Breast Center Nurse Navigator-Exempt

UMass Memorial Health•Worcester, MA

18h•$83,117 - $149,594•Onsite

About The Position

Guides patients through the healthcare system from screening through diagnosis and follow up, by assisting with access issues, developing relationships with service providers and tracking interventions and outcomes. Promotes a positive work environment which emphasizes respect to our customers, patients, patients’ families, providers, caregivers, and other departments. Serves as a clinical expert in the care of these patients.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse licensure and registration.
Minimum of 5 years nursing experience.
Excellent teaching, consultation, and customer service skills.
Excellent critical thinking skills.
Demonstrates leadership experience.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
Computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
Breast Nurse Navigators require accreditation through NAPBC.
Minimum of 5 years oncology experience in specific disease site (breast, lung, GI, etc) and post-surgical nursing.

Nice To Haves

Masters Degree in Nursing.
Skilled with utilization of EMR and other software.
Experience with Project Management.
Previous experience in a Nurse Navigator position.
Radiology background.
Experience with Breast Imaging or Breast Oncology Care.

Responsibilities

Facilitates the entry of patients into the diagnostic and/or treatment system and coordinates their care including family involvement. Follows the patients throughout the continuum of health care services across multiple departments.
Assists patients in understanding their diagnosis, treatment options, recommended follow up and resources available.
Utilizes nursing process to comprehensively assess the patients’ physical and psychological sta-tus.
Evaluates progress of patients along the continuum and is responsible for professional and per-sonal modifications along with the healthcare team as appropriate. May assist with tracking of post care patients to ensure post treatment standards of care are met along with referrals. As necessary, ensures that patients receive clinical satisfaction surveys.
Coordinates and participates in multidisciplinary planning conferences, collaboratively assists with the development of patient summaries for use by care team.
Functions as an extension of the Radiologists within the Mammography division by assisting with process tasks, regulatory data entry and monitoring, and other duties to assist with Provider workflow.
Assist with advanced imaging pre appointment coordination and patient Medical Record evaluation to determine appropriateness for procedure.