Advanced Practice Nurse - Breast Surgery - Englewood Health

Job Summary:
The Advance Practice Nurse is an expert clinician and patient advocate in a particular specialty or subspecialty of nursing practice. The Advance Practice Nurse can be a credentialed Clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse Practitioner. The Advance Practice Nurse provides direct patient care, including assessing, diagnosing, planning health promotion and preventive care within this specialized area of practice and prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of health problems according to established joint nursing/medical protocols. In addition to direct practice, the sub-roles of the Advance Practice Nurse role include education, research and consultation. The Advance Practice Nurse is involved in indirect practice activities with the goal of improving the quality of care across the continuum of care.

Department: Breast Surgery 
Location: Englewood, NJ
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Variable
Hours: Variable

Job Essentials:

• 2 – 3 years experience preferred 
• Experience in breast surgery preferred

Education Requirements:

• Master's Degree required

License/Certification/Registry:

• Current NJ Professional Nurse License
• Current NJ Nurse Practitioner Certification
• Current BLS Registration
• Current ACLS Registration

The Lefcourt Family Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center at Englewood Health offers a team of experts including surgical and medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, pathologists, nurses, and other cancer care professionals who review your specific needs together and provide you with a comprehensive, personalized care plan. We planned our cancer center around your comfort, recruited nationally recognized doctors and specialists, and invested in the latest technology for the most accurate diagnostics and precise treatments for whole-body care—all in one convenient location.  

Our Cancer Center has 8 established DMTs each coordinated by recognized subspecialty Surgical and Medical Oncologists. Working in close collaboration with subspecialists of multiple disciplines, the medical oncology practice has a long-standing tradition and reputation for providing care that is patient-centered, compassionate, and second-to-none.  We actively participate in clinical trials and educate medical students and house staff. Based in a brand new, state-of-the art facility, The Lefcourt Family Cancer Treatment & Wellness Center at Englewood Health includes a 36-bay infusion center, a cutting-edge Radiation Oncology suite with two new Varian True Beams, and the full range of medical, surgical, genetic counseling, and Palliative Care services.  The Lefcourt Family Cancer Treatment & Wellness Center is COC and NAPBC accredited and features oncology certified nurse practitioners, an oncology certified pharmacist, research coordinators, nurse navigators, nutritionists, chaplains, and integrative medicine providers.

Founded in 1890, Englewood Health is a leading provider of high-quality, comprehensive, and humanistic care serving northern New Jersey and beyond.

Englewood Health is a community teaching hospital in Englewood, New Jersey, is nationally recognized for cardiac surgery and cardiac care, breast imaging and cancer care, spine surgery, orthopedic surgery, and maternity care, and is an international leader in patient blood management and bloodless surgery. Other areas of excellence include diagnostic imaging, offering a 3T MRI machine, a hybrid operating room, and other state-of-the-art technology. Consistently earning high marks for clinical excellence and patient safety, Englewood Health is a “Best Regional Hospital” according to US News & World Report (2016-2017). Since 2012, the hospital has earned a Safety Grade “A” by The Leapfrog Group, a record of achievement maintained by only three hospitals in New Jersey and 72 in the nation. In 2016, the medical center earned its fourth consecutive designation since 2002 by the Magnet Recognition Program® for excellence in nursing. Nationally only seven percent of hospitals have achieved Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Englewood Health is an affiliate of Hackensack Meridian Health and offers training programs in internal medicine, podiatry, pharmacy, and radiography, and serves as a site for training in surgery, vascular surgery, pathology, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and critical care medicine.

Founded in 1890 as a 12-bed facility, Englewood Health is today a fully accredited hospital with 352 beds. Through an ongoing campus modernization project, a growing and comprehensive physician network, and a strategic focus on outpatient services and population health management, Englewood Health continually innovates and adapts in order to meet the needs of the community it serves and remain on the forefront of high-quality care.