Nurse Practitioner - Medical Oncology

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.  

We have an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner, Medical Oncology to join our ambulatory center at City of Hope, Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center. We are expanding patient care and are looking for a Nurse Practitioner to work full-time in the clinic. The Nurse Practitioner will support a Gynecologic Oncologist in managing patients undergoing chemotherapy. Responsibilities include performing comprehensive physical exams, reviewing lab results, and conducting post-surgical and follow-up visits. They will prescribe appropriate treatments to ensure the patient’s comfort and health. Additionally, the Nurse Practitioner will collaborate with key stakeholders to establish and optimize workflows for relevant procedures.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• The Nurse Practitioner will provide and coordinate the care of patients in the clinic.
• Patient Assessment: Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients, including reviewing medical histories, performing physical exams, and interpreting diagnostic tests such as blood work, imaging, and biopsies.
• Symptom Management: Assist patients in managing the symptoms and side effects of their condition and treatments. Provide education on pain management, nutrition, and coping strategies.
• Monitoring: Continuously monitor patient’s progress throughout their treatment journey, adjusting care plans, as necessary. Track and record vital signs, lab results, and treatment responses.
• Demonstrate writing skills to compose logical, detailed, and grammatically correct correspondence.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with administrative and clinical teams.

Your qualifications should include:

· Master’s degree, or Doctorate degree as a Nurse Practitioner

· Three years of clinical experience

· Current California RN license

· Current California Nurse Practitioner license

· Current California Nurse Practitioner Furnishing license.

· DEA expected within 6 months of hire.

· National Nurse Practitioner Board Certification thorough accrediting body

· Specialty certification as defined/required for role.

· Current BLS certification through American Heart Association

· Current ACLS certification through American Heart Association

Shifts are 4/10 hours. Monday - Friday, No holidays or weekends.

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