Nurse Navigator- Registered Nurse Oncology, Morristown Medical

JOB DESCRIPTION

The nurse navigator helps patients "navigate" through the often-complicated journey of a cancer diagnosis. Throughout this process, the nurse navigator is there to help resolve any barriers to timely care, help connect patients with the resources they may need, and to provide education and emotional support throughout the phases of diagnosis, staging, active treatment and survivorship.

• Provides a comprehensive assessment of the oncology patient, family and / or caregivers needs at pivot medical visits across the continuum, including assessing barriers to care and distress screening, refer to appropriate disciplines.
• Provides education related to oncology diagnosis, treatment, cancer center support services and community resources.
• Facilitates timely coordination of appointments, tests and procedures communicating any concerns to the appropriate physician/s. develop assessment tools, guidelines, pathways and algorithms across the continuum of care.
• Educates the patient, family and/or caregiver to clinical trials, coordinate with Cancer Research Department
• Participates in the multidisciplinary tumor conference and document recommendations as outlined by Commission on Cancer Standards. To monitor recommendations for appropriateness with NCCN or other national guidelines.
• To participate in performance improvement activities to enhance the patient, family and / or caregiver experience across the continuum.
• To develop in conjunction with support staff support groups and education programs for the patient, their families and/ or caregivers.

Required:

• RN license and maintain required credentials
• BSN

Preferred:

• Oncology nursing certification preferred or certification completed within 2 years.
• Three or more years of experience in oncology a plus
• Requires problem solving decision making and critical skills thinking.

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is;
Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation.

Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• Centra State Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of All Spire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years
• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
• Gold-Level "Well Workplace":
  Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for "Millennia ls" Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care:
  Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
• NJ Sustainable Business

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Health grades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of…