Location:
Cancer & Blood Specialists of Arizona
Pay Range:
$80,000.00 - $170,000.00
Assists physician in the care and teaching of patients.
Key Performance Areas
• Assess the physical and psychosocial status of patients by means of interview, health history,
physical examination, and diagnostic studies.
• Write prescriptions for: medication, blood products based upon laboratory results, routine
diagnostic and follow-up studies, therapeutic measures, and care post-discharge in accordance
with written practice protocols.
• Based on findings, determine eligibility of patients for entry into clinical trials.
• Interpret and evaluates findings of studies / tests.
• Relay appropriate information regarding patient care to the collaborating physician.
• Administer therapeutic measures / obtains specimens as prescribed.
• Dictate follow-up letters to referring physicians with summaries of treatment, response and plan.
• Dictate or writes patient history, admissions, progress notes, and discharge notes in a timely
manner.
• Assist in the management of family dynamics and coping mechanisms during acute and chronic
phases of patients’ care.
• Conduct or participate in daily multi-disciplinary rounds for assigned patients to ensure patients
are receiving appropriate and quality care.
• Provide on-call coverage and performs hospital rounds as needed.
• Triage patients to determine urgency of physician evaluation.
• Document and reports care in an accurate, timely manner using appropriate forms and records.
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn and to remain flexible in the changing health care
environment.
• Provide on-call coverage and performs hospital rounds as needed.
• Triage patients to determine urgency of physician evaluation.
• Document and reports care in an accurate, timely manner using appropriate forms and records.
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn and to remain flexible in the changing health care
environment.
• Assist staff in times of crisis or emergency.
• Meet with the public outside the institution and efficiently market and promote cancer treatment.
• Determine work priorities, assign work and insure proper completion of work assignments.
• Comply with all federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to patient privacy, patient’s
rights, personnel law, safety, labor, and employment law. Adheres to Company and departmental policies and procedures, including IT policies and procedures and Disaster Recovery Plan.
• Other duties as requested.
• Keep work area and records in a neat and orderly manner.
• Maintain all company equipment in a safe and working manner.
• Maintain and ensure the confidentiality of all patient and employee information at all times as
required by the HIPAA regulations.
• Assist in training new employees to related job duties.
• Will be expected to work at any Company location to help meet the Company’s business needs
as directed by collaborating physician.
• Will be expected to work overtime when given sufficient notice of required overtime.
Education
• Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program, current license/registration to practice
in the state of employment, prescriptive privileges or eligible to apply. Must hold the necessary
certification from ARC-PA Must be BLS certified. Fluency in the English language with verbal and
written communication skills to communicate effectively to diverse populations, including
physicians, employees, patients and families. Leadership skills necessary to direct others toward
objectives that contribute to the successful treatment of patients.
• Analytical skills necessary to evaluate patients’ status, health care procedure / techniques and to
monitor quality of patient care. Fiscal skills to monitor and control costs and revenue. Ability to
exercise sound judgment and discretion while performing duties is essential. Valid Driver’s license
in state of residency for travel to clinics.
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with coworkers, hospital staff, patients, public and
physicians.
Travel:
0-25%
#AONN
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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.
