About the Role
The University of Rochester's Cancer APP department is seeking a proactive, highly organized clinician with excellent communication and teamwork skills to provide care to oncology patients, with a focus on multiple myeloma. This role offers the opportunity to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team in a fast-paced outpatient clinic, with the ability to shift priorities. Responsibilities include direct patient care, evaluating and managing acute illnesses and chronic symptoms, providing follow-up care, assisting with coordination services, and patient/family education. There is also an opportunity to gain experience in clinical trial recruitment, enrollment, and study protocol monitoring, as well as develop proficiency in procedures like bone marrow biopsies and working with the cellular therapy team.
Responsibilities
- Direct patient care
- Evaluating and managing acute illnesses and chronic symptoms
- Providing comprehensive short-term and long-term follow-up care
- Assisting with coordination services
- Providing patient/family education
- Gaining experience in clinical trial recruitment
- Participating in enrollment
- Study protocol monitoring
- Developing proficiency in procedures like bone marrow biopsies
- Working closely with cellular therapy team
- Participating in the education of learners (students and new employees)
- Using clinical learning experiences
- Knowledge sharing
- Skill training
Requirements
- Must be NYS eligible for NP certification
- Require a Master's degree as a Nurse Practitioner
- An active New York State Registered Nurse license in good standing
- An active New York State Nurse Practitioner licensure in good standing
- Current national certification as an Nurse Practitioner
- Required completion of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant program
- An active New York State Physician Assistant licensure in good standing
- Current national certification as a Physician Assistant by NCCPA (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants)
- Demonstrate clinical competence
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Interpersonal effectiveness and customer relation skills
- Computer competence
- Must have an active desire to learn
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Teamwork skills
- Ability to shift priorities
- Clinical competence
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Interpersonal effectiveness
- Customer relation skills
- Computer competence
- Active desire to learn
Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642
Work Type
- Part time
- Regular
Experience Level
- NP or PA
Education Level
- Master's degree as a Nurse Practitioner
- ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant program
Salary/Compensations
- $47.36 - $63.94
About the Company
- As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability. Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive.
- The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture to advance the University’s Mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled
- The University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law (Protected Characteristics). This commitment extends to non-discrimination in the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates, for all persons consistent with our values and based on applicable law.
