Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Oncology Ocala Florida

Advanced Practice Provider Role:

The Oncology Institute is excited to continue our growth with the expansion of new clinic locations in Florida. As we broaden access to high quality, patient centered oncology care, we are seeking Advanced Practice Providers who are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care, advancing treatment through access to clinical trials, and practicing with the support of a strong, collaborative care team.

Our Advanced Practice Providers perform physical examinations and treat common complications of cancer treatment, counsel patients and families and monitor patient progress. They work in collaboration with other health care team members, consulting and referring as appropriate, but retain responsibility for ongoing clinical management of the patient.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensure patient information, visit history, refer outs, lab follow-up, phone calls, and consults are carefully and completely documented in the electronic medical record.
• Conducts in-depth interviews with patients and/or family, constructs comprehensive medical histories, performs initial and periodic physical examinations and explores patient's interpretation of health needs. Identifies and treats patients' diseases.
• Directly performs or orders appropriate diagnostic studies and interprets finished results.
• Develops and implements long and short-range treatment plans.
• Performs procedures such as bone marrow biopsy.
• Instructs and counsels patients and families regarding preventive care, medical problems, psychological problems, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
• Writes orders to increase, decrease or change medication, subject to checking and countersigning by physician.
• Identifies and records pertinent progress of patients, updating and summarizing charts, changing orders when appropriate and notifying the responsible physician of changes in the patient's condition.
• Will need hospital privileges to assist with call.

Minimum qualifications:

• Master's degree in nursing.
• Possession of current certificate of completion from a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Current and unrestricted license to practice.
• Oncology experience preferred but not required.
• National Certification required upon employment (Nurse Practitioners).

The compensation listed reflects the base salary. Our Advanced Practice Providers are also eligible for semiannual performance incentive bonuses.