Advanced Practice Provider - Radiation Oncology 150000A
Description
Company Description
The Queen’s Health System is a non-profit healthcare organization with four hospitals, over 70 specialty health care locations, and labs throughout the Pacific region, including Hawai'i. With a rich history of serving the people of Hawai'i, Queen's is the state's largest employer, with over 10,000 caregivers, medical staff and leadership. Queen's is accredited by The Joint Commission and is the only hospital in Hawai'i to achieve Magnet status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Our state-of-the-art facilities serve as the major referral center for cancer, cardiovascular disease, neuroscience, orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine, behavioral health medicine, and is a major teaching hospital.
Queen’s Cancer Center at The Queen’s Medical Center is the only facility in Hawaii that is accredited by the American College of Radiology for more than 15 years.
Radiation Oncology Team
We are committed to providing excellent patient care and work in a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment. The team meets the highest standards in treatment planning, treatment delivery, and management for each and every patient.
The Radiation Oncology Team consists of:
- Radiation Oncologists
- Advanced Practice Providers
- Registered Nurses and Medical Assistant
- Medical Physicists and Dosimetrists
- Radiation Therapists
- Medical Physics Technicians
- Patient Service Representatives
Equipment
The Radiation Oncology Department offers an extensive range of advanced technological and collaborative approaches to ensure unsurpassed clinical care. Safe and accurate radiation therapy is provided with state-of-the-art equipment, including:
- TomoTherapy Hi-ART, an advanced linear accelerator with CT imaging for image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), capable of high precision treatments
- Elekta Infinity with Agility MLC, the only system in the State that offers 4D-imaging at the treatment machine; capable of imaging tumors that move during respiration immediately prior to treatment for precise alignment
- Varian 21EX with Millennium MLC
- Elekta Nucletron Microselectron for high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy;
- C-RAD Catalyst and Sentinel system for real-time motion monitoring during treatment
- Philips Big Bore CT Simulator, capable of providing 4D-imaging for accurate tumor localization
- Advanced array of treatment planning systems, including Philips Pinnacle and RayStation for IMRT, VMAT, and 3D treatment planning
Job Description
• An Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a medical provider who treats, diagnoses, prescribes, and/or performs or assists in surgical procedures. APPs are licensed healthcare professionals, credentialed and privileged through the Medical Staff Office. APPs work collaboratively with physicians and the care team in all areas of the hospital and clinics to create a seamless environment of care. APPs are highly knowledgeable and serve as an essential part of the development and implementation of patients' care. The APP develops protocols for care, as appropriate, serves as a health care researcher, interdisciplinary consultant, and patient advocate.
The APRN functions as an expert practitioner with educator consultant, researcher and leadership role components and functions autonomously and in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to enhance the quality of nursing practice and patient care.
- Provides health care that includes services to individuals and families, emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, and diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases. Direct care services may include, but are not limited to, obtaining a patient history, providing a complete or focused physical examination, ordering, conducting and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests, performing procedures, patient and family education, and managing social, economic and ethical issues within the scope of a health care provider. Indirect patient care services may include, but are limited to setting standards for nursing practice and facilitating the professional practice of nursing care at the bedside.
A PA is an individual who has been certified by the board to practice medicine with physician supervision. A PA may perform those duties and responsibilities delegated by the supervising physician.
- Under the supervision of a Physician, the PA functions as an expert practitioner. The PA provides health care that includes services to individuals and families, which includes health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis and management of acute and chronic disease. Direct care services may include, but is not limited to, obtaining patient histories, providing a complete or focused physical examination, ordering, conducting, and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests, various diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures; and performing procedures, etc., within scope of practice and licensure. The PA also provides patient and family education, and management of social, economic, and ethical issues within the scope of the health care provider.
II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
• Finger dexterity, seeing, hearing, speaking.
• Continuous: sitting, static gripping of an object for prolonged periods.
• Frequent: walking.
• Occasional: standing, stooping/bending, climbing stairs, walking on uneven ground, lifting and carrying usual weight of 1 pound up to 5 pounds, reaching above, at and below shoulder level, frequent gripping of an object.
III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
• Not substantially subjected to adverse environmental conditions.
• May be exposed to communicable disease and body fluids, and chemicals.
• May be required to deal with hostile patients and/or families.
IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
• Current Hawaii State license as an APRN or Physician Assistant in good standing
• If licensed as an APRN, current board certification in one (1) of the following:
o Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
o Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP)
o Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
o Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP)
o Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)
o Adult Geriatric Acute Car Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP)
o Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
o Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist (ACNS)
o Adult Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist (AGCNS)
• If licensed as an APRN, prescriptive authority for non-controlled substances is required.
• Depending on area of assignment, prescriptive authority for controlled substances may be required.
• Depending on area of assignment, additional certification(s) may be required.
• Credentialing and privileging required.
• Current BLS certification.
B. EXPERIENCE:
• If licensed as an APRN, two (2) years nursing experience or successful completion of an APRN Fellowship Program for any APRN position.
• One (1) year of clinical experience working as an APRN or Physician Assistant preferred.
Pay range: $141,086.00 to $162,781.00 annual salary
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet