Nurse Navigator - Cancer Center Exams - 10 Hour Days
About The Position
Do you have a passion for the highest clinical quality and patient happiness? Would you like to use your expert clinical competencies with an organization known nationally for excellence in cancer treatment, research and education? We would be happy to hear from you! Please consider the following exciting opportunity with one of the most outstanding and dynamic places to work in California as your next career move. The Samuel Oschin Cancer Center , nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report, treats more than 60 types of cancer. Its team of experts works to create a treatment plan to meet each patient's specific needs. The center's outpatient infusion center offers chemotherapy and supportive services, including 18 private rooms for treatment sessions six hours or longer.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing required
- Current, unrestricted California RN license required
- Professional Certification in area of specialty required within one (1) year of hire
- A minimum of 3 years of nursing experience in an acute care setting (transplant, cancer)
Nice To Haves
- Experience with program development and implementation of navigator programs preferred
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the coordination of care for patients throughout the continuum of treatment; from initial referral to follow-up care, serving as a consistent contact, or point person for the high-risk patient.
- Collaborates and operates as a member of the interdisciplinary team, serving as a patient advocate throughout the patient care process.
- Provides necessary education and information on available options, the informed decision-making process, and realistic goal setting in order to empower the patient/caregiver to actively participate in their plan of care.
- Establish and coordinate a supportive care plan with goals and interventions based upon treatment and individual patient/caregiver needs, preferences, beliefs and values.
- Keeps patient/caregiver involved in plan and moving toward self-directed care.
- Review, evaluate and revise the plan of care for appropriateness on an ongoing and timely basis.
- Be an advocate for the patient/caregiver.
- Participates in the development of guidelines, protocols, pathways, and other performance improvement activities as it relates to patient care.
- Works in concert with the Patient Advisory Council to coordinate, implement, and evaluate educational programs/projects for patients and the community at large.
- Reporting to the Executive Director, the nurse navigator will be responsible for the growth of the programs associated with areas of responsibility and assurance of excellent patient and family centered care as well as continuity of care.
Benefits
- Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
- At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment, and annually
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
