Surgical Oncology (APRN​/PA)

Surgical Oncology Advanced Practitioner (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant) – Norwalk and Danbury Hospitals – Fairfield County, Connecticut (50 miles from New York City)

Northwell Health Medical Practice, CT, is seeking a Surgical Oncology Advanced Practitioner (APRN/PA) to join our growing integrated program with responsibilities at Norwalk and Danbury Hospitals. The Advanced Practitioner will administer outpatient and inpatient care and manage complex cancer surgery patients including those with gastroesophageal, colorectal, pancreas, liver cancers, melanoma, and sarcoma at Norwalk’s Whittingham Cancer Center and Danbury Hospital’s Praxair Cancer Center and Surgical clinics.

The ideal candidate will be board certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with strong training and experience in surgery. The Advanced Practitioner will independently see, evaluate, and administer plans and care to postoperative and long‑term follow‑up patients, work side by side with surgical oncologists in the office setting, and will have the opportunity to assist in the operating room for qualified procedures.

• See patients with surgeons prior to surgery and independently in follow‑up after surgery.
• Assist with inpatient care of patients including organizing discharge instructions, follow‑up visits, management and decision making for inpatient issues.
• Assist with qualified surgeries such as endocrine surgery, liver resections, esophagogastrectomy, Whipple surgery, gastric surgery, complex colorectal surgery, cytoreduction with HIPEC, and melanoma and sarcoma procedures.
• Manage postoperative wounds, basic suturing, incision and drainage, staple and suture removal, drain and feeding tube management.
• Assimilate data from imaging, pathology, and cardiopulmonary workups.
• Answer patients’ questions and concerns in a compassionate setting.
• Work closely with a dedicated GI oncology nurse navigator and a multidisciplinary team including medical and radiation oncology.
• Collaborate with dietitians, genetic counselors, social workers, and mental health counselors for individualized care.
• Complete accurate history and physicals and carry out treatment plans.
• Formulate plans for patient care in conjunction with dedicated fellowship‑trained surgical oncologists and HPB surgeons.

Salary Range: $125k – $150k (commensurate with experience)