Registered Nurse - Patient Navigator; Oncology

Position: Registered Nurse - Patient Navigator (Oncology)
Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Organization Highlights:

* Our Trinity Health Culture:
Our staff know, understand, incorporate & demonstrate our Trinity Health Mission, Values, Vision, through their actions, behaviors, practices & decisions.

* Leadership:
Shared Governance to leaders are accessible. Unit practice counsels and open-door guiding principle for shared decision-making. All our employees have a voice.

* Well-Being:
Practice in an environmentally safe, professional & healthy atmosphere. Our staff are supported by a variety of resources for physical and mental health.

* Professional Relationships:
Strong rapport with our interdisciplinary team including physicians/clinical providers, rehab services, pharmacy, nutritional services and support staff.

* Professional Development:
Strong education program, generous tuition allowance and clinical ladder incentives. We encourage job share opportunities to enhance satisfaction and growth.

* Work/Life:
Scheduling options balance work/life/school calendars.

* Safety:
Only local hospital to receive a Leapfrog A for safety.

* Accredited and rated highly for multiple specialty services.

What you will do:

* Manages the case load of patients and identify new patient candidates.

* Communicates with management on all relevant operation and patient issues.

* Exercise critical thinking with the ability to assist patients through a continuum of care.

* Improves health care access, promotes client knowledge and compliance with behavior modifications associated with diagnosis and treatment regime.

* Communicates with external offices and patients regarding testing and procedural appointments.

* Assists with needed referrals for testing and treatment.

* Coordinates and maintains readiness for compliance with regulatory agencies.

* Supports effective case management to maximize healthcare outcomes, facilitate wellness and identify/correct service delivery complications.

* Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the oncology patient pathways by focusing on knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Development and participation in the education of patients and caregivers throughout the continuum of care.

Responsibilities:

* Completes a comprehensive health assessment of the patient's physical, psychological, social, environmental, financial and functional status in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members. Includes assessment of past and present treatment course.

* Assists in organizing and coordinating timely patient appointments.

* Works directly with physician to review diagnostic studies, clinical history and course of treatment to identify most appropriate next course of care.

* Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical outcomes and processes for patients.

* Collecting, storing and reporting data collection for the development and quality improvement of the program.

* Participates in and applies knowledge of research, current concepts and guidelines to practice.

* Complies with insurance requirements for disease management, assists with coordinating care of the uninsured/unassigned patient referrals.

* Collaborates with service line to provide formal feedback for registries and governing bodies through performance development process.

* Collaborates with service line to achieve unit and organizational quality improvement and outcome-based initiatives.

* Works closely with Service Line management regarding daily operational issues, including short, mid, and long-range planning and coordination of the overall service line with a focus on patient care within the continuum

* Uses critical thinking and problem-solving skills to address the patient's individual and family needs;
Communicates the plan of care with the patient, family and other health team members both verbally and in writing.

* Monitors and modifies the plan of care through an interdisciplinary and collaborative process in conjunction with all parts of the health care team.

* Identifies patients at high risk for treatment failure or interruptions and enlists additional resources. Serves effectively as a patient and family advocate. Promotes team conferences for patients. Supports patient during difficult decision-making periods. Assists in coordination of end of life care patient and family.

* Coordinates care for patients requiring hospitalization (weekly direct patient contact throughout hospitalization and prior to discharge) to coordinate subsequent care as outpatient and avoid unnecessary readmissions.

* Provides education congruent with patient needs, focusing on disease process, expected side effects of treatment and community resources. Acts as an educator for patient and family, helping to make care seamless, continuous and comprehensive, promoting high quality care for assigned caseload.

* Serves as clinical expert for disease-specific populations served, providing education and internal consultation to other staff.

* Participates in the development and implementation of policies,…