Job Description
The ARNP performs patient physical assessments and recommends and orders treatment interventions within the ARNP scope of practice. Advanced nursing practice will occur in the clinic at the Cancer Center and may occur in the hospital as directed by the Medical Director. The ARNP is a member of the interdisciplinary team and participates in all aspects of service delivery. The ARNP works in collaboration with the patient’s attending physician in care of their patient.
Position requires Master's degree in nursing with completion of Iowa board approved advanced practice master’s program or completion of a formal advanced practice education program (family, adult or geriatric); current NP certification by a national professional certifying body recognized by the Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota Boards of Nursing; current ARNP license issued by the States of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota Boards of Nursing; and current prescriptive authority through the State of Iowa Board of Pharmacy, and current DEA registration required. Must be registered as a practitioner with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
Minimum of one year of recent oncology experience strongly preferred.
Must have strong clinical skills in physical assessment and care of the terminally ill for all ages served by the Cancer Center along with the ability to function independently within parameters of nurse practitioner/ physician protocols in provision of caring for all patients served by the Cancer Center.