High-Risk Breast Cancer Nurse Practitioner

1w1 week ago

Minnesota Women's Care

Maplewood, US · Full-time · $135,000 – $165,000

About this role

The High-Risk Breast Cancer Nurse Practitioner is a specialized healthcare team member dedicated to managing individuals at increased breast cancer risk. This role emphasizes comprehensive risk assessment, genetic counseling, and tailored surveillance strategies. Evidence-based care guides patients through hereditary risk and prevention decisions.

Daily duties include leading risk assessments for personal or family breast cancer histories and hereditary syndromes. Develop and monitor individualized surveillance and risk-reduction plans, prescribing preventive therapies. Order and interpret advanced diagnostics like breast MRI and genetic testing panels.

Serve as primary coordinator with breast surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, and genetic counselors for seamless multidisciplinary care. Deliver targeted education on risk, surveillance, lifestyle modifications, and interventions. Communicate complex genetic and imaging results with clarity and sensitivity.

Join Minnesota Women’s Care, a private patient-focused practice providing personalized care in a welcoming environment. Build meaningful relationships with high-risk patients and collaborate with oncology and surgical colleagues. Lead community efforts in hereditary breast cancer prevention and early detection.

Requirements

Minimum 2-3 years of experience working as a WHNP in a clinical setting preferred
Graduated from an accredited school of nursing
Current, unrestricted Minnesota RN license
Strong background in oncology, hereditary cancer syndromes, and high-risk patient management
Demonstrated competency in providing comprehensive women’s health services
Experience in genetic counseling and risk assessment for breast cancer
Ability to prescribe and manage preventive and endocrine risk-reducing therapies

Responsibilities

Lead comprehensive risk assessments and genetic counseling for individuals with personal or family history of breast cancer or hereditary syndromes
Develop, implement, and monitor individualized high-risk surveillance and risk-reduction care plans
Serve as primary point of coordination between breast surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, genetic counselors, and other specialists
Deliver targeted education and counseling to patients and families on hereditary breast cancer risk and preventive interventions
Oversee high-risk clinic follow-up, including surveillance scheduling and referrals for advanced imaging
Order, interpret, and act upon advanced laboratory, imaging diagnostics, and genetic testing
Communicate complex genetic testing results, imaging findings, and pathology reports to patients
Maintain meticulous documentation of risk assessments, care plans, and patient outcomes