patients per Day: To be determined
• Patient Population/Age: Adults
• Department Description: Oncology
• EMR: EPIC
• Hospital Bed Size: 943
• Skills Required:
  • Experience working inpatient oncology
  • Clinical expertise and expanded knowledge through patient care activities
  • Responsible for health outcomes of an assigned patient population
  • Confer with collaborating physician and other health professionals
  • Develop appropriate educational systems for patients, families, and staff
  • Actively participate in quality improvement and/or research
  • Conduct comprehensive appraisals of patients' health status
  • Provide direct clinical care to patients
  • Prescribe/orders medications, therapies; orders/interprets laboratory tests, x-rays, and procedures
  • Evaluate patients to determine their need for further health care
  • Provide comprehensive teaching to patients and families
  • Refer to other disciplines as appropriate
  • Integrates research-based knowledge and clinical expertise in decision making
  • Exemplifies a professional image in appearance, manner, and presentation
  • Advocate for patients, families, coworkers, and the community
  • Maintain certifications and continuing education as required for licensure and privileging
  • Participate in unit/departmental/divisional or hospital committees/task forces as appropriate
  • Provides comprehensive teaching strategies for patients and their families
  • Develops and participates in programs to meet continuing education needs of staff
  • Serve as a role model and preceptor to students
  • Provides formal education to both internal and external groups pertinent to the area of specialty

Practice Setting:

• Hospital

Requirements:

• Board Certification: Yes, Acute Care
• License Required: Yes, State of Illinois
• DEA: Yes
• CSR: Yes
• Certifications Preferred: ACLS
• Certifications Required: BLS
• Minimum Experience Required: 1 year

Credentialing Timeframe: 90 days