Pain and Palliative Advanced Practice Provider

About City of Hope,
City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. Founded in 1913, City of Hope has grown into one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and one of the leading research centers for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope research has been the basis for numerous breakthrough cancer medicines, as well as human synthetic insulin and monoclonal antibodies. With an independent, National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center that is ranked top 5 in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report at its core, City of Hope’s uniquely integrated model spans cancer care, research and development, academics and training, and a broad philanthropy program that powers its work. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and cancer treatment centers and outpatient facilities in the Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix areas.

The successful candidate:

***Will hire either a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.***

The dependent Advanced Practice Provider provides professional medical services, within the scope of services.

JOB RESPONSIBLITIES

Utilizes critical judgment in the performance of comprehensive health assessment, differential medical diagnosis including ordering, conducting, interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests, and the prescribing of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments in the direct management of acute and chronic illness and disease.

• Conducts comprehensive physical examination.
• Initiates and interprets diagnostic tests and procedures relevant to the patient’s current status.
• Critically analyzes the assessment data in determining the diagnoses.
• Prioritizes diagnoses using appropriate complex clinical reasoning.

Develops and implements a comprehensive plan of care that includes interventions and treatments to attain expected outcomes.

• Addresses strategies for improving health status that reflect current health care, knowledge, research and practice.
• Involves patient, family, and other members of the health care team, including use of community resources in the plan of treatment.
• Makes independent decisions in solving complex patient care problems.
• Collaborates with the health team members to establish priorities, manage care and coordinate efforts to achieve desired outcomes in providing planned treatment and services to the client.

Utilizes appropriate or specialized knowledge and skills in the provision of direct patient care.

• Prescribes, orders, or implements interventions and treatments for the treatment/care plan.
• Prescribes or dispenses drugs and devices based on a knowledge of pharmacological and physiological principles in accordance with state and federal laws and regulation, and as authorized under the appropriate Board of Nursing.
• Utilizes an extensive awareness of community assets and available resources when assisting with making appropriate referrals and outreach.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: Minimum 2 years experience or commensurate training/experience

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Training Program OR
• Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN), Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Licensure:

• Licensed/certified and eligible to practice as Physician Assistant in the State of Arizona OR

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Arizona

Certification: American Heart Basic Life Support (BLS) and ACLS

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

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