Location:
Oncology Consultants - Willowbrook
Pay Range:
$80,000.00 - $170,000.00
Assists physician in the care and teaching of patients.
KPA 1 – Inpatient support
Conduct hospital rounds.
Assist with admissions and discharges.
Provide on-call support.
KPA 2 – Assessment
Assess the physical and mental condition of patients by performing and obtaining a comprehensive or problem-focused physical examinations and medical histories.
Orders, collects, interprets, and evaluates laboratory and other diagnostic tests to assess patient problems and health care needs.
Prescribe medications and make recommendations for other therapeutic forms of treatment.
Refer patient to appropriate sources of care as clinically indicated.
KPA 3 – Documentation
Ability to counsel patients concerning medical and psychological/psychiatric conditions, treatment plans, and behavior modification.
Maintain appropriate records detailing the patient’s treatment plans and outcomes.
Initiates timely consultation and referral when the problem exceeds the scope of practice and /or expertise.
Capture charges in a timely manner.
KPA 4 – Communication
Effectively communicate with admitting and referring team.
Triage and respond to all forms of communication in a timely manner.
Performs other duties and projects as assigned.
Education
Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant program
Master’s degree required
Certifications/Licenses
APRN or PA license in appropriate state
Prescriptive privileges or eligible to apply
Maintain Board Certification
Current BLS
Previous Experience
Minimum 5 years experience as APRN or PA, Oncology required
Core Capabilities
Analysis & Critical Thinking: Critical thinking skills including solid problem-solving, analysis, decision-making, planning, time management, and organizational skills. Must be detailed oriented with the ability to exercise independent judgment.
Interpersonal Effectiveness: Developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, tact, conflict management, delegation skills, and diversity awareness. Ability to work effectively with sensitive and confidential material and sometimes emotionally charged matters.
Communication Skills: Good command of the English language. Second language is an asset but not required. Effective communication skills (oral, written, presentation), is an active listener, and effectively provides balanced feedback.
Customer Service & Organizational Awareness: Strong customer focus. Ability to build an engaging culture of quality, performance effectiveness and operational excellence through best practices, strong business and political acumen, collaboration and partnerships, as well as a positive employee, physician and community relations.
Self-Management: Effectively manages own time, conflicting priorities, self, stress, and professional development. Self-motivated and self-starter with ability work independently with limited supervision. Ability to work remotely effectively as required.
Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-site environment with demonstrated ability to juggle competing priorities and demands from a variety of stakeholders and sites.
Computer Skills:
Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required.
Travel 0%
Standard Core Workdays/Hours Monday to Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
#AONN
AON is an alliance of physicians and veteran healthcare leaders dedicated to ensuring the long-term success and viability of oncology diagnosis and treatment in community-based settings. We are the fastest growing network of community oncology practices delivering local access to exceptional cancer care.
We focus on:
- Enriching the patient experience by supporting the delivery of true value-based care through participation in the Enhancing Oncology Model and Principal Care Management programs and enhanced services, such as care coordination.
- Being 100% physician-led and governed by allowing for practice autonomy, where our partnership is collaborative and leveraged as a resource but, ultimately, what gets implemented in the practice is up to the physicians.
- Improving the lives of those who practice medicine with over 40 years of proven practice management expertise and the enablement of new revenue streams by accessing additional service lines such as clinical lab, pathology and oral oncolytic pharmacy.
The AON Difference
Practice diversification - A partnership with AON enables practice growth and access to new revenue streams through centralized ancillaries such as clinical lab, pathology and oral oncolytic pharmacy.
Economies of scale - Our ability to aggregate size and scale helps us to provide practices with the most competitive and attentive vendor services and drug pricing.
It’s a partnership - Practices deserve a partner that evolves to meet their needs and stays ahead of the industry changes. With a drive to innovate cancer care, we’re focused on the future of oncology and creating a network of industry experts to ensure accessible and patient-centered care continues to be at the forefront of healthcare.
