Beachside Oncology Nurse Practitioner: Wilmington, NC chez Wilmington Health

Job Description:

Title: Nurse Practitioner                                                                              Department: Oncology

FLSA Status:                                                                                              Reports to: Director

Recruiter: Alysa Bostick/Hunter MacIntyre                                                 Approved/Revised Date: 6/19/2023

About Wilmington Health

Since 1971, Wilmington Health has been committed to the care and health of our community in Wilmington as well as all of Southeastern North Carolina. Wilmington Health is structured as a multi-specialty medical practice with primary care providers integrated into the system. In this way, Wilmington Health is able to provide a comprehensive and coordinated approach to the care of all our patients. Wilmington Health is committed to using collaborative, evidence-based medicine in providing the highest quality of care to the patients we serve.

Purpose:

To provide general patient care, including diagnosis, treatment and consultations to patients of all ages under the supervision of the department manager

Essential Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Serve as a primary healthcare provider performing physicals, ordering tests and prescribing medications
• Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex, acute, critical and chronically ill patients
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patients’ age-specific needs
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities
• Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability including, but not limited to serving in the first assisting role
• Assists with the provision of surgical care, if necessary, in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations
• Monitors effectiveness of interventions
• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals
• Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by preceding educational tools
• Authorizes treatments and educates patients and families on continued care

Nurse Practitioner (NP) Competencies 

General

1. Customer Service
2. Professionalism/Integrity/Responsibility
3. Teamwork/Process Focus
4. Dependability/Punctuality
5. Interpersonal Relationships/Communication
6. Judgment/Decision Making/Problem Solving
7. Quality/Quantity
8. Initiative
9. Safety/Housekeeping
10. Organizational Skills/Time Management

Department Specific

Other Duties:

• As assigned by manager

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: 

• Master’s degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program
• Current valid Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure
• Current Nurse Practitioner certification in specialty area, if applicable
• 1 year + experience working as an Oncology Nurse Practitioner

Preferred: 

• Minimum of two years’ experience in the Nurse Practitioner role

Wilmington Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees. We are committed to treating everyone equally and with respect regardless of race, age, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual preference, disability, genetic information or any other class protected under state or federal law. 

ADA Physical Demands:

Rarely (Less than .5 hrs/day) Occasionally (0.6 – 2.5 hrs/day) Frequently (2.6 – 5.5 hrs/day) Continuously (5.6 – 8.0 hrs/day)