Nurse Navigator - ACC â Cancer Center - FT Days

University of California System•Irvine, CA

48d

About The Position

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org. Your Role on the Team Position Summary: The incumbent functions independently providing direct and indirect patient care based on the nursing process for patients in the clinic. Incumbent is accountable for the quality of nursing practice and functions as the primary contact for oncology patients. Provides education as needed to the patients/family related to cancer care, diagnostic procedures, medication/chemotherapy and other complex aspects of the plan of care. The nurse incorporates the psycho-motor and age appropriate cognitive skills of the patient/family/significant other utilizing knowledge of patient assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. Assures that the continuum of care process is complete to include: pre-procedure, chemotherapy protocols, hospitalization, anticipated discharge needs and follow up in the physician offices. Supports the faculty in clinic for every patient care session. Provides nursing services as needed and assists with other activities as assigned to help grow the practice.

Requirements

Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
Minimum 6 months experience working as an RN in an Inpatient or Outpatient Oncology setting OR 1 Year clinical experience and recent completion of cancer basics class from Oncology Nursing Society within previous year
Minimum 6 months experience working as a RN in an Oncology setting
Minimum 2 years of clinical experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Demonstrated practice with and knowledge of chemotherapy agents
Current CA RN license
Basic Life Support certification required
All external candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Advanced knowledge of leukemia disease state and treatment
Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
Must be able to provide proof of work authorization

Nice To Haves

Oncology/Hematologic Malignancies patient population knowledge
Oncology Nurse Certification
Oncology / BMT patient population knowledge
Minimum 1 year experience working in a clinical or inpatient setting providing RN care to leukemia patients
Knowledge of complications associated with hematological oncology conditions
Demonstrated knowledge of immunosuppressive therapies and care of the post-transplant patient
Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families

Responsibilities

Functions independently providing direct and indirect patient care based on the nursing process for patients in the clinic.
Accountable for the quality of nursing practice and functions as the primary contact for oncology patients.
Provides education as needed to the patients/family related to cancer care, diagnostic procedures, medication/chemotherapy and other complex aspects of the plan of care.
Incorporates the psycho-motor and age appropriate cognitive skills of the patient/family/significant other utilizing knowledge of patient assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation.
Assures that the continuum of care process is complete to include: pre-procedure, chemotherapy protocols, hospitalization, anticipated discharge needs and follow up in the physician offices.
Supports the faculty in clinic for every patient care session.
Provides nursing services as needed and assists with other activities as assigned to help grow the practice.