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Position Description: Practice the highest level of oncology as part of one of the country’s best community cancer institutes, which is part of Penn Medicine, home to the NCI-designated Abramson Cancer Center. Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is seeking a full-time motivated Advanced Practice Provider to join our Radiation Oncology Team within our cancer institute in Lancaster, PA. The Radiation Oncology APP will participate in the clinical management of patients requiring or being considered for radiotherapy, definitive or palliative.
This includes treatment evaluation and supportive care as well as ongoing follow-up/survivorship care. Join the area’s leading oncology experts, advanced technology, and an array of services to guide and support our patients through the continuum of care. This role will primarily focus on outpatient clinic services, with the potential of providing weekday coverage of inpatient services for hospital rounds.
Our providers practice in a single location at Penn Medicine’s Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute (ABBCI), a 90,000 square foot state-of-the-art cancer center that provides medical, surgical, radiation, and palliative oncology under one roof. Our warm, light-filled, modern cancer institute includes 60 infusion chairs, 53 examination rooms, 4 linear accelerators, brachytherapy, Cyber-knife M6.
Our new state-of-the-art proton therapy facility opened in Fall 2022, becoming the second site in Pennsylvania to offer the innovative radiation therapy to cancer patients. Hours: Full-time, Monday – Friday, primarily 8:00 - 5:00pm. No weekends or holidays.
No on-call. Position
Nurse Practitioner: Valid Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner license and Certificate of Prescriptive Authority in Pennsylvania. Certification by ANCC or other qualifying agency in area of specialty (FNP, Adult NP or Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP acceptable); oncology certification preferred. Valid Pennsylvania Registered Nurse licensure.
At least 1+ years of NP experience is preferred. Physician Assistant: Current licensure as a Physician Assistant by PA Board of Medicine. Graduate of Accredited Physician Assistant training program.
At least 1+ years of PA experience is preferred. Why Penn Medicine? Featured as a Forbes Top Employer Comprehensive benefits package inclusive of PSLF eligibility, strong retirement, dependent tuition benefit, CME and time off programs Onboarding/orientation program designed for individual education and support, including EMR training Employee wellness resources and work/life programs including active efforts to reduce in-basket burden and after-hours clinical work Access to in-system referrals for patients Networking and connection to colleagues across all specialties throughout Penn Medicine We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees.
Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission.
Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives. Live Your Life's Work We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
About the role
The Radiation Oncology APP will participate in the clinical management of patients requiring or being considered for radiotherapy, definitive or palliative. Barshinger Cancer Institute (ABBCI), a 90,000 square foot state-of-the-art cancer center that provides medical, surgical, radiation, and palliative oncology under one roof.