Nurse Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery

Nurse Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery City of Hope - 3.6 Duarte, CA Job Details Full-time $75.80 - $113.71 an hour 1 day ago Qualifications Collaborate with healthcare professionals Direct patient care CPR Certification Nursing Doctoral degree RN License PALS Certification BLS Certification Master's degree in nursing Mid-level ACLS Certification Diagnostic evaluation 3 years Master's degree Surgical oncology Basic life support Quality improvement Patient treatment Health education and counseling Full Job Description Nurse Practitioner Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. 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 treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. We have an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner to join our Thoracic Surgery team in Duarte, CA. We are searching for candidates with Surgical oncology experience, but will consider applicants with other relevant experience. If you have a passion to care for oncology patients, we encourage you to apply for this role As a successful candidate, you will: Utilize the City of Hope nursing process in clinical practice. Assume responsibility for independent, direct medical management of a defined patient population, according to standardized procedures and in collaboration with a physician advisor or supervising physician. Perform physical examinations applying the medical model and nursing process to patient care problems that require medical intervention and skill. Develop and follow protocols/standardized procedures for practice for Nurse Practitioners in the department. Assist in developing methods and systems for provision of medical care and overall department operations. Maintain open lines of communication with the physician and multidisciplinary health team regarding patient information. Develop and implement patient education activities; provides education and counseling to patients. Develop and participate in performance improvement activities to evaluate the program's effectiveness in meeting patient care and departmental needs. Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reviewing current literature, attending in-service me Your qualifications should include: Master's Degree, or Doctorate Degree as Nurse Practitioner Three years clinical experience

Required Certification/Licensure:

Current California RN license California NP License California NP Furnishing License within 6 months of hire DEA within 6 months of hire National NP Board Certification through accrediting body Basic Life Support (BLS), CPR card through American Heart Association ACLS and PALS "City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location." City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.