Advanced Practice Provider (APP - NP / PA) – Oncology - MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center

The successful applicant will be an Advanced Practice Provider interested in providing primary medical treatment, patient management, and critical care, in collaboration with licensed Oncologists, to diagnose outpatient oncology patients.

Fair Labor Standards Act Status :   Salaried / Exempt

Hours per week :   40 hours per week

Scheduled Work Hours / Shift :   Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm

Patient Population Focus :   Outpatient

Patient Population Age Range :   18 years and older

Required Training and Experience

Required Minimum Training : Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant or completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an APRN as noted below.

Physician Assistant

or

APRN License Type / Certification :

AGPNP / ANP  (Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP or Adult NP) : Adult pts (13 years to death), stable chronic disease state management or primary care setting.

FNP  (Family NP) : (birth to death) Stable chronic disease state management, primary care across the lifespan.

Required Experience :  Minimum 2 years experience in Hematology / Oncology

Preferred Training and Experience

Physician Assistant

or

APRN

AGACNP / ACNP  (Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP / Acute Care Nurse Practitioner) : Adult pts (13 years to death), acutely ill or injured, potentially unstable, or technologically dependent (vents, drips, monitors, etc.)

Preferred Experience :  Prior Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant experience highly preferred

Degree of Supervision

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant will be assigned a Primary Supervising / Collaborating Physician employed by MUSC and will report directly to this physician.

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations

• All certifications must be current and complete prior to start date :
• Basic Life Support (BLS).
• DHEC and DEA license applications must be started  prior  to first day.

Job Duties

Physical Requirements

Continuous requirements are to perform job functions while standing, walking, and sitting. Ability to bend at the waist, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, fully use both hands and legs, possess good finger dexterity, perform repetitive motions with hands / wrists / elbows and shoulders, reach in all directions. Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. Maintain 20 / 40 vision corrected, see, and recognize objects close at hand and at a distance, work in a latex safe environment and work indoors. Frequently lift, lower, push and pull and / or carry objects weighing 50 lbs (+ / -) unassisted, exert up to 50 lbs of force, lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined / cramped spaces.