Clinical Oncology Nurse Navigator-Cancer Center- Mount Sinai Queens- Full Time Days (4- 10 hr shifts M-F)
About The Position
The Clinical Oncology Nurse Navigator (ONN) is a professional registered nurse with oncology-specific clinical knowledge, who provides individualized assistance to the patients, families, and caregivers through informed decision making, timely access to quality health and psychosocial care, and coordination of appropriate follow-up visits throughout the cancer continuum. This individual helps overcome healthcare system barriers, influence the systems and behaviors, and address the gaps of care through research and evidence-based practices guided by regulatory committees and professional organizations. The Clinical Oncology Nurse Navigator supports the organizational strategies to deliver high-quality care to the population served through community needs assessment, navigation program development, marketing and outreach, and ONN specific-outcome metrics (i.e., care coordination, guidance, education, and advocacy) established by the organization. The Clinical Oncology Nurse Navigator initiates, develops, and implements mechanisms for effective collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, that includes (but not limited to), new patient coordinators (NPC), clinical oncology associates, clinical coordinators (RNs), clinical infusion nurses, advanced practice providers (NPs & PAs), physicians, social workers, and nursing/administrative leadership for the attainment of the highest standards of patient care.
Requirements
- Professional registered nurse with oncology-specific clinical knowledge
- Ability to provide individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers
- Skilled in informed decision making, timely access to quality health and psychosocial care, and coordination of follow-up visits
- Ability to overcome healthcare system barriers, influence systems and behaviors, and address gaps in care
- Proficiency in research and evidence-based practices
- Ability to collaborate effectively with an interdisciplinary team including new patient coordinators, clinical oncology associates, clinical coordinators (RNs), clinical infusion nurses, advanced practice providers (NPs & PAs), physicians, social workers, and nursing/administrative leadership.
Responsibilities
- Developing and implementing a plan of care for a specialty patient population, and/or specialty specific standards of care organization wide.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
