Rn - Nurse Navigator; Chemo

Oncology Nurse Navigator

Doctors Hospital of Laredo, in Laredo, TX, is a 183-bed acute care facility that offers a range of medical services. There's pride in the care we deliver and a commitment to serving Laredo's growing healthcare needs. Responsible and accountable for providing continuum of care for cancer patients who are diagnosed and/or are to receive cancer treatment. This role will include guiding newly diagnosed patients/families through the complex array of options, advocacy, responding to questions, assisting in clinical and support group referrals and scheduling, care coordination and enhancing the patient-physician relationship.

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage the lung cancer screening program by working closely with primary care physicians for patient referrals who meet eligibility criteria.
• Participate in weekly Tumor Board meetings by submitting prospective cases (newly diagnosed) and following up on multidisciplinary recommendations.
• Conduct and/or coordinate the hospital's navigation process for all cancer sites including psychosocial distress screening and Survivorship Care Plan discussions.
• Report all activities annually to the Cancer Committee.
• Assist with various cancer program activities including Community Needs Assessment, follow up of all and recent cancer patients in the registry, quality studies, prevention and screening community outreach.

Benefit Highlights:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive compensation & paid time off
• Excellent benefit packages
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations!
• Health Stream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Texas required.
• BSN required; MSN preferred
• BLS certification
• At least 1-2 years experience in oncology nursing;
  National Certification in Oncology preferred
• Oncology Nurse Navigator Certification required or obtained within 1 year
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

EEO Statement:

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.