Nurse Practitioner, Oncology Urgent Care

Summary

Join Thyme Care as an Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner and become a vital member of our clinical team, providing virtual care to cancer patients. You will evaluate and manage urgent symptoms and complications via telemedicine, developing comprehensive care plans and collaborating with other healthcare professionals. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, creating care plans, and providing clinical oversight. This remote or hybrid role requires at least 3 years of NP experience, including 2 years in adult oncology and 1 year in telehealth. Success depends on strong communication, organization, and comfort with ambiguity in a fast-paced startup environment. Thyme Care offers a competitive salary, equity options, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Requirements

• Have at least 3 years of NP experience, including 2 years in adult oncology with urgent care responsibilities and at least one year of telehealth experience
• Have an unrestricted license and a willingness to obtain additional state licenses as needed
• Be skilled in juggling multiple tasks and working under pressure without sacrificing organization in your communications and documentation
• Be winsome and articulate, but always start with listening and hearing what may not be voiced because you listen intently to others
• Build rapport and excellent working relationships with members and colleagues
• Understand that rapid changes to the business, strategy, organization, and priorities are par for the course… and part of the adventure
• Have experience with video chatting, Google Suite, Slack, electronic health records or comfort in using and learning new technology
• Know how to identify and prioritize a member's needs, and do what it takes to immediately address urgent and important needs

Responsibilities

• Using a telemedicine platform, evaluate and manage members identified by our nursing and provider team who have urgent symptoms, complications related to their treatment, or exacerbations of their medical conditions
• Assess presenting symptoms, develop comprehensive care plans, triage to the appropriate level of care, educate patients, and ensure follow-up with relevant primary treating clinicians, including oncology and primary care
• Develop care plans for our members, in collaboration with our onboarding RNs, to address clinical and non-clinical needs and barriers
• Prioritize members’ goals and develop concrete plans for our Oncology Nurse Navigators and Community Health Workers to reach these goals
• Review available medical records, work with external providers, give clinical insights to our care team, and adhere to best documentation practices to drive high-quality care for our members
• Provide direct clinical oversight to the case management team through the direction of interdisciplinary case conferences, in which individualized care plans for our members are created and monitored, and day-to-day guidance for our care team
• Participate in some night and weekend emergency coverage as needed
• Complete training and be up to speed on Thyme Care’s systems, tools, technology, partners, and clinical expectations
• Be adept at developing evidence-based, member-centered care plans that will guide our Community Health Workers and Oncology Nurse Navigators in effectively prioritizing our members needs and goals
• Complete whole-person urgent care assessments for our members with the highest clinical rigor. You’re working fluidly with our in-house care team and providers to ensure any identified needs are met in follow-up to patient visits
• Become the go-to person for our Oncology Nurse Navigators and Community Health workers when working with a member with complex and intersecting needs
• Be comfortable following policies, procedures, escalation pathways, communications best practices, and documentation standards

Preferred Qualifications

Have worked at a startup or tech-forward company

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity
• Benefits
• Opportunities at Thyme Care
• Choice between equity and cash