Oncology Clinical Navigator (RN) - 32 hours/week

MaineGeneral Health•Augusta, ME

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About The Position

MaineGeneral Health is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Medical Oncology team at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care. The Oncology Clinical Navigator serves as a patient advocate, liaison, and advisor/educator to assist patients with navigating the continuum of care. If you have a passion for service excellence…we want to hear from you! The Role: Oncology Nurse Navigator (RN) MaineGeneral Medical Center’s Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care (HACCC) in Augusta, Maine is a proud partner of the MaineHealth Cancer Care Network, a coordinated system of care with the support of the Harold Alfond Foundation. The HACCC staff cares for more than 12 percent of Maine's cancer population and sees more than 7,000 individuals with a cancer diagnosis annually, including more than 1,200 newly diagnosed cases. This position is 32 hours per week. No weekends, no holidays.

Requirements

Active Maine RN licensure or ability to obtain same in a timely fashion, required
At least 3-5 years of experience with oncology patients and families, strongly preferred
Oncology Certification (OCN) or a defined process for achievement of certification is required
Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
Strong problem-solving and advocacy skills
Ability to prioritize workload, handle multiple tasks, and to work independently with limited supervision

Nice To Haves

BS in Nursing preferred

Responsibilities

Rounds on/reviews assigned patients regularly and evaluates patient progress with plan of care.
Communicates plan of care to patient and family and solicits concerns, questions, and issues for resolution.
Provides emotional support, counseling, clinical education, and expert guidance to patients and families to promote their ability to understand and meaningfully participate in the healthcare process and personal decision-making.
Serves as a liaison between patient and clinical staff, administration, physicians, managed care companies, and community/external resources to coordinate/maximize resources and identify/resolve barriers to the plan of care.
Assists patients and families with resolving financial, psychosocial, functional, and administrative issues by advising of options and referring to appropriate resources.
Intervenes as appropriate to advocate for patient and family.

Benefits

Chance to work in a state-of-the-art facility, helping oncology patients and their families through their journey
Dedication to employee safety, wellness, and work/life balance
Generous Earned Time Program
Student Loan Reimbursement potential for RNs
Continuing Education Opportunities/Tuition Reimbursement
Growth opportunities within the organization
Dedication to employee safety, wellness, and work/life balance
We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.
When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.
Loan Reimbursement is available for this position dependent upon current degree level.
Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business.
We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development.