Per-Diem Nurse Coordinator for Hem-Oncology

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

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About The Position

The Nurse Coordinator coordinates care for patients receiving treatment in a specialty service, including evaluation, assessment, scheduling, consultation, and treatment, to support a seamless progression of care and meet patient needs. The role collaborates with physicians and other health care providers from referral or consultation through discharge and follow-up, and assists with pre-authorization. It serves as a contact and facilitator for consults and patient information and coordinates patient appointments for consultations, diagnostics, and treatment procedures.

The Nurse Coordinator gathers information for histories and physicals, performs and documents patient evaluations and assessments, and assists with ordering laboratory tests, x-rays, and diagnostic procedures. In collaboration with surgeons and physicians, the role educates patients and families, helps develop educational materials, and participates in patient rounds and case conferences. It maintains and develops clinical knowledge through consultation, education, and literature review, provides leadership for care-related process improvement, and handles calls before and after treatment or procedures from patients, referring providers, and outside facilities.

This per-diem role serves patients across neonatal, youth, young adult, middle-age, and elderly age groups. Work involves close attention to detail, daily variation requiring adaptability and independent prioritization, and regular direct patient contact. It may involve exposure to infectious diseases and airborne or bloodborne pathogens, with protective equipment required. The physical demands include medium work, frequent and constant standing and walking, and patient handling and other lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, and manual tasks.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in Nursing.
• Registered Nurse license.
• Basic Life Support certification.
• 1–3 years of related work experience.
• Experience with computer systems, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access.
• Ability to provide patient care to neonatal, youth, young adult, middle-age, and elderly age groups.
• Ability to perform medium physical work, exerting up to 50 pounds occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently; the role also requires standing or moving for most of the shift and performing patient-handling tasks.
• Ability to work with close attention to task, adapt to daily variation, use independent judgment, and manage priorities.
• Ability to communicate moderately complex written information in English and comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English.
• Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of relevant concepts, practices, and policies and apply them in varied situations.
• Daily use of protective equipment and potential exposure to infectious diseases and airborne or bloodborne pathogens.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• Prior experience in a specialty service.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians and other health care providers to coordinate patient care from referral or consultation through discharge and follow-up; assist with pre-authorization.
• Receive consults and patient information as a contact and facilitator, and coordinate patient scheduling for consultations, diagnostic procedures, and treatment.
• Gather information for patient histories and physicals; perform and document evaluations and assessments; assist with ordering labs, x-rays, and diagnostic procedures.
• Educate patients and families in collaboration with surgeons and physicians, assist in developing patient/family educational materials, and participate in patient rounds and case conferences.
• Update clinical knowledge and skills through consultation, formal and informal education, and literature review; provide leadership for process improvement related to patient care.
• Make and answer calls before and after treatment or procedures from patients, referring providers, and outside facilities.

Benefits

• Influenza vaccination is required as a condition of employment.
• Compensation may include shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, and overtime pay, as applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree