Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. Learn more about Vail Health here.

About The Opportunity

The Nurse Practitioner for the Shaw Cancer Center & the Shaw at Home program with Vail Health plays a significant role both within the cancer center, as well as within the communities of those we serve. This position serves a dually critical role. The first being that of an embedded and regarded nurse practitioner involved in the care, planning, and oversight of treatment within the Shaw Cancer Center. The nurse practitioner will work closely to share responsibilities of clinic-based practice to support the current nurse practitioner, physicians, and staff of the cancer center, as well as assume medical oversight of patient care throughout the trajectory of a patient’s treatment. The second aspect of the nurse practitioner’s role will focus on being involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a specialist palliative care service, ensuring that Shaw Cancer Center patients receive high-quality care in both the clinic and in a home-based setting.

What You Will Do

• Provide safe therapeutic care in holistic and systemic way to include the assessment and overall management of care for oncology and palliative care patients both in a clinic and home-based setting.
• Follows standards of care as outlined by Vail Health and Colorado Nurse Practice Act.
• Exercises independent judgement in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of medical processes and procedures.
• Communicates effectively and works collaboratively with others.
• Demonstrates respect for and understanding of other clinical disciplines and uses an integrated approach to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Utilizes evidenced-based standards, guidelines, and protocols for care delivery.
• Incorporates data and information to continuously improve care and practice.
• Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning.
• Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, and mentor.
• Leadership skills demonstrated in decision making and problem solving.
• Patient care duties may include but is not limited to comprehensive physical assessment, clinical recommendations for symptom management, ordering and interpretation of laboratory results, goals of care discussions, advance care planning, education and research.
• Prescribes medications in accordance with state and federal guidelines, including controlled substances.
• Participates in Quality/Best Practice initiatives by utilizing standards and guidelines for cost-effective care delivery in order to continuously improve patient care and enhance outcomes.
• As an integral member of the Shaw Cancer Center team, collaborates routinely with both medical oncology and radiation oncology practices.
• Attends weekly chart rounds, routine staff meetings, Commission on Cancer (CoC) and other accreditation committees.
• Contributes to the ongoing development of the Shaw at Home program through the creation of policies, protocols, and guidelines.
• Contributes to data collection, entry, assessment, and reporting as needed.
• Participates in routine palliative care Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) meetings for debriefing, clinical case review, and ongoing education.
• In conjunction with scheduler, maintains and manages patient scheduling, organization of daily schedule, to include prompt response to patient outreach by phone/email.
• Does so by maintaining responsible oversight of the balance of in-home visits, clinic visits, and administrative time.
• Completes accurate and timely documentation within Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Available for after-hour emergencies .
• Role models the principles of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
• Must be HIPAA compliant
  
  

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Experience

What you will need:

• Two years' experience as a nurse practitioner in a related area preferred.
• Two years of oncology experience preferred.
• Palliative and/or Hospice experience preferred
  
  

Education

• Required graduation from an accredited nursing master’s program required.
  
  

License(s) And Certification(s)

• Required ability to maintain a State of Colorado Nurse Practitioner license with prescriptive authority
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license required
• Valid Driver's license and ability to pass Vail Health's Department of Motor Vehicle Report criteria required
• Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or National Certification Corporation (NCC)
• Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner (AOCNP) preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required
  
  

Must have working knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.

Benefits At Vail Health (Full And Part Time) Include

• Competitive Wages & Family Benefits:
• Competitive wages
• Parental leave (4 weeks paid)
• Housing programs
• Childcare reimbursement
• Comprehensive Health Benefits:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Educational Programs:
• Tuition Assistance
• Existing Student Loan Repayment
• Specialty Certification Reimbursement
• Annual Supplemental Educational Funds
• Paid Time Off:
• Up to five weeks in your first year of employment and continues to grow each year.
• Retirement & Supplemental Insurance:
• 403(b) Retirement plan with immediate matching
• Life insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Recreation Benefits, Wellness & More:
• Up to $1,000 annual wellbeing reimbursement
• Recreation discounts
• Pet insurance
  

Pay is based upon relevant education and experience per year.

Yearly Pay

$115,668.80 - $140,920 USD