RN Radiation Oncology Clinic, Part Time , Days

University of Chicago • Crown Point, IN

10d • Onsite

About The Position

UChicago Medicine is seeking a Clinic RN for its Crown Point Facility. The Clinic RN coordinates diagnostic and therapeutic regimens for a specified group of patients and maintains cohesion among clinical research, physicians, and patients. The Nurse Associate coordinates physician activities with referring physicians, nursing staff, hospital administration, ancillary and support services, insurance companies, and other departments, sections, and agencies as needed. The role also assists physicians with activities required to manage clinical research programs, serves as a liaison between physicians, patients, and families, assists with bedside procedures, and provides clinic patient care with the physician as necessary.

Requirements

• Experience working in a community health setting.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• Active Registered Nurse license in the state of Indiana.

Nice To Haves

• At least two years of experience as a registered nurse in a clinical setting.
• Strong verbal and writing skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to handle varied public contacts, including conflicts, with patience, tact, courtesy, and discretion.
• Ability to organize a demanding workload and function both autonomously and as part of a team.
• Skill in determining priorities, working independently, and making decisions.
• High degree of initiative and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to exercise judgment, make independent decisions, and assume responsibility.
• Willingness to cooperate with co-workers, supervisors, and physicians to serve patients.
• Flexibility to learn and incorporate new systems and processes.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with composure and poise.
• Ability to handle broad and intricate responsibilities involving complex interrelationships, interpret guidelines and precedents, adapt standard practices to differing situations, and recommend alternative actions in unprecedented situations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct, respond to, follow up on, and triage patient phone calls to the physician as appropriate.
• Assist physicians in the clinic or procedure area with patient examinations, diagnostic tests, and therapeutic procedures.
• Counsel patients about lifestyle modifications, medication regimens, side effects, and interactions using an appropriate psychosocial communication level.
• Communicate needed follow-up appointments, ancillary testing, pre-operative testing, and scheduling to clinic coordinators.
• Arrange patient admissions and coordinate tests and procedures with fellows, attending physicians, and other nursing staff.
• Assist physicians in coordinating research programs by screening patients for acceptance into clinical research and outcome programs.
• Maintain office file notes, review charts, enter data for the sectional demographic database, and assist in summarizing and analyzing data.
• Coordinate physician activities with referring physicians, nursing staff, hospital administration, ancillary and support services, insurance companies, and other departments, sections, and agencies as needed.
• Serve as a liaison between physicians, patients, and families; assist physicians with bedside procedures and provide clinic patient care as necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time