Clinical Nurse III - Main Ambulatory Clinic

City of Hope•Irvine, CA

29d

About The Position

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. We are seeking a Clinical Nurse III to join our ambulatory clinic at City of Hope Lennar Cancer Center. As a nurse in the Main Ambulatory Clinic, you will be assisting multiple providers in care coordination, patient education, triaging, following up on orders, and supporting the advanced practice providers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or master’s degree in nursing
Three to five years related experience
Current California Registered Nurse license
Current BLS certification from American Heart Association
National certification (must obtain within three years and must be maintained thereafter to retain Clin III status)
If applicable to your site Chemotherapy/biotherapy certification.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and provide age-appropriate, patient centered care in an oncology and multi-specialty clinic: (endocrinology, pain management, integrative medicine, gastroenterology, cardiology, acupuncture, and survivorship)
Collaborate with oncology specialists and other multidisciplinary teams to develop and adjust treatment plans based on the patient’s progress and needs.
Perform pre-procedure phone calls for appointments
Triage patient concerns via telephone and inbox messages using established protocols by documenting all encounters with EMR
Promote wellness and prevention strategies to oncology patients, ensuring they are equipped with knowledge about self-care and survivorship.
Facilitate prescription refills according to refill protocols, utilizing electronic prescriptions.
Assist patients navigate survivorship care, by providing education and resources to patients and families.
Use evidence-based practice and best available research to inform practice.
Enhance professional growth and development.
Participates in unit-based projects and activities, staff meetings, councils, work teams.
Reviews current literature attends educational programs, workshops, and in-services.
Actively participates in shared decision-making / participative leadership through councils, committees, work teams, task forces, and unit-based practice councils.