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Position Title: Advanced Practice Provider (NP / PA)
Location: Salem, OR
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care across outpatient infusion services, medical oncology, and hematology. This role combines clinical oversight and urgent symptom management in the infusion center with outpatient clinic practice, working collaboratively alongside a multidisciplinary oncology team.
Key Responsibilities
Location: Salem, OR
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care across outpatient infusion services, medical oncology, and hematology. This role combines clinical oversight and urgent symptom management in the infusion center with outpatient clinic practice, working collaboratively alongside a multidisciplinary oncology team.
Key Responsibilities
- Infusion Center Practice & Emergency Reaction Management (Weekend Coverage):
- Provide on-site clinical oversight for daily operations in the outpatient infusion center.
- Partner with infusion nurses, pharmacists, and physicians to ensure safe delivery of systemic therapies, blood products, and supportive treatments.
- Evaluate patient conditions, review treatment readiness, and provide clinical decision support.
- Respond promptly to acute infusion and hypersensitivity reactions, initiating emergency medications, protocol interventions, or higher-level transfers as required.
- Serve as a direct clinical resource for nursing staff regarding urgent symptom changes and treatment clarifications.
- Oncology Urgent Care Services:
- Evaluate walk-in and scheduled urgent patients presenting with oncology-related symptoms (e.g., fever, dehydration, nausea/vomiting, pain crises, chemo toxicities, cytopenias, respiratory issues, line complications).
- Order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic imaging.
- Formulate disposition and treatment plans, including outpatient management, infusion-based interventions, ED referrals, or hospital admissions.
- Medical Oncology & Hematology Clinic Practice (Weekday Coverage):
- Conduct comprehensive history and physical exams for new, follow-up, and treatment-evaluation patient visits.
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans in collaboration with supervising physicians.
- Manage benign hematologic conditions, solid tumor malignancies, treatment toxicities, supportive care, and survivorship/end-of-life discussions.
- Coordinate care transitions, participate in multidisciplinary tumor boards, and maintain accurate EHR documentation.
- Education & Credentials:
- Master's or Doctorate degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner (NP) program OR graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant (PA) program.
- Active, unrestricted state NP or PA license.
- National Board Certification (NP) or NCCPA Certification (PA).
- Active DEA registration and prescriptive authority.
- Preferred Experience:
- Minimum 2 years of advanced practice experience in Oncology, Hematology, Infusion, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, or Hospital Medicine preferred.
- Proven experience managing oncology treatment toxicities and acute infusion reactions preferred.
- Work Schedule: Full-Time
- Clinic Operating Windows: Monday - Friday (7:00 AM - 5:30 PM) Weekend Outpatient Infusion Coverage
- Comprehensive healthcare and benefits package
- Professional development and collaborative multidisciplinary team environment
Salary : $130,000 - $180,000