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Jennie Stuart Health
Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Oncology Nurse Practitioner - Full Time

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Join our Oncology Team as a Nurse Practitioner, providing compassionate, patient-focused care in a collaborative and mission-driven environment. This role emphasizes health maintenance, disease prevention, patient education, counseling, and working closely with a supervising physician within your full scope of practice.

About the Role

  • Provide acute and chronic care following clinical standards
  • Conduct assessments, gather patient data, and develop or adjust care plans
  • Educate patients and families and offer guidance in person or by phone
  • Document all encounters accurately in the medical record
  • Collaborate with providers and the care team to support safe, high-quality care
  • Participate in quality improvement and maintain compliance with all regulations
  • Support a positive patient experience through strong communication and service
  • Follow Studer principles, including AIDET and daily huddles

What You Bring

Education & Experience

  • Graduate of an accredited Advanced Practice Nursing program
  • Oncology nursing experience required

Licenses & Certifications

  • Current Kentucky or Multi-State NP License
  • BLS Certification
  • DEA license (as required)
  • Eligible or board-certified by appropriate governing body

Skills

  • Excellent communication and patient-service skills
  • Strong clinical judgment and problem-solving
  • Professionalism, compassion, and adaptability
  • Time management, organization, and ability to multitask
  • Computer proficiency

If you're a dedicated Nurse Practitioner looking to make a meaningful impact in oncology care, we encourage you to apply and join a team where your work truly matters.

Key Responsibilities

Provide acute and chronic oncology care, including patient assessments and the development of care plans. Collaborate with a supervising physician and care team to ensure high-quality patient education and clinical documentation.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited Advanced Practice Nursing program with required oncology nursing experience. Requires a current Kentucky or Multi-State NP license, BLS certification, and DEA licensure.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Acute CarePatient AssessmentCare PlanningMultitaskingCommunication Skills

Oncology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 50% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Oncology Nurse Practitioner - Full Time at Jennie Stuart Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Oncology (NP) — ranked against 289 active Oncology (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution19 jobs

5
<$130k
3
$130k-150k
7
$150k-170k
4
$170k-190k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs

401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
56%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Oncology (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 289 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Hopkinsville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$211k
Typical market rent
$1,047/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.9
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Clarksville, TN-KY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.