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Now Hiring: Advanced Practice Provider (APP) – Medical Oncology (Head & Neck)
Join Our Growing Oncology Team!
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to join our Head & Neck Medical Oncology team. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside nationally recognized oncologists while providing exceptional, patient-centered care to individuals throughout their cancer journey.
Schedule details: Monday-Friday (no call, no weekends) from 8am-5pm in ambulatory clinic.
Position Highlights:
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary oncology team to deliver comprehensive care for patients with head and neck cancers.
- Conduct patient assessments, develop treatment plans, and manage ongoing care.
- Monitor treatment response, manage symptoms and side effects, and provide patient education.
- Participate in survivorship care, supportive care, and clinical decision-making.
- Opportunity to work in a collaborative, innovative, and academically focused environment.
Clinical :
- Provide care for medical oncology patients with genitourinary (bladder, prostate, renal, etc) cancers as well as head and neck cancers
- Perform routine follow up visits for patients on chemotherapy, immunotherapy and hormonal therapies
- Evaluate patients requiring acute symptom management
- Manage patients in longitudinal survivorship post-treatment
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members including research coordinators, social workers, dieticians, surgeons, radiologists and pathologists
- Perform and document history & physical exams, and analyze clinical data to form well-developed differential diagnoses.
- Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies, following patient responses, and adjusting the plan of care based on ongoing objective and subjective data collection.
- Identify appropriate sub-specialist consultation.
- Effectively communicate plans of care with patients, families, nurses, and other stakeholders; and navigate complex psychosocial dynamics.
Qualifications:
- Master's or Doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
- Current NP or PA license (or eligibility for licensure) in the applicable state.
- Board certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
- Prior oncology, chemotherapy, or advanced practice experience beneficial. OCN or AOCNP certification a plus.
- Oncology experience preferred; new graduates with strong oncology interest may be considered.
- Excellent communication, clinical, and collaborative skills.
Why Join Us:
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth and continuing education.
- Supportive team culture focused on excellence in patient care.
- Work with cutting-edge therapies and advancements in oncology.
- Make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families every day.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings
- Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Certification and education support
Apply today and become part of a team dedicated to advancing cancer care and improving patient outcomes.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Ability to Commute:
- Richmond, VA (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Richmond, VA: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: On the road
Salary : $103,779 - $157,630