Oncology Job Description
Oncology
provides drug information and educate caregivers, patients and students regarding medications and their proper use and monitoring.
Oncology Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective oncology job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included oncology job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Administer medicine and cancer treatments such as chemotherapy to help rid their patients of cancer
Educate at-risk patients on ways to prevent cancer, cancer screening and the benefits of early detection
Serve as a cancer researcher, medical consultant and teacher
Consult and collaborate with other healthcare professionals, such as cancer specialists and physicians, to provide the best possible level of service to patients
Develop and maintain a clinical practice in the oncology setting, cooperating with medical and nursing personnel
Provide optimal selection of pharmacologic agents and design of a regimen to maximize therapeutics benefit and minimize toxicity
Provide daily follow-up on the clinical effects of the regimen with adjustments as necessary to achieved desired outcomes
Provide drug and clinical information to other healthcare professionals
Monitor and assess performance of the learner and providing feedback
Performs pharmacokinetic dosing and monitoring for all patients on drugs where therapeutic levels are reported
Oncology Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Oncology
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, ONS, ACLS, ONCC, AHA
Education for Oncology
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the oncology job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Science, Oncology, Medical, Healthcare, Education, Pharmacy, School of Nursing, Business, Health
Skills for Oncology
Desired skills for oncology include:
Medical terminology
Families
Adult learning principles and applies in teaching of patients
Students and new staff
Relevant regulations
ICH/GCP Guidelines
Applicable guidance
Company SOPs/processes
ICH and local regulatory authority regulations regarding drug
Purpose and use of medications in the treatment of cancer
Desired experience for oncology includes:
Provides visual, spoken and written clinical education and training to pharmacy students, pharmacists, clinical pharmacists and residents in the Department of Pharmacy
Provide managerial responsibilities for the operations of the Cancer Center satellite
Develop, review, assist and maintain, in collaboration with members of the Department of Hematology/Oncology various protocols and regimens within the computerized physician order system
Educates patients and family members regarding their specific diagnosis, treatment and management of side effects
Assists in coordinating the scheduling of patient consultations, simulations and follow-up visits
Works with the radiation oncologist on all patient care, follow-up, and medical management
Oncology Examples
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Oncology Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for an oncology. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for oncology
- Coordinates and directs center support groups and screening efforts
- Abides by departmental policies and procedures to include infection control, blood borne pathogens, precautions, radiation safety, privacy and HIPAA
- Write 3-5 daily news articles on oncology research
- Create weekly drug showcases on recently approved oncology drugs
- Create case studies for a clinical audience
- Track content creation so it is easily accessed by oncology editors and managing editors
- Update cancer treatment regimens in accordance with NCCN guidelines
- Interview experts and key opinion leaders and develop long-form feature content on relevant topics in oncology for a clinician audience
- Inform editorial team on research and drug approval news worth of coverage across brands
- Identify, recruit, and maintain relationships with medical professionals who serve as sources for article development
Qualifications for oncology
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification is strongly preferred and may be required
- The employee may be exposed to radioactive isotopes, ionizing radiation, and a strong magnetic field
- Prefer one year in an acute care setting or two years in skilled nursing facility
- License/Certifications Requirements
- Domestic and some international travel to conferences is required
- Clinical degree (RN, NP, PA, PharmD) is preferred
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of oncology. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for oncology
- Perform marketing and sales activities for an assigned geographic area to achieve or exceed assigned objectives
- Develop a basic understanding of regional business conditions relating to the industry, competition, and relevant business trends
- Responsible for ensuring the efficient adherence to certain administrative duties, including timely completion of expense reports, use of automation tools such as CRM, detailed sales metric reporting and analysis, and business planning
- Assist with activities of daily living and provide basic nursing care to patients
- Assist in the maintenance of a safe and clean environment under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse
- Adheres to rules and regulations of all applicable local, state, and federal agencies and accrediting bodies
- Provides care to oncology patients based on the identification of the patient's age, physical, psychosocial, educational and safety needs
- Assists in the general care of the patient through collaboration and teamwork
- May assist in the coordination of the patient flow
- Observes and reinforces patient care and education
Qualifications for oncology
- Appreciation for people/team opinions and encouragement of knowledge sharing
- Ability to work in a matrix management structure, managing complex relationships and juggling competing internal and external priorities
- Board Certified/Board Eligible in Medical Oncology
- Current nursing license and CPR Certfication required
- Oncology experience highly desirable
- Knowledge of current events and developments within an industry and major competitors
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Our growing company is looking for an oncology. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for oncology
- Supports organization of and actively participates in Scientific and Medical events
- In collaboration with the ClinOps team, identifies potential study sites, provides study feasibility and support patient accrual for key studies as appropriate
- Develops and maintains extensive knowledge of BI products, BI pipeline and the competitive landscape
- Serves as local medical resource for disease area and supports in product training to BI field force
- To provide a high level of medical expertise to a growing writing team
- To stay abreast of the latest cancer and treatment developments by researching, comprehending and writing about medical journal updates, FDA alerts, medical white papers and Big Pharma reports
- To quality-control multiple cancer-related websites and to ensure they deliver accurate information
- To develop a professional network of medical doctors and researchers who can provide cancer-related knowledge and content
- To fact-check and proof new and current new web pages, news articles and blog posts
- To provide unique content ideas for the team, including ideas for infographics and content in other mediums, such as videos, slide presentations and third-party publishers, including HuffPost
Qualifications for oncology
- Pennsylvania License or Eligible
- Minimum 3 years of Oncology experience (Refer to Page 3 for more detail by level)
- Experience in hospital and large account sales, managing through complex reimbursement issues including the buy and bill model, documented history of successful sales performance in a competitive environment preferred
- Candidates must be able to demonstrate knowledge of customer business, disease state, product/competitive prescribing information, approved promotional clinical trials, patient/office access to medication, contract terms and conditions, and regulatory/compliance guidelines
- Must successfully complete all company training programs and pass the company certification process, all customer-mandated and vendor credentialing requirements
- Have a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of oncology. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for oncology
- To suggest new content
- To work with our marketing team to make website and content updates (plug gaps in coverage)
- To work with other departments to ensure the content on our websites aligns with our model and mission
- To appear occasionally in videos that leverage our cancer and treatment expertise
- To write content for third-party blogs and websites
- Interviews patients, measures vital signs
- Assists with deliver of patient care, under the direction of the physician
- Calls in prescription refills
- Schedules patient appointments and procedures
- Calls patients to communicate lab results/test results
Qualifications for oncology
- Proven record of success in sales, preferably healthcare
- Highly collaborative individual capable of performing in a matrixed environment
- Fact-based decision maker with strong emphasis on data, trends, and market analytics
- Proficient with CRM and business intelligence reporting, preferably Salesforce and Business Objects
- Strategic thinker and financially oriented individual who understands how to drive profitable growth
- Experience of close collaboration with pharmacists/payers and commercial/access managers in the discounting
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for an oncology. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for oncology
- Performs maintenance activities within the department, including but not limited to stocking supplies, cleaning equipment, cleaning exam rooms, organizing nursing area
- Effectively communicates with nursing and physician staff to ensure shared understanding of patient/family needs
- Accurately documents all aspects of patient care in the patient record
- Ensures that billable services rendered by the nurse are routinely and accurately recorded
- The Manager for Oncology Access and Reimbursement Services will implement the development, implementation and on-going management of the Oncology Access and Reimbursement Services team delivering both centralized and field based capabilities
- Access and Reimbursement Case Coordinator team will independently manage a case load within his/her assigned area and provide seamless coverage for other Access and Reimbursement Case Coordinators case load when necessary
- Serve as the Pharmacy Solutions point of contact overseeing the contracted Oncology Access and Reimbursement Field Reimbursement program in close collaboration with their cross functional counterparts, including representing Pharmacy Solutions in vendor contracting negotiations, collaborating on KPI development and monitoring, development and execution of seamless operating model between the ARCC and FRM roles and compliance monitoring
- Partner with external Field Reimbursement team to identify additional resources and share current payer and reimbursement trends
- Develop and maintain a localized understanding of market access challenges
- Ensures that all radiation oncology treatment, simulation machines and all sealed brachytherapy sources are correctly calibrated according to accepted protocols
Qualifications for oncology
- Ability to interpret and use complex scientific data and maintain an extremely high level of knowledge of current trials and advances in treatment
- Board Certified/Board Eligible in Hematology/Oncology
- Bachelors degree in business or health and at least five (5) years healthcare marketing or three (3) healthcare service sales experience required
- Ability to be successful with a consultative selling model
- Student currently enrolled in BSN program (must have completed Nursing Fundamentals course)
- CNA with patient care experience in an acute care setting