Saville Center Nurse Practioner andor Physician Assistant
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Job Location:
Fairfax, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Inova Schar Cancer Institute is a state-of-the-art cancer center in the Washington DC metro area designed to bring healing and hope to every patient. Inova Schar gives patients unmatched logistical clinical and emotional support. Our team of nationally renowned doctors specialists surgeons genetic counselors nurses and caregivers are backed by the latest in drug discovery clinical trials research and advanced treatments.
Together we are dedicated to delivering the best quality cancer care from diagnosis to survivorship.
The Saville Center Advanced Practice Providerunder general supervision and in accordance with APP standardized procedures/ protocol:
Counsels and educates patients and families and monitors patient progress from initial visit to long term follow-up. Coordinates comprehensive cancer screening and risk assessments and advises patient on prevention guidelines. Responsible for ongoing clinical management of the patient during their visits but works in collaboration with the patients referring provider as well as other members of the patients care team to ensure optimal patient experience and outcomes.
Responsibilities include:
- Ensure patient information visit history refer outs lab follow-up phone calls and consults are carefully and completely documented in the electronic medical record.
- Conducts in-depth interviews with patients and/or family constructs comprehensive medical histories performs initial and periodic physical examinations and explores patients interpretation of health needs. Identifies and treats patients diseases.
- Participates in research efforts to include enrolling patients in cancer screening clinical trials (e.g. patients with environmental exposures such as firefighters and first responders)
- Directly performs or orders appropriate diagnostic studies and interprets finished results.
- Instructs and counsels patients and families regarding preventive care medical problems psychological problems and use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
- Identifies and records pertinent progress of patients updating and summarizing charts changing orders when appropriate and notifying the responsible physician of changes in the patients condition.
- Works with members of interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient experience and outcomes.
- Educates/coaches fellow staff members including RNs and medical assistants
- Participates in community/programmatic events per a defined work standard e.g 8 events per year
Minimum qualifications:
- Education: Mastersin Advanced Clinical Practice or graduate of a post masters certificate program for nurse practitioners OR certificate from an education program that is accredited by the Council of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs/Schools American College of Nurse Midwives American Association of Colleges of Nursing of the National League for Nursing. For physician Assistants graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program and certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
- Experience: No experience required. 2 years Advanced Practice experience preferred
- Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) upon start
- Licensure: Licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner; If Nurse Practitioner: RN Compact License(depending on State of primary residence) AND a license (or eligibility for) as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant in the Commonwealth of Virginia AND a Practice Agreement signed by sponsoring/ supervising physician(s) AND a written Scope of Practice/Protocol signed by the supervising physician AND Drug Enforcement Administration License (if prescribing controlled substances)
- Payer Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete the credentialing process by third-party payors and Ability to enrolled as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor
- Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services
- Spanish language proficiency strongly preferred
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Occupational Health Experience
- Pain Management
- Acute Care
- Physical Examinations
- Physiology Knowledge
- Primary Care Experience
- Suturing
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Dermal Fillers
- Medical Imaging
- Botox Experience
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