Advanced Practice Provider; APP​/PA​/NP Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Instructor

Advanced Practice Provider (APP) / (PA/NP) Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Instructor

University of Colorado Anschutz

Provide outpatient medical care and coordinate the Pancreas & Biliary Multidisciplinary Clinic, working under supervising physicians and surgeons.

• Advise patient scheduling based on disease concern.
• Ensure all specialty providers are staffed in clinic each week.
• Review medical records to determine suitability for clinic.
• Request outside diagnostic tests and pathology/cytology as needed.
• Generate weekly patient lists for multidisciplinary conference.
• Order and interpret labs or diagnostic tests required prior to review.
• Prescribe medications, including pre‑procedure medications.
• Conduct peer‑to‑peer review or write medical necessity letters with insurance companies for pre‑authorization of tests.
• Communicate with referring physicians regarding patient referrals.
• Perform age‑appropriate history and physical examinations for complex acute, critical and chronically ill patients, deferring invasive examinations to attending physicians.
• Send new patient letters to referring physicians using EPIC system.
• See patients in follow‑up as needed.
• Collaborate with team members after conference to finalize patient plans and assist with ordering tests and referrals.
• Document care accurately and efficiently in EPIC system.
• Contact referring physicians or PCPs for additional medical issues or to refer patients to appropriate specialists.
• Coordinate with surgeon’s office to facilitate perioperative management and OR scheduling.
• Coordinate with medical/radiation oncology office to facilitate oncologic treatment.
• Facilitate staff, patient and family decision-making by providing educational tools.
• Provide patients with hospital resources as needed.
• Participate in research in conjunction with faculty expectations.
• Track patient outcomes and data.
• Assist with database accuracy and management.
• Maintain compliance with hospital protocols and standards.
• Attend departmental meetings regularly.
• Participate in Pancreas & Biliary Oncology program development and community outreach initiatives.

• MSN required from an accredited Advanced Practice Nursing program (for NP or CNS).
• Current or pending Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensure by a national professional organization.
• Current or pending Registered Nurse licensure in the state of Colorado.
• Admission to or pending admission to the Advanced Practice Registry of the Colorado Board of Nursing.
• Prescriptive authority required (can be pending on hire).
• One year of experience as a licensed NP preferred.
• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program (for PA).
• Allowed to practice in the state of Colorado.
• Prescriptive authority (for PA).
• At least one year of experience as a licensed PA.

• DNP preferred (for NP or CNS).
• Surgical Oncology/Pancreas & Biliary Cancer experience (for NP or CNS).
• Surgical Oncology/Pancreas & Biliary Cancer experience (for PA).

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