Advanced Practice Professional; PA Adult BMT Oncology Treatment and Evaluation Center; OTEC

Position Overview

This Advanced Practice Professional (APP) position will hire two (2) full‑time equivalent (FTE) providers, either a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or a Physician Assistant (PA), to work in the Oncology Treatment and Evaluation Center (OTEC) and associated Adult Inpatient Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (BMT/CT) programs.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development.

• Provide outpatient visits, pre‑chemotherapy and infusion visits, initial stem cell transplant and CAR‑T infusion monitoring, same‑day post‑infusion follow‑up, evaluation of complications and facilitate admissions related to toxicities in outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Perform history and physical examinations, order and interpret clinical investigations, manage admissions, discharges, consults, and educate patients, families and providers.
• Recognize and treat sepsis, chemotherapy toxicities, graft‑versus‑host disease, cytokine release syndrome, immune‑effector‑cell–associated enterocolitis, neurotoxicity syndrome, cardiac myopathies and profound cytopenias.
• Perform procedures such as bone marrow aspiration/biopsy, second‑assist bone marrow harvest, lumbar puncture and skin biopsy for diagnostic and therapeutic indications.
• Review laboratory and radiographic results and discuss findings with patients and faculty.
• Participate in clinical trial research, assessing patients for trial participation and consenting when appropriate.
• Facilitate transitions of care and act as liaison between inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Attend programmatic meetings, workshops and CME activities related to BMT and regional or national conferences as required.

• Current specialty certification as an Adult‑Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
• At least four years experience as an inpatient BMT APP in a similar clinical environment within the past six years.
• Registered Nurse licence in Michigan.
• Graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner program and certification recognized by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
• Current DEA registration and AHA‑approved BLS and ACLS.
• Two‑year experience managing acutely ill patients with telemetry, EKG interpretation and ACLS.
• Prior BMT APP experience;
  Heme‑Onc or Hospitalist experience will be considered.

• Current licence to practice as a Physician Assistant in Michigan.
• Graduated from an ARC‑PA accredited physician assistant program.
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Michigan controlled‑substance licence and current DEA registration.
• Two‑year experience managing acutely ill patients with telemetry, EKG interpretation and ACLS.
• Prior BMT APP experience;
  Heme‑Onc or Hospitalist experience will be considered.

• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of credentialing and privileging processes.

Applicants must attach a complete and accurate resume to be fully considered.

• Experience in cellular and gene therapy as an APP.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Team‑working and independent work abilities.
• Commitment to clinical and translational research.
• Demonstrated leadership in professional activities.

Full‑time salary range: $130,630 – $200,734 per year.

• Flexible health, dental and vision plans
• Retirement savings plan with 2:1 matching
• Group term life insurance
• Long‑term disability plan
• Generous time‑off allowances
• $2,500 annual professional development funds (0.5 FTE appointment or above)
• Paid release time for professional education activities
• Medical malpractice insurance
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Tuition support program
• Wellness plans
  
  Work‑life resources

Positions may be eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work.

Schedule:

Night shift with weekend coverage, 40 hours per week.

Children’s and Women’s Hospital (C&W), C&W Infusion, University Hospital (UH) with additional sites as the Cellular and Gene Therapy Program expands.

This position is covered under the U‑M and United Physician Assistants of Michigan Medicine collective bargaining agreement.

Background screening and pre‑employment drug testing are required upon acceptance of a contingent offer.

Questions:
Nurse and Physician Assistant Recruitment at (734) 936‑5183 or email .

Job posting remains until the minimum posting period ends, after which it may be removed.

University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.