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Job Summary
The Nurse Practitioner is a leadership role within a multidisciplinary and inter-professional team. The Nurse Practitioner works in collaboration and consultation with the Medical Oncologists, Haematologists, and other medical staff, nursing and other members of the health care team to respond to the needs of solid tumour, malignant haematology and oncology patients, in particular Outpatient SRCC Solid Tumour and Malignant Haematology.
The Nurse Practitioner works in partnership with all relevant stakeholders, excelling in all four domains of her practice: clinical care, leadership, education and research
Primary Responsibilities
Uses advanced knowledge base and clinical competence and skill to assess, plan provide, and facilitate care for medical oncology, haematological oncology, and radiation oncology patients and families in collaboration with health care team, mainly in the area of the Outpatient Clinics of the Regional Cancer Centre.
• Utilizes diagnostic reasoning and decision-making process to formulate a list of hypotheses, determine the need for, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and formulate a medical diagnosis within the specialty scope of practice, consistent with practice guidelines.
• Assesses patients and families through multiple strategies, including comprehensive admission history and interview, advanced physical examination, interval assessments and the interpretation of diagnostic testing to determine need for medical, nursing or allied health care.
• Communicates significant clinical findings to the attending physician, and facilitates ongoing communication of patient progress and plan of care to the health care team.
• Initiates, orders, tailors and evaluates / discontinues selected medical and nursing therapy (including pharmacologic therapy) within the specialty scope of practice and consistent with practice guidelines and established medical directives for APN / ACNP to optimize the plan of care.
• Facilitates patient care by consulting with the patient / family and multidisciplinary team to formulate, initiate, coordinate and evaluate a comprehensive and collaborative patient centred plan of care, ensuring effective and efficient use of resources.
• Performs specialty-specific diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in accordance with scope of practice, approved medical directives for controlled acts and established practice guidelines.
• Teaches patients/families with focus on pain and symptom management, goals of care, palliative and end of life care, and caregiver support.
• Facilitates communication and collaboration among members of the health care team and refers to appropriate members of the team.
• Facilitates care transitions for patients/families between the cancer center and the community palliative care teams to support palliative care/end of life care within the community including home and hospice.
• Writes/dictates admissions, consultations, progress notes and discharge summary reports.
• Evaluates patient care outcomes and nursing practice issues to ensure the highest possible quality of care.
• Completion of patient treatment plans as required.
Contributes to the professional and patient population learning and education by:
• Providing leadership to educational activities/programs related to Palliative Care.
• Facilitating and providing educational opportunities and programs, in collaboration with the Nurse Educator, for nursing, medical and allied health students and staff for the enhancement of specialized knowledge and skills related to the specialty area.
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