Nurse Practitioner - Ob/Gyn Oncology

# **Scheduled Hours** 40 # **Position Summary** WashU Medicine is seeking a skilled and compassionate Nurse Practitioner to join its Gynecologic Oncology team. In this role, the Nurse Practitioner serves as a clinical expert and supportive guide for individuals and families navigating complex gynecologic malignancies, pre-cancerous conditions, and genetic cancer risks. · Hours: Monday – Friday, Clinic Hours Only · Balance: No nights, weekends, or holidays · Setting: 100% Outpatient (splitting time between Center for Advanced Medicine & Missouri Baptist Medical Center) In this role, the Nurse Practitioner serves as an adjunct clinical expert and supportive guide for individuals and families navigating complex gynecologic malignancies, pre-cancerous conditions, and genetic cancer risks. Provide comprehensive direct care, diagnostic evaluations for abnormal screenings or masses, and essential counseling on treatment options and preventative health. Committed to team support and continuous growth, the Gynecologic Oncology department actively invests in its staff by allocating annual professional development funds to help clinicians advance their skills, expand their capabilities, and further their careers. # **Job Description** **Primary Duties & Responsibilities:** - Provides direct patient care to include obtaining patient history, performing patient assessment via observation, interview and examination; orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies; performs preventative health assessments, screenings, immunizations and care; provides direct treatment and management of acute and chronic disease conditions; develops and implements patient-centered plan of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, consultants, nurses, ancillary care providers and others as appropriate to the patient's condition. - Manages health conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources; may perform diagnostic or therapeutic interventions consistent with certification and state regulations. - May bill for services covered by collaborative practice agreement. - Provides counseling and education of patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources. - Monitors/ensures accuracy of patient medical records; maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc. - Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with established clinic/hospital standards. - Provides management services for clinical research study projects; monitors participating subjects, including medication administration and family/patient education. - Works in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental and infection control standards. - Regularly participates in constant quality improvement and process improvement activities centered on the goal of providing exceptional, evidence-based patient care. - Enhances professional growth and development through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops. **Working Conditions:** Job Location/Working Conditions - Normal office environment - Exposure to blood-borne pathogens - Exposure to chemicals - Requires protective devices - Dust, dirt, grease or other disagreeable elements - Patient care setting - Direct patient care setting Physical Effort - Typically sitting at desk or table - Typically standing or walking - Typically bending, crouching, stooping - Using tools requiring high dexterity - Occasional lifting (25 lbs or less) Equipment - Office equipment - Lab/research equipment - Clinical/diagnostic equipment The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so class…