Summary

This Hematology/Oncology Nurse Practitioner will provide services to Veterans at the Erie VA Medical Center and surrounding community based outreach centers.

Duties

• Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.- Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team
• Orders and interprets labs - tests - and diagnostic studies
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services
• Provides education to patients and their families
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity - Commitment - Advocacy - Respect - and Excellence
• Responsible for oversight of patients in treatment room receiving chemo and immune therapies
• Manage all reactions to chemotherapy and biotherapy treatments escalating to conditions as needed
• Perform bone marrow aspirations and biopsies
• Sign and amend chemotherapy orders as needed - for toxicities - blood counts
• Order blood transfusions to be administered on 9 west for patients with chronic transfusion needs
• Provide case management for complex oncology patients to assess - monitor - and evaluate care for chemotoxicities - comorbidities - and psychosocial issues
• Provide ongoing evaluations for care management patients - work closely with attending physicians - fellows - Primary Care - and other specialties Travels to other Western Market sites and community based outreach centers as needed for close to me infusion oversight
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 7:30am- 4:00pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Preferred experience: 3 years of Oncology experience as a Nurse Practitioner and Oncology Nurse Certification.