APP Hospitalist - Oncology - Westside

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KPA 1 – Inpatient support
•    Conduct hospital rounds.
•    Assist with admissions and discharges.
•    Provide on-call support.

KPA 2 – Assessment 
•    Assess the physical and mental condition of patients by performing and obtaining a comprehensive or problem-focused physical examinations and medical histories.
•    Orders, collects, interprets, and evaluates laboratory and other diagnostic tests to assess patient problems and health care needs. 
•    Prescribe medications and make recommendations for other therapeutic forms of treatment.
•    Refer patient to appropriate sources of care as clinically indicated.
  
KPA 3 – Documentation
•    Ability to counsel patients concerning medical and psychological/psychiatric conditions, treatment plans, and behavior modification. 
•    Maintain appropriate records detailing the patient’s treatment plans and outcomes. 
•    Initiates timely consultation and referral when the problem exceeds the scope of practice and /or expertise.
•    Capture charges in a timely manner.

KPA 4 – Communication  
•    Effectively communicate with admitting and referring team.
•    Triage and respond to all forms of communication in a timely manner. 
•    Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Position Qualifications/Requirements

1.    Education: 

• Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant program
• Master’s degree required

2.    Certifications/Licenses: 

• APRN or PA license in appropriate state
•  Prescriptive privileges or eligible to apply
• Maintain Board Certification
•  Current BLS

3.    Previous Experience: 

• Minimum 5 years experience as APRN or PA, Oncology required

4.    Core Capabilities: 

• Analysis & Critical Thinking: Critical thinking skills including solid problem solving, analysis, decision-making, planning, time management and organizational skills. Must be detailed oriented with the ability to exercise independent judgment. 
• Interpersonal Effectiveness: Developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, tact, conflict management, delegation skills, and diversity awareness. Ability to work effectively with sensitive and confidential material and sometimes emotionally charged matters.
• Communication Skills: Good command of the English language. Second language is an asset but not required. Effective communication skills (oral, written, presentation), is an active listener, and effectively provides balanced feedback.
• Customer Service & Organizational Awareness: Strong customer focus. Ability to build an engaging culture of quality, performance effectiveness and operational excellence through best practices, strong business and political acumen, collaboration and partnerships, as well as a positive employee, physician and community relations.
• Self-Management: Effectively manages own time, conflicting priorities, self, stress, and professional development. Self-motivated and self-starter with ability work independently with limited supervision. Ability to work remotely effectively as required.  
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-site environment with demonstrated ability to juggle competing priorities and demands from a variety of stakeholders and sites.

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