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Posted: 12-Nov-23
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Salary: Open
Categories:
General Nursing
Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Organization:
Dept of Surgery Admin
Job Summary:
JOB SUMMARY:
The Division of Surgical Oncology, within the Department of Surgery and the Section of Surgical Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, encompasses several multidisciplinary disease management programs including Breast Diseases, Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies, Sarcoma and Soft Tissue Tumors, Gastrointestinal Malignancies, and Endocrine Disorders. We are committed to providing the best in patient care. To further support our programs, we seek a specialty nurse practitioner (NP) in the ambulatory care setting to work as a part of an integrated multidisciplinary health care team.
The specialty clinic NP works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team to manage a distinct patient population with an emphasis on Breast Diseases, both benign and malignant, in the outpatient setting. To further support an integrated approach to breast health care, the NP may also be involved in the coordination of care across the care continuum including pre and postoperative periods, inpatient care, discharge/outpatient follow up, and long term management.
The specialty clinic NP has a strong foundation in evidenced based practice/education and will provide recommendations and serve as a resource for the development of patient care standards, clinical decision-making, protocols and procedures related to nursing practices, and an environment of safe quality care in the Breast Program. The NP demonstrates an advanced level of medical and nursing knowledge, clinical/technical competence, sound clinical judgment, professional communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, quality improvement and responsible for professional development and competency validation. The NP will also exhibit strong customer service skills during all interactions with patients, referring providers, and colleagues.
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Practice
1. Obtain patient histories, perform physical examinations and identify normal and abnormal finding and develop an appropriate treatment plan.
2. Evaluate and manage acute problems and changes in status.
3. Operationalize the patient's plan of care
4, Perform procedures related to scope of practice and clinical specialty.
5. Order and interpret diagnostic tests.
Educational Responsibilities
1. Provide leadership in planning, implementing, and evaluating new programs of care in addition to re-appraising and improving existing programs for the Breast Center./Program This includes research and quality assurance activities.
2. Provide consultation and education to medical students and resident, graduate nursing students, and support and nursing staff regarding patient care issues.
3. Provide patient education.
4. Utilize community resources and act as a liaison by relaying information necessary for continuity of care to other professionals and agencies.
Administrative Responsibilities
1. Attend and participate in pertinent meetings associated with the Breast Program (tumor board, Operations and staff meetings, faculty meetings).
2. Review Standard of Care Practice guidelines at a minimum of once a year.
Professional Practice
1. Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of students, nursing staff, nurses, graduate and novice nurse practitioners.
2. Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice.
3. Actively participates in Grand Rounds, APN council meetings, faculty and unit meetings, M&M presentations.
4. Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional organization.
Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled
Our Nursing Philosophy:
We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.
As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:
- Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
- Dental and /or vision plan
- 403 (b) retirement plan
- Paid Time off (flex PTO)
- Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
- Short-Long term disability
- Subsidized backup childcare
- And many more... Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!
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Core Accountabilities:
Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
Core Capabilities :
Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.
Position Qualifications:
Responsibilities:
Certifications:
LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee
Work Experience:
Relevant Work Experience
Experience Level:
Less than 1 year
Education:
Master's
Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled
