Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Liquid Tumor

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A Brief Overview

The Inpatient Liquid Tumor Advanced Practice Provider serves as a clinical expert and continuity provider for patients with liquid tumors, supporting hospital-based oncology teams. This Monday-Friday, day-shift role focuses on high-quality, coordinated inpatient care, procedural expertise, and seamless transitions to outpatient management.

In collaboration with the attending physician, the APP provides comprehensive care aligned with their scope of practice, including clinical management, consultation, education, and professional development.

Experience Qualifications:

• At least 1-2 years of Oncology experience as an RN or Advanced Practice Provider required

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical Care & Team Management

• Provide advanced assessment and daily management of a cohort of liquid tumor patients, including documentation and family-centered care planning

• Lead day-to-day coordination of the liquid tumor service, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to oversee chemotherapy ordering, procedures, supportive care, and discharge planning

• Partner closely with outpatient teams to ensure efficient, safe and smooth transitions of care between in-patient and outpatient

• Participate in division-wide conferences and team meetings; attend the weekly leukemia/lymphoma conference and share key insights and clinical updates with the broader team

Procedural Expertise

• Perform credentialed procedures, including bone marrow aspirates/biopsies, lumbar punctures with intrathecal chemotherapy, and skin biopsies

• Partner with the other APP's to ensure the team is maintain procedural competencies

Care Evaluation & Optimization

• Continuously evaluate treatment effectiveness and adjust care plans based on evidence-based practice and patient/family response

Patient & Family Education

• Provide clear, compassionate education to patients and families regarding diagnosis, treatment plans, procedures, and discharge care

Team Education & Consultation

• Serve as a clinical resource and educator for fellows, residents, advanced practice providers, and nursing staff

• Provide consultation to multidisciplinary team members to support high-quality oncology care

Professional Development & Scholarship

• Engage in research, education, and scholarly activities

• Maintain competencies and pursue ongoing professional development

• Precept and mentor trainees and colleagues

Patient Safety & Quality

• Promote a culture of safety through proactive communication and system-based reporting

• Demonstrate shared accountability for safe, high-quality care

• Utilizes advanced assessment skills to manage a cohort of patients. Performs and documents daily assessments. Collects and analyzes data and formulates a family-centered plan of care.

• Performs any needed advanced procedures that are listed in the Scope of Practice Document and approved as a part of the credentialing process.

• Evaluates and monitors the effectiveness of the prescribed treatment plan. Using the most current evidence, modifies the plan of care based on the effectiveness of the treatment and the patient/family response to the plan.

• Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family, nursing staff, and provider team. Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members.

• Participates in scholarly activities including research and education. Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate educational offerings. Participates in the professional development of others. Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, nurse practitioners, students, and other health care providers.

• Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety. Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms. Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice.

Education

• Master's Degree Nursing Required

Education

• Master's Degree - Physician Assistant Required

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work in an inter-professional team setting with multiple responsibilities.

• Ability to use computer and electronic medical records effectively.

• Refer to Scope of Practice Document and Clinical Responsibilities Checklist for specific requirements of role.

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or

• Registered Nurse (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required and

• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or

• Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required and

• Prescriptive Authority (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - within 3 months - Required or

• Prescriptive Authority (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - within 3 months - Required and

• Specialty Certification - as a Nurse Practitioner in area of education/subspecialty. - upon hire - Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Required (upon hire in Pennsylvania): Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board

• Required (upon hire in New Jersey): Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board

• Required (upon hire): Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

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SALARY RANGE:

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