The Neuro-Oncology Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) delivers care to Neuro-Oncology patients primarily outpatient and with occasional inpatient consults. The APP collaborates closely with faculty physicians, APP colleagues, and others in the interdisciplinary team to ensure the highest standards of patient care and service. The role involves independent patient care, procedural work, care coordination and administrative tasks, and educational contributions. 

 

This position is for an APP faculty member appointment in the School of Medicine. The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach, and public service. The APP is expected to comply with the scope of practice, other laws, regulations, OHSU policy, and other applicable professional standards of practice.

 

The APP delivers healthcare services to individuals within the scope of their license, provides advanced education to students, peers, and others; and may contribute to new knowledge and/or technology by conducting or participating in scholarship.

Clinical Care:

• Provide coverage across a wide range of APP duties including providing safe, efficient, high quality and compassionate patient care
• Completing a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s status. Developing, monitoring and revising evidence-based treatment plans that addresses diagnoses, patterns of disease, risk factors, and treatment alternatives
• Collaborate with team members to prepare patients for next steps in their care. Respond promptly to patient/family inquiries (phone, MyChart), collaborating with team members such as nurses, other APPs and physicians to resolve clinical concerns.
• Identify urgent clinical situations and respond autonomously and effectively

Care Coordination & Communication:

• Coordinate with interdisciplinary teams, including inpatient teams, to ensure streamlined, patient-centered care.
• Collaborate with physicians, surgeons, and external providers to optimize patient outcomes.
• Triage patient calls, messages, and requests and determine the appropriate plan of care for new or returning patients within the practice.
• Educate staff and clinic medical teams on care plans and best practices to improve patient outcomes.

Patient and Family Education:

• Contribute to patient and family education, including development and presentation of educational materials. Provide condition-specific education and counseling to patients and families.
• Use available educational materials and resources to promote patient understanding and self-management.

Program Development, Teaching & Quality Improvement:

• Engage in continuous process improvement, adhering to OHSU policies, service standards, and regulatory guidelines.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, program development, and staff development activities.
• Teach neuro-oncology principles, procedures, and patient care to medical students, nurses, and support staff.
• Actively support OHSU’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Neuro-oncology Specific Clinical Responsibilities:

• Conducting independent clinic day dedicated to symptom management, covering areas such as seizure and steroids management, fatigue alleviation, and overseeing mid-radiation and mid-chemotherapy check-ins.
• Providing comprehensive chemotherapy education to newly diagnosed patients, ensuring the accuracy of chemotherapy plans, and monitoring treatment progress while following up on outpatient laboratory results.
• Handling patient-requested or care-related medical paperwork. In cases of complexity, scheduling a billable appointment is an option.
• Participation in and coordination of Tumor Board activities.

 

Scholarship (improvement science, research, writing, abstracts, grant supported work, presentations, etc.): Keep abreast of changes in field and applies knowledge to identify and recommend enhancements to clinical quality, patient experience/satisfaction, and to achieve improvement that demonstrates a higher standard of care. Assesses and recommends initiatives to improve performance indicators related to patient experience, quality, and costs. Professional development meeting the expectations of ongoing certification. 

 

Teaching/ Clinical Supervision: Deliver individual instruction to support fellows, residents, graduate APP students, and other clinical learners to support their personal program of learning in the applicable specialty area. Provide instruction and review of the practices, policies, and procedures in a variety of functions; including but not limited to development of treatment plans, interpretation of clinical diagnostic data; developing orders; patient and family communication and education; management of medical equipment, electronic medical records; performing procedures, and transitioning patients to the next level of care. Assures adherence to the specialty specific protocols, best practices, quality, and organizational indicators. Provides input to the performance of the resident or graduate APP student as a provider or graduate APP student provider in the practice setting.

For Physician Associate (PA) Candidates:

• Current Oregon licensure through the Oregon Medical Board.
• Current active Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration and prescriptive authority. OHSU is a DEA fee-exempt institution.
• Current National Commission on Certification of Physician Associates (NCCPA) certification.

 

For Nurse Practitioner (NP) Candidates:

• Current Oregon licensure through the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
• Authorized practice within Division 50 of the Oregon Nurse Practice Act (ORS Chapter 678).
• Current active Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration and prescriptive authority. OHSU is a DEA fee-exempt institution.

 

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Deliver high-quality customer service to patients, families, faculty, staff, referring providers, and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with department leaders to uphold service standards, policies, and regulations, ensuring patient care excellence.
• Exhibit strong interpersonal and communication skills, excelling in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.
• Demonstrate clinical experience with the ability to perform comprehensive history and physical examinations.
• Strong multi-tasking, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven ability to function effectively and problem-solve as a team member in a complex healthcare environment.
• Ability to manage complex patient care, prioritize tasks, and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Clinical experience as an APP.

Preferred Qualifications

• Neuro-Oncology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Medical Oncology, or Palliative Care specialty experience.
• 3 years patient-centered clinical experience.
• Skilled in conducting comprehensive history and physical examinations.
• Experience using Epic EMR.
• Experience in the Microsoft Office Suite of products.

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.