Advanced Practice Provider - Bone Marrow Transplant

Franciscan Health Indianapolis Campus

8111 S Emerson Ave Indianapolis, Indiana 46237

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Franciscan Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to meet the growing demand for Bone Marrow Transplant services at Indiana Blood & Marrow Transplantation located at the Franciscan Cancer Center in Indianapolis, IN. APP will be joining an established, collegial team of three physicians and two APPs.

Indiana Blood & Marrow Transplantation (IBMT) program is one of only two FACT accredited programs in the State of Indiana performing over 100 transplants a year. The program offers both Allogeneic & Autologous transplants as well as cellular therapy for hematological malignancies including leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma as well as autoimmune disorders. IBMT is a National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) collection center for Bone Marrow & Peripheral Blood Stem Cells. There is a Stem Cell processing laboratory on site. The program has both inpatient and outpatient services. Immune Effector Cell Therapies and Clinical Research are also part of the program.            

WHAT WE NEED:

Bone Marrow Transplant, Hematology and/or Oncology experience preferred, but not required.  Ideal candidate would thrive in a fast-paced environment and be team oriented. The candidate will need to work collaboratively with physician to coordinate and deliver the highest quality of patient care. Candidate should have a desire to develop exemplary professional relationships with patients and the community in which they serve.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:

• Flexible 5-day work week full-time schedule
• Experience in bone aspiration and biopsy preferred, but not required. Training will be provided
• Providers rotate every two weeks covering the BMT inpatient and outpatient services
  • APP would rotate every 2 - 3 weeks from inpatient to outpatient working with the providers
  • APP would have 2 - 3 week inpatient rotations and 2 - 3 week outpatient rotations that alternate with the other APPs
• Inpatient primary responsibilities:
  • Evaluate and manage assigned patients under supervision of a physician on the BMT service
  • Assist in obtaining medical consults and performing procedures
• Outpatient primary responsibilities:
  • Management of routine follow up visits for patients with hematologic malignancies and post-transplant visits under direct physician supervision
  • New patients are seen by MD
• Average outpatient volume: 8 - 10 patients per day
• Average inpatient volume: 8 -10 patients per day
• Excellent clinical support and equipment are present in the inpatient unit and outpatient clinic
  • Apheresis capabilities
  • Stem cell manipulation
  • Multi-specialty support including dedicated hematopatholigists
• 17 bed inpatient BMT dedicated unit and the outpatient clinic is in the cancer center, which is a different building, but not sure how relevant that would be to include.  is in the same building as the outpatient clinic
• Onsite apheresis unit and a robust well-established clinic trial program

WHO WE ARE:

Franciscan Health is a non-profit health care ministry with primary and specialty care physician groups located throughout Indiana and Illinois. Franciscan is known for our mission of caring. Our values of Respect for Life; Fidelity to Our Mission; Compassionate Concern; Joyful Service; and Christian Stewardship extend to our employees and patients.

With 12 hospital ministries, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care organizations in the Midwest. Franciscan Health includes over 1,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers. Franciscan providers enjoy a team approach to care. Of our 260+ locations, many are nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence.

WHAT WE OFFER:

At Franciscan Health, we strive to create a flexible and realistic work-life balance for our providers. Full and part-time opportunities are offered with benefits, which could include:

• Competitive compensation
• Paid Time Off based on years of service
• Full benefits package, including health, life, dental, vision and legal insurance
• Retirement options, including 403(b), 457(b), 401(a)
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance

MORE INFORMATION:

For more information, please contact Physician and Provider Services Team at practice@franciscanalliance.org or (844) 376-3627.

WHERE WE LIVE:

Indianapolis, Indiana’s capital city, is in the heart of it all. Whether you are looking for a quiet suburban feel or the hustle and bustle of living in downtown, Indianapolis offers an affordable cost of living with excellent school options. Indianapolis continues to grow with thriving businesses and retailers, a strong corporate base, talented workforce, robust convention/hospitality market, and a quickly expanding residential community with a superb quality of life.

Indianapolis has a large, diverse population with many cultural events and restaurants.  Indianapolis is famously associated with sporting events as it hosts two of the largest one-day sporting events in the USA: the Indianapolis 500 and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. It is also home to several professional sporting teams like the NBA's Pacers, the WNBA's Fever, the NFL's Colts, and the Indianapolis Indians as well as top notch sporting facilities like the Lucas Oil Stadium.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree - Required
• Physician Assistant Certified (PA-C) – Required - or
• Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Nationally Recognized Certification - Required
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association - Required

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.