Nurse Educator - Georgia Cancer Center Augusta, GA

Overview

Nurse Educator - Georgia Cancer Center job at Augusta University. Augusta, GA.
Nurse Educator - Georgia Cancer Center Job .

Location:

Augusta University. Full/Part Time:
Full Time. Regular/Temporary: *.

Augusta University - Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912.

The Georgia Cancer Center is on a mission for Georgia providing industry-leading cancer research and care that benefits patients locally and globally. Our ultimate goal is to eradicate cancer and we are proudly making progress every day. We assemble custom teams of field experts to address each individual’s unique needs. The Georgia Cancer Center M. Bert Storey Research Building provides quality research space to promote multidisciplinary collaborations and translational research, which is essential to creating an environment that promotes innovation.

Our research approach supports important National Cancer Institute goals including ensuring every cancer patient has access to the newest and most innovative clinical trials in the nation, clinicians and researchers work together to initiate new research protocols based on the clinician's interaction with the patient, and each cancer patient receives personalized treatment through the interaction of the multidisciplinary team of clinicians and allied health professionals.

The Nurse Educator position will provide care coordination between patient and provider, health education, and monitoring of maternal chronic conditions. This person will assist with project planning, implementation, and documentation within the contract/grant and institutional guidelines. The position will require an RN; experience with women’s health, diabetes, and/or cardiology are preferred; this is a grant funded position from the Georgia Department of Public Health.

• Coordinate care delivery with providers and patients;
  Ensure that scheduled project visits are confirmed;
  Follow-up with community members and participants.
• Assist project coordinator with data collection, entry, and quality control;
  Maintain project files according to project policies.
• Lead education sessions with mothers;
  Maintain outstanding relationships with community partners;
  Attend meetings with community partners.
• Attending staff training and research meetings.
• Participate in project planning and development of research protocols while insuring adherence to accepted scientific research principles.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing, a valid Georgia Registered Nursing License, with a minimum of three years total experience required.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality;
  Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills;
  Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases.

Shift: Days;
Monday - Friday (Work outside of normal business hours may be required)

Pay Band: B12 Salary: $62,300. Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position

Recruitment Period:
Until Filled

Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees. Benefits may include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays. Our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University. All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.

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