ARNP Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology Program
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30+ days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Psychosocial Oncology Program (POP) is a team of multidisciplinary professionals working with children and families affected by cancer. Commonly known as the POP Team our mission is to help children teens young adults and their families navigate emotional social and cognitive concerns after cancer diagnosis. The UI Stead Family Department of Pediatrics is seeking an APP to join our division of Hematology-Oncology as a member of the POP this role the APP works in an integrated care model with the medical oncology team to assess and facilitate management of mental health aspects of pediatric cancer care. POP APPs perform comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments for children following cancer diagnosis and periodically throughout the cancer trajectory. Based on assessment findings the APP facilitates appropriate referrals and connection to several psychosocial resources. The APP provides therapeutic support with all visits and when necessary prescribes and manages psychiatric medications as an intervention. This position will be required to work either Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm or 4 days per week 10-hour days.
Duties to include:
- Obtains and documents a comprehensive medical psychosocial and developmental health history; performs and documents complete system-focused or symptom-specific physical examination assessment and plan of care.
Focuses on the social emotional and cognitive aspects of pediatric oncology care and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to incorporate these components into the overall plan of care.
- In collaboration provides healthcare services for primary acute and complex care of patients and manages patients overall care initiates appropriate referrals and consultations and identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
- Orders performs interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
- Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
- Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic non-pharmacologic and needed to achieve expected outcomes.
- Utilizes evidence-based approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
- Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice.
- Facilitates the patients transition between and within health care settings such as admitting transferring and discharging patients.
- Participates in departmental educational conferences and clinical care meetings.
- Accurately and appropriately complete documentation of patient care in the electronic medical record (EMR) and other records for compliance billing and other regulatory standards.
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as requested/assigned.
About the Department of Pediatrics:
childhood illnesses and educating the next generation of pediatric health care providers. The Department comprises the medical and research staff of UI Stead Family Childrens Hospital. UI Stead Family Childrens Hospital is one of the nations top-ranked pediatric care and research institutions and Iowas only comprehensive childrens hospital.
About the Division of Hematology/Oncology:
The mission of the division is to treat and cure children and adolescents with cancer and blood diseases who live in Iowa by delivering personalized multidisciplinary state-of-the-art care through participation both in nationally and locally designed protocols.
Education Requirements:
- A masters degree is required. Masters degree in nursing is preferred. If masters degree is in a related field a Baccalaureate degree in nursing is required.
- A Current RN license from the State of Iowa is required.
- Current ARNP license to practice nursing in the State of Iowa is required.
Experience Requirements:
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with indirect supervision critical thinking/problem solving skills and is attention to detail.
- Ability to perform technical skill and function as an independent practitioner defined by collaborative practice agreement according to Iowa Board of Nursing and UI Health Care standards.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
- Federal DEA license.
Highly Desired Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience of one to three years in the care of pediatric patients or experience that demonstrates knowledge in the care of pediatric patients.
- Current certification in the area of psychiatry such as Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
- Knowledge and experience in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.
Knowledge and experience in ambulatory care.
Position and Application Details:
In order to be considered for an interview applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a Relevant File to the submission:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
For additional questions please contact Pediatrics Human Resources at
Key Skills
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Basic Life Support
- ICU Experience
- Infusion Experience
- Triage
- TFS
- Conflict Management
- Nursing
- Critical Care Experience
- Epic
- Medication Administration
About Company
The University of Iowa is a top-tier public research university in Iowa City—home to more than 32,000 students, offering world-class programs across 200+ fields of study, renowned especially for its creative writing, acclaimed medical center, and balanced excellence in the arts and sc ... View more
