APP Hospitalist - Northside

Location:
Oncology Consultants - Willowbrook
Pay Range:
$80,000.00 - $170,000.00
Position Summary:
Assists physician in the care and teaching of patients.
Key Performance Areas:
KPA 1 - Inpatient support

• Conduct hospital rounds.
  
• Assist with admissions and discharges.
  
• Provide on-call support.
  

KPA 2 - Assessment

• Assess the physical and mental condition of patients by performing and obtaining a comprehensive or problem-focused physical examinations and medical histories.
  
• Orders, collects, interprets, and evaluates laboratory and other diagnostic tests to assess patient problems and health care needs.
  
• Prescribe medications and make recommendations for other therapeutic forms of treatment.
  
• Refer patient to appropriate sources of care as clinically indicated.
  

KPA 3 - Documentation

• Ability to counsel patients concerning medical and psychological/psychiatric conditions, treatment plans, and behavior modification.
  
• Maintain appropriate records detailing the patient's treatment plans and outcomes.
  
• Initiates timely consultation and referral when the problem exceeds the scope of practice and /or expertise.
  
• Capture charges in a timely manner.
  

KPA 4 - Communication

• Effectively communicate with admitting and referring team.
  
• Triage and respond to all forms of communication in a timely manner.
  
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.
  

Position Qualifications/Requirements:
Education :

• Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant program
  
• Master's degree required
  

Certifications/Licenses :

• APRN or PA license in appropriate state
  
• Prescriptive privileges or eligible to apply
  
• Maintain Board Certification
  
• Current BLS
  

Previous Experience :

• Minimum 5 years experience as APRN or PA, Oncology required
  

Core Capabilities :

• Analysis & Critical Thinking: Critical thinking skills including solid problem-solving, analysis, decision-making, planning, time management, and organizational skills. Must be detailed oriented with the ability to exercise independent judgment.
  
• Interpersonal Effectiveness: Developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, tact, conflict management, delegation skills, and diversity awareness. Ability to work effectively with sensitive and confidential material and sometimes emotionally charged matters.
  
• Communication Skills: Good command of the English language. Second language is an asset but not required. Effective communication skills (oral, written, presentation), is an active listener, and effectively provides balanced feedback.
  
• Customer Service & Organizational Awareness: Strong customer focus. Ability to build an engaging culture of quality, performance effectiveness and operational excellence through best practices, strong business and political acumen, collaboration and partnerships, as well as a positive employee, physician and community relations.
  
• Self-Management: Effectively manages own time, conflicting priorities, self, stress, and professional development. Self-motivated and self-starter with ability work independently with limited supervision. Ability to work remotely effectively as required.
  
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-site environment with demonstrated ability to juggle competing priorities and demands from a variety of stakeholders and sites.
  
• Computer Skills:
  
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required.
    

Travel : 0%
Standard Core Workdays/Hours : Monday to Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
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