Per-Diem Nurse Coordinator for Hem-Oncology
About The Position
Coordinates care for patients receiving treatment in a specialty service, including evaluation, assessment, scheduling, consultation, and treatment, to provide a seamless progression of care that meets patient needs. The Nurse Coordinator collaborates with physicians and other health care providers from referral and consultation through discharge and follow-up, and assists with pre-authorization. The role receives consults and patient information, coordinates patient scheduling, gathers information for histories and physicals, performs and documents evaluations and assessments, and assists with ordering laboratory tests, X-rays, and diagnostic procedures. The position works with surgeons and physicians to educate patients and families, helps develop educational materials, and participates in patient rounds and case conferences. It maintains clinical knowledge and skills through consultation, education, and literature review, and provides leadership for care-related process improvement. The Nurse Coordinator also handles calls before and after treatment or procedures from patients, referring providers, and outside facilities. The role requires close attention to detail, adaptability, independent judgment, and priority management. It involves potential exposure to infectious diseases and airborne or bloodborne pathogens, with protective equipment required. It is a physically demanding clinical position involving substantial standing and walking, lifting and carrying, patient repositioning, and pushing equipment or patients. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires staff vaccination against influenza as a condition of employment.
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-aged, and elderly age groups.
- Ability to make decisions guided by precedents, policies, and objectives.
- Ability to address varied, complex, and often non-recurring problems using staff input, creative approaches, and Lean diagnostic techniques.
- Ability to set goals and determine how to achieve results within guidelines and broad managerial direction.
- Ability to communicate moderately complex information in English in varied written formats.
- Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to staff, patients, families, and external customers.
- In-depth knowledge of concepts, practices, and policies and ability to apply them in complex situations.
- Ability to lead small projects or work groups and foster a collaborative, respectful team environment.
- Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training and resolve service issues respectfully and promptly.
- Ability to work with close attention to task, adapt to daily variation, use independent judgment, and manage priorities.
- Physical capacity for medium work, including exerting up to 50 pounds occasionally and up to 20 pounds frequently; standing and moving for most of the shift; and the stated walking, bending, twisting, grasping, manipulation, pushing, pulling, reaching, lifting, carrying, and patient-repositioning demands.
- Ability to work with potential exposure to infectious diseases and airborne or bloodborne pathogens and use required protective equipment.
- Compliance with the employer's influenza vaccination requirement.
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 and consultation through discharge and follow-up.
- Assist with the pre-authorization process.
- Receive consults and patient information and serve as a contact and facilitator.
- Coordinate patient scheduling, including consultations, diagnostic procedures, and treatment procedures.
- Gather information for patient histories and physicals.
- Perform and document patient evaluations and assessments.
- Assist with ordering laboratory tests, X-rays, and diagnostic procedures.
- Collaborate with surgeons and physicians to educate patients and families about medical care.
- Assist in developing patient and family educational materials.
- Participate in patient rounds and case conferences.
- Maintain clinical knowledge and skills through consultation, formal and informal education, and literature review for self and the clinical team.
- Provide leadership for process improvement related to patient care.
- Make and answer calls before and after treatments or procedures from patients, referring providers, and outside facilities.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
