ARNP/PA - Radiation Oncology

About the job

Cancer Care Northwest in Spokane Valley is hiring a full-time ARNP or PA for radiation oncology. The provider cares for oncology patients together with the practice's physicians, acting as practitioner, educator, care manager, researcher and leader.

Cancer Care Northwest has served the Inland Northwest for more than 50 years, diagnosing and treating cancer and blood-related diseases with an integrated approach.

What you'll do

• Take health histories, do complete physical exams and psychosocial assessments, and use the findings to build the problem list and plan of care
• Perform screening and diagnostic procedures such as skin, breast and digital rectal exams, fecal occult blood tests and skin biopsies, following American Cancer Society and other professional guidelines
• Manage the disease and treatment side effects with medications, ongoing assessment and patient education, working with the physician in the office and the hospital
• Follow the practice's policies on Nursing Protocol, Chemotherapy Guidelines, Admixture and Quality Assessment/Quality of Care
• Set up individualized health maintenance programs and solve problems as patients move between acute, ambulatory and home care
• Share clinical expertise with the care team across every phase of illness, from prevention and diagnosis through terminal care, rehabilitation and survivorship
• Evaluate and apply research findings, help carry out research protocols and serve as a resource for nursing staff on clinical trials

What you need

• Nurse practitioners: an MSN from an accredited nursing school, completion of a nurse practitioner program, an RN license registered with the State Board of Nursing, and a current state nurse practitioner license
• Physician assistants: a current state physician assistant license in the state of practice
• Clinical nurse specialists: an MSN from an accredited nursing school, completion of a clinical nurse specialist program, an RN license registered with the State Board of Nursing, and a current state clinical nurse specialist license
• Current BLS/CPR certification
• The role is entry-level and usually calls for 0-3 years of experience after the MSN
• Able to move through a full range of motion, lift and handle patients, and use fine finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination
• Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation and medical preparations in an oncology/hematology clinic

Preferred

• Experience in the chosen specialty

Schedule

• Full-time