About this Nurse Practitioner/NP (T2) - Cardiology-Oncology Nurse Practitioner role at Beth Israel Lahey Health
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
The Cardiology-Oncology Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides advanced practice care for patients at the intersection of cancer and cardiovascular disease. This role focuses on the management of cardiovascular complications in oncology patients and cancer survivors. The NP collaborates with cardiologists, oncologists, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other interdisciplinary team members to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care across inpatient and outpatient settings.Key Responsibilities
Perform comprehensive assessments, order/interpret diagnostic tests, and develop individualized care plans for patients with cancer and cardiovascular conditions.
Manage acute and chronic cardiovascular conditions in oncology patients, adjusting therapies based on cancer treatment regimens.
Prescribe medications, monitor therapeutic response, and adjust treatment in alignment with practice guidelines and collaborating physician input.
Collaboration & Care Coordination
Partner with oncology providers to balance cancer therapy efficacy with cardiovascular safety.
Coordinate patient transitions between inpatient and outpatient care, ensuring continuity and timely follow-up.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including cardiology subspecialists (heart failure, electrophysiology, interventional cardiology), oncology, pharmacy, and nursing.
Provide patient and family education regarding cardiovascular risks, prevention strategies, lifestyle modification, and treatment adherence.
Program Development & Quality
Support growth of the cardio-oncology service line, including clinical pathways, evidence-based protocols, and integration of guideline-driven care.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives to optimize patient outcomes and reduce preventable complications.
Contribute to clinical research, registries, and programmatic data collection as appropriate.
Job Description:
Essential Responsibilities:
Performs history and physical examinations, formulation of care plans, ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests and provides education to patients and their families.
Acts as an educator and serves as a clinical resource for staff through consultation formal and informal education, review of literature and participation in seminars and conferences.
Coordinates the care of patients in order to provide safe, effective, efficient and timely patient centered care. Liaises between visiting nurses, clinical staff and consult services. Care plans and execution of those plans should encompass the entire service to tie the service together. Consults with physicians or surgeons regarding the care of patients for more complex diagnosis.
Document clinical encounters clearly, precisely and in a timely manner.
Works in a collaborative relationship with other health professional to determine health needs of patients and families. Demonstrates and role models an interdisciplinary collaborate approach to patient care.
Provide direct patient care and management for all opiod patients.
Required Qualifications:
- Master's degree required in Nursing. Master's degree preferred.
- License required: Nursing License, and Certificate 1 required: Basic Life Support
- 0-1 years related work experience required.
- MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG
- Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA
- American Heart Association - Basic Life Support Certificate
- Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a teaching hospital and specialty area expertise.
- Experience in Pain Management preferred.
Competencies:
Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
Team Work: Ability to lead collaborative teams for larger projects or groups both internal and external to the Medical Center and across functional areas. Results have implications for the management and operations of multiple areas of the organization.
Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.
Age based Competencies:
Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.
Physical Nature of the Job:
Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.
Pay Range:
$133,120.00 USD - $230,000.00 USDThe pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.
