Oncology Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)

The Float Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care across various outpatient oncology settings. Key responsibilities include:

• Provide independent medical care in the outpatient setting to a defined patient population.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with attending physicians regarding patient conditions, treatment plans, and urgent clinical needs.
• Communicate clearly with patients and their families about diagnoses, treatment plans, progress, and follow-up; review laboratory and imaging results as appropriate.
• Ensure patients are triaged and managed in the appropriate setting (e.g., outpatient, inpatient, critical care, acute care).
• Document all patient encounters—subjective and objective data, assessments, and plans—accurately and thoroughly in accordance with OHSU documentation standards.
• Deliver comprehensive symptom management for complex oncology patients in collaboration with oncology nurses, palliative care providers, social workers, and other support staff based on patient needs.
• Maintain clear communication with primary care providers and external entities (e.g., skilled nursing facilities) to ensure continuity of care.
• Provide care to patients enrolled in clinical trials, following protocol-specific guidelines and ensuring timely communication with principal investigators, research nurses, and study coordinators, including accurate documentation of any adverse events.
• Deliver urgent medical care for who require same-day evaluation.

Ability to obtain within the first 90 days of hire

Nurse Practitioner:

• Registered Nurse license for the state of Oregon
• Nurse Practitioner license for the state of Oregon
• Nurse Practitioner license for the state of Washington
• State of Oregon Nurse Practitioner Prescriptive Privileges
• State of Washington Nurse Practitioner Prescriptive Privileges
• DEA certificate
• ANCC (or equivalent) certification

Physician Assistant:

• Physician Assistant license for State of Oregon
• Physician Assistant license for State of Washington
• DEA certificate

Work Experience:

• Minimum 1 year experience of APP experinece in oncology

• 2+ years of APP experience in Hematology Oncology
• Hematology Oncology Certification