Job Description

A true leader aims to inspire and at Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation, that's exactly what our Advanced Practice Providers do. They have a strong combination of clinical skills, management abilities and integrity, and as a result, they play an indispensable role in the success of our organization. We embrace a culture of passion and dedication. Now we invite you to join us from working with a team of exceptional healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you'll have everything available to do something incredible for yourself, and for others.

The Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation / Huntington Memorial Hospital is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner to join our General Medical Oncology Group in Pasadena.

Our Nurse Practitioner provides health care services to patients under the direction of board-certified physician. In this role, the NP will diagnose illnesses, develop, and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, and exams. Our Nurse Practitioner may serve as a principal healthcare provider and will incorporate both independent decision-making abilities and collaboration with the physician to provide expert care to the patients.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for identification and management of patient diagnosis following established standardized protocols. Appropriately documents procedures and follow-up as necessary.
• Uses expert hematologic and oncologic knowledge, clinical skills and critical thinking in managing daily delivery of patient care services assuring implementation of the appropriate clinical processes and coordinating/promoting an interdisciplinary team approach to patient care.
• Writes patient care orders and delegates as appropriate to licensed and unlicensed health care providers and other staff as indicated with scope of practice, assuring optimal levels of clinical effectiveness and services for all customers.
• Performs a thorough age specific history and physical along with appropriate follow up and documentation of the results.
• Assesses, facilitates, and role models appropriate resolution of patient/client/family psychosocial problems and/or support needs.
• Assesses quality of patient care delivery and identifies opportunities for changes in practice, rooted in evidence-based standards of care/protocols, which promote positive patient outcomes.
• Acts as a liaison/consultant promoting inter-intradepartmental communication and collaboration.
• Role models patient advocacy behaviors
• Analyzes new skills, technology and equipment for safety and clinical/fiscal efficacy.
• Evaluates and assesses patient/family readiness to learn; individualized learning ability; provides age specific education; initiates and reinforces as needed.
• Educates and mentors staff in the development of sound clinical judgment (synthesis of clinical data and determination of subsequent plan) to promote positive patient outcomes.
• Establishes and maintains patient care standards and assures that patient care functions, such as assessment, treatment, documentation, and billing processes, are completed safely and effectively.

Qualifications

Educational Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program required

Licenses/Certifications:

• Current, unrestricted California RN license required
• Current, unrestricted California Nurse Practitioner license required
• ACLS from the American Heart Association required
• Oncology Nursing Society OCN or Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation AOCN certification is preferred
• NP Furnishing and DEA license required or eligible to obtain.

Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years of oncology nursing experience required, preferably in an outpatient setting.
• Minimum 1 year Nurse Practitioner experience in a relevant clinical area strongly preferred, e.g., Neurology, neurophysiology, neuropsychology, or other sub-specialties.