Registered Nurse; RN; Oncology Nurse Navigator,Sarcoma/Melanoma Job Lebanon area,New Hampshire USA,Nursing

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology Nurse Navigator, Sarcoma/Melanoma
Overview

Oncology Nurse Navigator - Sarcoma/Melanoma

40 hours per week

In collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, provides care coordination, education and support to patients, families and caregivers throughout the cancer continuum to ensure high quality care across all care delivery sites

These are just a few highlights of being a nurse at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics in New Hampshire.

We have loan repayment up to $20,000.
We offer Relocation Assistance and a Housing Coordinator to take on the burden of finding a home.
We offer generous tuition reimbursement.
We have a very popular earned time plan.
We have extensive CEU/Training programs.
Our 8,000 ft Patient Safety and Training Simulation Center is state-of-the-art.
Our nurses serve as central figures in the success of our system through our shared governance nursing model.
We offer a rigorous, research-focused environment.
Dartmouth Hitchcock's Nursing Continuing Education Council is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing. education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Why are we so unique? We are a nationally recognized Academic Medical Center set right in the middle of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. We recognize that “quality of life” means different things to different people, but we are very confident you will love it here as we have beautiful, rural and suburban housing options, world-class primary, secondary, and graduate schools, hundreds of lakes, thousands of miles of hiking trails and some of the best skiing in the country.

This all means you can be a happy nurse with more quality time with friends, family, pets or maybe just quiet hikes by yourself. Our idea of traffic in the “Upper Valley” of New Hampshire is a line on the ski mountain at the chair lift.

Read more about Dartmouth Health and why YOU should work here.

Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Responsibilities

Assesses patient needs upon initial encounter and periodically throughout navigation, matching unmet needs with appropriate services and referrals and support services, such as dietitians, providers, social work, and financial services.

Identifies potential and realized barriers to care (e.g., transportation, childcare, elder care, housing, language, culture, literacy, role disparity, psychosocial, employment, financial, insurance) and facilitates referrals as appropriate to mitigate barriers.

Develops or utilizes appropriate assessment tools to promote a consistent, holistic plan of care.

Facilitates timely scheduling of appointments, diagnostic testing, and procedures to expedite the plan of care and to promote continuity of care.

Provides education to patient, families, and caregivers to the cancer healthcare system, multidisciplinary team member roles and available resources.

Participates in the tracing of metrics and patient outcomes, in collaboration with administration, to document and evaluate outcomes of the navigation program and report findings to the cancer committee.

Assists in the identification of candidates for molecular and/or genetic testing and counseling and facilitates appropriate referrals.

Acts as a liaison between the patients, families and caregivers and the providers to optimize patient outcomes.

Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) required;
Master's preferred.
Three years of oncology experience in an acute or ambulatory care…

Registered Nurse; RN; Oncology Nurse Navigator, Sarcoma​/Melanoma

Registered Nurse; RN; Oncology Nurse Navigator, Sarcoma/Melanoma