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Rush Oak Park Hospitalposted 5 months ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Chicago, IL
Hospitals
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About the position

The Oncology Nurse Navigator 2 is a registered nurse who collaborates with physician practices and multi-disciplinary teams to enhance service utilization and care coordination for patients within the Cancer Center. This role focuses on assessing patients' psychosocial, financial, and clinical needs, ensuring high-quality care while supporting quality metrics. The nurse navigator acts as a liaison among patients, healthcare providers, and the community, fulfilling core competencies in oncology navigation and embodying the mission and values of Rush University Medical Center.

Responsibilities

  • Establishes a caring therapeutic relationship with patients and families utilizing effective communication while managing a defined patient caseload.
  • Assesses patients for social determinants of health; utilizing findings to develop a plan of care and mutual goal setting.
  • Serves as liaison for the patient, becoming an expert on the patient and their needs throughout the trajectory of their care from diagnosis to end of life or survivorship.
  • Advocates for patient and their families to ensure timely access to treatment and equal access to health care.
  • Collaborates with all members of the health care team in a positive, professional manner to ensure coordination of patient care.
  • Serves as a reference regarding clinical trials and coordinates care with the clinical trial office.
  • Provides psycho-social support and facilitates referrals and transitions of care ensuring effective utilization of internal and community resources.
  • Provides symptom management utilizing guidelines/evidence based practice from oncology resources in collaboration with providers.
  • Performs role utilizing EBP within specialty established by nationally recognized oncology nursing associations, cancer societies and networks as well as published research and quality documents.
  • Responds to patient questions and needs via various technology: 'My Chart,' staff messages, telephone contact, etc.
  • Coordinates/Schedules admissions, surgeries, laboratory testing, radiographic exam, and infusion.
  • Performs basic administrative tasks related to role.
  • Establishes plan for venous access via assessment of peripheral veins.
  • Performs nursing procedures per policy.
  • Assists providers with procedures utilizing appropriate technique.
  • Assesses patient and family learning style to provide ongoing education regarding diagnosis, staging, treatment, side effects and self-care.
  • Provides detailed documentation in the electronic medical record to support assessment and interventions.
  • Reviews medical records to ensure completeness as applicable for patient diagnosis and staging.
  • Requests additional medical records as needed.
  • Ensures new patients are scheduled for appropriate providers based upon assessment of patient and collaborates to alter plan as needed.
  • Assesses patients in person or remotely to evaluate current status and needs.
  • Provides telephone triage as defined by guidelines and in collaboration with provider coordinating care with infusion room, home health, urgent care or emergency department as required.
  • Recognizes changes in patient status and responds in a timely manner to optimize patient outcomes.
  • Prioritizes complex patient care based upon knowledge and clinical experience.
  • Assesses patient compliance with treatment plan.
  • Demonstrates accountability for professional practice, continuing education and progress toward achievement of goals.
  • Establishes and maintains expertise regarding disease, staging, current treatment options and management of adverse events.
  • Serves as a liaison between practice and referral sources.
  • Participates in quality metric initiatives supporting optimal outcomes and value based metrics.
  • Assists in patient identification for tumor board, coordinates tumor board and participates in patient presentation and care plan development.
  • Participates in the orientation and education of health care team members.
  • Serves as key member of multi-disciplinary team supporting patient cohesiveness, efficiency, and patient focused care.

Requirements

  • Current State of Illinois Registered Nurse licensure required
  • At least one year of nursing experience
  • Earned nursing degree of baccalaureate level of education or higher
  • Oncology nursing experience preferred
  • Oncology nursing certification preferred

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • 401k
  • Paid holidays
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Professional development opportunities
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