Oncology Clinical Trials Nurse

If you deliver a dose of compassion to every patient you see, you may be an ideal addition to the Legacy community. You’ll provide medical services within Legacy's Salmon Creek Oncology clinic, forging relationships with staff and delivering expert care to patients. Inpatient Care
Provides medical services under the direction of a physician to patients presenting specialty conditions or disease (depending on assigned department), consistent with the NP’s current Practice Description approved by the State of Oregon Board of Medical Examiners.
Rounds on service patients: assesses patients, performs physical exams, writes orders, documents daily notes.
Reports clinical data at rounds or when appropriate.
Recognizes and evaluates patients who require the immediate medical or surgical attention and, when necessary, initiates, without supervision, emergency medical treatments.
Assists in surgical procedures in emergency, clinic and the operating room.
Performs minor surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures, administers treatments and medications consistent with the NP’s current Practice Description approved by the State of Oregon Board of Medical Examiners.
Maintains and signs medical records pertaining to treatments and examinations administered.
Participates in local, regional, & national continuing medical education programs and clinical meetings to maintain medical knowledge as well as a professional network.
Outpatient Care
Participates in Medical Specialty Outpatient Clinic.
Co-ordinates discharge planning and follow-up.
Performs dictation of history/physical, clinical notes, imaging studies and discharge summary.
Oversees medications for outpatient care.
Arranges appropriate outpatient therapy, referral system within Legacy to be maximally utilized.
Manages outpatient phone contacts.
Disability and work release.
Evaluates patients in the specialty outpatient clinic.
Assures essential studies are performed prior to clinic visit.
Presents case with recommendations to supervising physicians, as necessary.
Coordinates and acts as liaison for subspecialty care and consultations.
Documents and bills for services promptly with appropriate diagnostic and procedure codes.
Completes medical records and appropriate charge/coding data forms to facilitate hospital billing for service rendered.
Nurse Practitioner and RN license as required by Washington and Oregon state.

Requires experience in direct patient management, in the surgical or medical subspecialty of the department one is hired into.
Surgical assisting experience required if working with a surgical specialty.
Knowledge of acute and chronic disease states, administration and prescription of medications, and delivering physical care following treatment plan.
Current applicable state licensure to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or ability to obtain licensure upon date of hire.
Must submit information necessary to complete a National Practitioner Data Base search and meet Legacy’s standards for results.
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