Nurse Navigator - Yorba Linda Oncology - FT Days

University of California System • Yorba Linda, CA

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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.

Position Summary:

Incumbent functions independently providing direct and indirect patient care based on the nursing process for the patients seen in the Cancer Center. Functions as the primary contact for patients. Provides education as needed to the patients/family related to oncology care, diagnostic procedures, medication/treatments and other complex aspects of the plan of care. Assures that the continuum of care process is complete to include: pre-procedure, surgical preparation and teaching, hospitalization, anticipated discharge needs, and follow up in the physician offices. Supports the faculty in clinic for every patient care session. Occasionally performs scheduling of office visits and procedures. The nurse coordinator is accountable for the quality of nursing practice. Provides nursing services as needed and ensures safe use of all equipment in the physician office practice. Assists with other activities as assigned to help grow the practice and the referrals to UCI.

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
• 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
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload

Nice To Haves

• Oncology/Hematologic Malignancies patient population knowledge
• Oncology Nurse Certification
• Knowledge of complications associated with medical and surgical oncology conditions
• Demonstrated knowledge of immunosuppressive therapies
• Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families

Responsibilities

• Functions independently providing direct and indirect patient care based on the nursing process for the patients seen in the Cancer Center.
• Functions as the primary contact for patients.
• Provides education as needed to the patients/family related to oncology care, diagnostic procedures, medication/treatments and other complex aspects of the plan of care.
• Assures that the continuum of care process is complete to include: pre-procedure, surgical preparation and teaching, hospitalization, anticipated discharge needs, and follow up in the physician offices.
• Supports the faculty in clinic for every patient care session.
• Occasionally performs scheduling of office visits and procedures.
• The nurse coordinator is accountable for the quality of nursing practice.
• Provides nursing services as needed and ensures safe use of all equipment in the physician office practice.
• Assists with other activities as assigned to help grow the practice and the referrals to UCI.

Benefits

• We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees