Care Coordinator (RN) - Oncology

American Addiction Centers • Crystal Lake, IL

1d • $38 - $57 • Hybrid

About The Position

Navigates patient and family members through the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of the patient throughout the continuum of care ensuring smooth transitions between care settings. Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to support patients and families in addressing the following dimensions of care: education, psychosocial needs, advocacy, and continuity of care.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Typically requires 5 years of experience in nursing that includes performing nursing assessments, care plan development, and educating patients.

Responsibilities

• Provides continuity of care by ensuring smooth transitions between care settings.
• Develops a relationship with patient and their multidisciplinary team to facilitate and/or navigate through subsequent treatment and follow-up to reflect continuity of care.
• Completes a nursing assessment to identify the patient's individualized needs and collaborates with multidisciplinary team and other departments to develop an interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Supports the patient and family by providing education, addressing psychosocial needs, advocating, providing continuity of care and identifying barriers to care.
• Navigates patients and family members throughout the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of the patient throughout the continuum of care.
• Provides expert clinical advice to the multidisciplinary team in designing collaborative teaching plans/programs and in planning/providing patient/family education and discharge planning including wellness and health maintenance within designated specialty.
• Coordinates timely, seamless, evidenced based care across the care continuum resulting in best patient outcomes.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior