Nurse Practitioner, Gastroenterology

Nurse Practitioner, Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology

Saint Peter's is seeking Advanced Practice Nurse to join our award-winning Gastroenterology division in New Brunswick, NJ!

The Advanced Practice Nurse will be an integral part of the health care team, working with physicians, nurses and nursing or medical assistants to provide comprehensive high-quality ambulatory care, as appropriate to the ages of the patient's growth and development through the life cycle factors (Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics). This position is split 50% Tumor Board management and care coordination (GI oncology, including Colorectal Cancer) and 50% clinical patient care duties.

The Advanced Practice Nurse will:

Tumor Board & Care Coordination (50%)

• Manage and actively participate in multidisciplinary tumor board meetings with gastroenterologists, surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, and pathologists; identify and schedule patients for presentation, including the Colorectal Cancer Tumor Board.
• Review charts ahead of tumor board and prepare clinical recommendations and case summaries (history, pathology, imaging, prior treatment) for discussion.
• Document tumor board recommendations and communicate them to the attending physician, care team, and referring providers; generate consultation/follow-up letters, then meet with patients to walk through the diagnosis, treatment plan, and next steps.
• Serve as APN Patient Navigator for all GI oncology patients from diagnosis through treatment, owning follow-up so no one falls through the cracks between visits, scans, and treatment milestones.
• Track follow-through on recommendations (referrals, testing, treatment planning), notify the responsible clinician of delays, and coordinate with the broader care team to keep care on schedule.
• Maintain tumor board records and attendance per practice and institutional requirements.

Clinical Patient Care & Administrative Duties (50%)

• Provide direct patient care within the limits prescribed by training, in consultation with a supervising physician: see follow-up patients, including urgent GI cases; maintain a panel of continuity care patients; see patients as requested by the attending physician to support patient flow.
• Assist with procedures (venipuncture, catheterization, skin biopsy) if triage nurses are unavailable, and coordinate on-call telephone coverage with the physician.
• Review routine laboratory reports, notify the responsible clinician according to urgency, and contact patients to return for further evaluation or treatment when appropriate.
• Document all patient care promptly, within 24 hours and per practice guidelines.
• Assist with patient education activities appropriate to the patient's age and stage of development.
• Demonstrate competency in care of specific age-related populations: maintain annual CPR certification (submit card to Chair and Practice Coordinator), attend mandatory in-services, and complete the continuing education required for certification and licensure.
• Review practice policies, suggest revisions, and help write new ones with the Practice Coordinator and Chair; call in routine medication refills (consulting the physician as needed) and share patient information with other providers.
• Work in the ambulatory practice under the direction of the Chair and Practice Coordinator, in consultation with a supervising physician.

Requirements:
• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of New Jersey
• Current Advance Practice Nursing licensure in the State of New Jersey
• Current CDS and DEA required
• Master's degree in nursing required
• Two (2) years' experience in specialty strongly preferred
• Certified as a nurse practitioner in the State of New Jersey within area of specialty
• BLS certification, as approved by the American Heart Association

Schedule: Full Time: 5 - 8HR Shifts, Mon-Fri

Grade 132