What are the responsibilities and job description for the APP High Risk Breast Program position at Sentara Health?
City/State
Norfolk, VA
Work Shift
First (Days)
Provider Specialty
Overview:
The High Risk Breast Program at Sentara Brock Cancer Center is a specialized outpatient clinic dedicated to risk assessment, education, and proactive care for individuals at elevated risk for breast cancer. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is responsible for the comprehensive assessment, management, and longitudinal follow-up of individuals at elevated risk for developing breast cancer. Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, the APP provides evidence-based risk assessment, screening, prevention, surveillance, patient education, and care coordination services designed to promote early detection and reduce breast cancer risk.
The APP will provide care for patients across the continuum of risk management, including:
Enrollment in a high risk certification course, such as City of Hope Intensive Course in Genomic Cancer Risk Assessment, is required
Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs providers in the following states:
North Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Norfolk, VA
Work Shift
First (Days)
Provider Specialty
Overview:
The High Risk Breast Program at Sentara Brock Cancer Center is a specialized outpatient clinic dedicated to risk assessment, education, and proactive care for individuals at elevated risk for breast cancer. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is responsible for the comprehensive assessment, management, and longitudinal follow-up of individuals at elevated risk for developing breast cancer. Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, the APP provides evidence-based risk assessment, screening, prevention, surveillance, patient education, and care coordination services designed to promote early detection and reduce breast cancer risk.
The APP will provide care for patients across the continuum of risk management, including:
- Individuals identified as high risk through validated risk assessment models (e.g., Tyrer-Cuzick, Gail).
- Patients with hereditary cancer syndromes or known pathogenic genetic mutations (e.g., BRCA1/2, PALB2, CHEK2, ATM).
- Individuals with significant personal or family histories of breast, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, or other hereditary cancers.
- Patients seeking education and counseling regarding breast cancer prevention, screening, lifestyle modification, and risk-reduction strategies.
Enrollment in a high risk certification course, such as City of Hope Intensive Course in Genomic Cancer Risk Assessment, is required
Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
- Annual CME Allowance
- Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- 100% Malpractice and Tail Coverage
- Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs providers in the following states:
North Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Salary : $5,250 - $10,000