Oncology Nurse Navigator - 438008

Job Description

• Assist patients in understanding their diagnosis, treatment options, and the resources available, including educating eligible patients about appropriate clinical research studies and technologies

• Serve as an essential link between patients and all other care providers

• Facilitate appointments for consults and support services within established service standards, including social workers, dieticians, physicians, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.

• Coordinate interdisciplinary planning conferences, develop concise patient summaries for use by the care team, and document recommendations made utilizing the standardized care protocols in accordance with nationally recognized care guidelines

• Develop patient education programs and tools

• Follow patients throughout the care continuum, including inpatient admissions, and collaborate with inpatient care management resources

• Work with the Cancer Registry staff and others to collect data, track outcomes, and support strategic planning processes

• Report up quality outcomes to the CQC

• Responsible for outreach efforts to establish and maintain positive working relationships with key customers (physicians, office staff, diagnostic staff, nurses, radiology staff, social services staff, and radiation oncology staff)

• Demonstrates communication skills necessary to interact with persons of varying age and/or cultures.

• Answers telephone as assigned, routes calls or takes messages appropriately.

• Supports the Mission and Philosophy of the hospital and the Department. Demonstrates an understanding and application of these policies.

• Respects confidentiality.

Requirements

Education

Required:

Bachelor of Science

Licenses & Certifications

Required:

L-RN Multistate

Preferred:

C-BLS

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Oncology Nurse Navigator - 438008

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