RN, Navigator, Cancer Day Shift-, Cancer Center, Glendale

Job Summary

Acts as a patient advocate. Guides patients through the oncology care system, establishing contact with newly diagnosed cancer patients and/or family members or caregivers. Understands the clinical care options for patients and directs them to healthcare services within the organization, at outside facilities and within the community for timely treatment and survivorship. Actively identifies and addresses population and patient specific barriers to care that might keep the patient from receiving timely and appropriate treatment.

Connects patients with resources, healthcare and support services in their communities. Supports the physician and interdisciplinary team in facilitating patient care with the underlying objective of enhancing the quality of clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. Implements day‑to‑day care management interventions for identified clinic patients.

• Education and
  
  Work Experience:
  
  Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN):
  Preferred
• Oncology nursing experience:
  Preferred
• Experience in healthcare screening or cancer control activities:
  Preferred
• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice:
  Required
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS or HS‑BLS or RQIBLS) certification:
  Preferred
• Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN):
  Preferred

• Assists patient and family in identifying and accessing appropriate institutional and community resources.
• Implements appropriate care intervention and follow‑up to ensure patients receive timely care, preventing delays and ensuring access to appropriate services and follow‑up instructions from managing physicians.
• Interacts with other hospital departments to fulfill the needs of patients.
• Makes initial and ongoing assessments of patient needs (clinical, emotional and social) and makes appropriate recommendations or referrals for care.
• Facilitates the timely completion and confidential reporting of diagnostic testing results to patients and families with interpretation, as well as to ordering clinicians through active tracking of ordered tests.
• Collaborates with the team of patient, family, and healthcare providers in providing patient care in a safe, healing, humane, and caring environment.
• Provides learning opportunities for patients/family members and team members.
• Directly provides health information to patients, families, and treatment team.
• Documents coordinator and patient interactions in electronic or hardcopy chart in a manner consistent with hospital standards.
• Creates reports from patient data such as volumes and outcomes.
• Monitors, analyzes, and reports to clinic governing body clinical and operational key indicators and identifies opportunities for performance improvement.
• Assists research nurses and oncologists with accruing eligible patients to clinical trials.
• Performs duties relevant to clinical trials including obtaining informed consent and patient instruction regarding study design and purpose.
• Assesses and documents clinical trial patient’s physiological and psychological condition as required by research protocol.
• Complies with clinical trial protocols regarding data collection and coordination of direct clinical care.
• Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.

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