Nurse Coordinator; RN), Cancer Clinic - Pleasanton

Nurse Coordinator (RN), Cancer Clinic - Pleasanton

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Full-time, Hybrid 1.0 FTE Day – 08 Hour R2552193 Oncology Clinic Pleasanton Nursing PLEASANTON, 5725 W Las Positas Blvd, California

Day – 08 Hour (United States) Monday – Friday

• Primary locations include Pleasanton and Castro Valley

Every day patients facing the challenge of fighting cancer come to the Stanford Cancer Center for help, hope, and healing. Recognized for advanced clinical care, scientific research and technology breakthroughs, we are focused on finding new and better ways to fight cancer. As a National Cancer Institute designated cancer center and one of the best hospitals in America for cancer treatment according to U.S. News & World Report, the Stanford Cancer Center is at the forefront of high‑quality patient care.

Nurse Coordinator describes a variety of specialized nursing positions that provide professional support, planning, coordinating, and facilitating patient care for selected patient populations across the continuum of care, ensuring compliance with provider orders and established policies and procedures. This position utilizes the nursing process without providing direct patient care. Nurse Coordinators provide coordination and care for patients requiring assistance and support in accessing and managing their health care needs.

As an integral member of the care team, they collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care and coordination of a wide variety of patient care services.

• Coordinating patient communication, education, and preparing patients and/or caregivers for procedures and tests in collaboration with the health care team
• Ensuring continuity of care and coordination, identifying opportunities to improve patient care services
• Assisting clinic management to identify and develop operational needs
• Expedites appropriate care and treatment, using critical reasoning and astute clinical judgment especially given the patient may present with complex problems or potentially life‑threatening conditions
• Assesses, triages, and provides nursing consultation, performs follow‑up and care coordination during face‑to‑face encounters or using telecommunications technologies during encounters
• Applies appropriate nursing interventions, including patient advocacy, coordinating nursing and other health services, assisting patients to navigate health care system, and evaluating patient outcomes
• Facilitates continuity of care using nursing process, interprofessional collaboration, and coordination of access to appropriate health care services and community resources across the care continuum
• Collaborates with inpatient and other clinic staff to develop informational/educational materials appropriate for the patient population
• Demonstrates leadership by inspiring others, promoting team building, and participating in formal and informal development and evaluation of staff competency
• Maximizes productivity by focusing on goals, purpose and priorities, completing written reports and projects within appropriate time frames
• Pursues lifelong learning to update and expand clinical, organizational, and professional knowledge, skills, and abilities in professional practice
• Utilizes performance improvement methodology to design data collection systems/processes and identify opportunities to improve care/service for patients
• Other duties, as assigned including On Call responsibilities

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited college/university

• Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related “registered nurse (RN)” work experience
• Minimum of 2 years Oncology experience preferred

• Knowledge in specialty area of practice
• Knowledge of computer systems and software used in assigned work area
• Knowledge of current theories, principles, practices, standards, emerging technologies, techniques and approaches in the nursing profession, the health care system, the…