Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Pediatric Hematology​/Oncology

Advanced Practice Provider (APP) - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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Inpatient Position

Position

Hours:

• Day Shift (6am - 6pm)
• 13 12 Hour Shifts Per 4 Week Block Schedule
• Rotating Weekends and Holidays
• No Call

Department Summary:

Since its inception as a clinic in 1969 and a division in 1975, we have been dedicated to excellence in patient care, research, and education in pediatric hematology and oncology. Our mission is to improve the lives of children with blood disorders and cancer, advance discovery through research, and train the leaders of the future. Pediatric hematology/oncology is a diverse field which includes many areas, including but not limited to:

• Cancer predisposition
• Leukemia and lymphoma
• Solid organ cancers
• Brain and spinal tumors
• Bone and soft tissue sarcomas
• Retinoblastoma
• Cancer survivorship
• Precision medicine
• Immunodeficiency
• Non-malignant hematology
• Hemostasis and thrombosis
• Sickle cell disease and thalassemia
• Bone marrow failure
• Vascular malformations

Across the many diseases within hematology and oncology, we provide state-of-the art clinical care and access to cutting edge therapies and clinical trials. Our faculty include nationally and internationally recognized leaders in the field. We are the only pediatric hematology/oncology program in the state of Tennessee with a unique combination of clinical programs in both hematology and oncology and access to all pediatric subspecialties all within our medical center.

Our clinical care is supported by a multi-specialty, multidisciplinary specialty team of physicians, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers, nutritionists, child life specialists, and others who all work together to provide evidence-based family-centered care.

Position Requirements:

• Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care CPNP-AC or Physician Assistant PA
• Prior APP Experience Strongly Preferred
• New Graduate CPNP-AC with Pediatric RN Experience in Hematology/Oncology or Inpatient Pediatrics

$15,000 Sign On Bonus for Candidates with 2 or More Years of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Experience. Sign on bonus is paid out in 3 installments over a 18 month period.

The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months. The sign-on bonus is only available for full-time positions.

Key Responsibilities

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
• In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patients' overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations
• Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within a specialty scope of practice.
• Facilitates the patient's transition between and within health care…