Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care and Medical Oncology Edwards, Colorado

Overview

Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. Learn more about Vail Health here.

The Nurse Practitioner for the Shaw Cancer Center & the Shaw at Home program with Vail Health plays a significant role both within the cancer center, as well as within the communities of those we serve. This position serves a dually critical role: first as an embedded and regarded nurse practitioner involved in the care, planning, and oversight of treatment within the Shaw Cancer Center, and second in developing, implementing, and evaluating a specialist palliative care service to ensure Shaw Cancer Center patients receive high-quality care in both clinic and home-based settings.

• Provide safe therapeutic care in a holistic and systemic way, including assessment and overall management of care for oncology and palliative care patients in both clinic and home-based settings.
• Follow standards of care as outlined by Vail Health and the Colorado Nurse Practice Act.
• Exercise independent judgement in the assessment, diagnosis, and initiation of medical processes and procedures.
• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with others.
• Demonstrate respect for and understanding of other clinical disciplines and use an integrated approach to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Utilize evidence-based standards, guidelines, and protocols for care delivery.
• Incorporate data and information to continuously improve care and practice.
• Ensure improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in lifelong learning.
• Provide direction and guidance to others regarding practice; act as a resource and mentor.
• Demonstrate leadership in decision making and problem solving.
• Perform patient care duties including comprehensive physical assessment, symptom management recommendations, ordering and interpretation of laboratory results, goals of care discussions, advance care planning, education, and research.
• Prescribe medications in accordance with state and federal guidelines, including controlled substances.
• Participate in Quality/Best Practice initiatives to improve cost-effective care delivery and patient outcomes.
• Collaborate with medical oncology and radiation oncology practices as an integral Shaw Cancer Center team member.
• Attend weekly chart rounds, routine staff meetings, CoC and other accreditation committees.
• Contribute to the development of the Shaw at Home program through policies, protocols, and guidelines.
• Participate in data collection, entry, assessment, and reporting as needed.
• Participate in routine palliative care Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) meetings for debriefing, clinical case review, and ongoing education.
• Assist with scheduling and manage daily patient flow, ensuring prompt response to patient outreach by phone or email.
• Maintain appropriate balance of in-home visits, clinic visits, and administrative time.
• Complete accurate and timely documentation within the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Available for after-hour emergencies.
• Model the principles of a Just Culture and organizational values.
• Maintain HIPAA compliance.

This description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, or work conditions. It reflects the general nature and level of the job.

Experience:

• Two years' experience as a nurse practitioner in a related area preferred.
• Two years of oncology experience preferred.
• Palliative and/or Hospice experience preferred.

Education:

• Required graduation from an accredited nursing master’s program.

License(s) and Certification(s):

• Must maintain a Colorado Nurse Practitioner license with prescriptive authority.
• DEA license required.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to pass Vail Health’s Motor Vehicle Report criteria required.
• Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or National Certification Corporation (NCC).
• Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse…