Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

We are seeking an experienced Oncology Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to provide inpatient oncology coverage one weekend per month at our hospital location in Belleville, NJ.

This role is ideal for a clinician with strong oncology experience who enjoys independent practice within a collaborative care team.

Employment Type: Per Diem

Location: Belleville, NJ

Compensation: $70.00 - $73.00 per hour

Compensation packages based on your unique skills, experience, and qualifications

Position Highlights:

• Provide inpatient oncology and hematology rounding coverage one weekend per month
• Manage an average daily census of 10-15 patients

Candidates must be comfortable managing complex oncology patients and delivering high-quality, compassionate care.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Demonstrates clinical expertise and utilizes advanced assessment skills in areas of clinical specialty to propose intervention and/or action plan utilizing evidence-based research to achieve positive outcomes for patients and families.
• Prioritizes and evaluates patient/family progress towards health outcome achievement utilizing a multidisciplinary approach.
• Provides culturally appropriate health promotion and disease/injury prevention strategies based on age, learning theory, epidemiological principles, developmental levels, learning needs, readiness, and ability to learn.
• Coordinates the development of evidenced-based practice protocols and standards of care that include interventions and treatments to achieve desired outcomes, including clinical, financial, and patient/family satisfaction.
• Analyzes patterns of variance in practice making recommendations for evidence-based changes to improve patient outcomes utilizing a multidisciplinary approach.
• Facilitates and coordinates/participates in formal or informal educational programs which include mentoring.
• Identifies educational needs of patients/families and collaborates with other multidisciplinary team members to develop programs and teaching materials.
• Serves as a clinical resource person to nursing staff, patients/families, and other multidisciplinary team members across the continuum to evaluate complex patients and identify appropriate desired outcomes and interventions.
• Evaluates protocols and standards of care in light of current research findings related to specialty area.
• Utilizes and disseminates relevant research findings through clinical practice, education or consultation.
• Lifts a minimum of 5 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.
• All other duties assigned by management.