Oncology Nurse Navigator (FT-Day, 40hrs/week) - Medical Oncology Practice - Willow Grove, PA

Jefferson Health Plans • Asplundh Cancer Pavilion, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Oncology Nurse Navigator provides expert individualized care coordination to patients and their families, ensuring a timely schedule for diagnostic work-up, results reporting, and communication between the patient and the multidisciplinary team. This role ensures the patient receives necessary referrals and follow-up. The Oncology Nurse Navigator serves as an advocate for the patient, promoting timely, competent, compassionate care and enhances the physician/patient relationship, improving the patient's experience with cancer.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• Three (3) years of Healthcare/Medical, experience in Oncology/Cancer Care preferred.

Nice To Haves

• BSN or completion of BSN within 3 years of hire strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Collaborates and continuously partners with chronically ill or high risk patients and their family/caregiver(s), clinic/hospital/specialty providers and staff, and community resources in a team approach.
• Evaluates the needs of cancer patients and educate them about their cancer diagnosis.
• Prepares patients and caregivers for what to expect throughout the cancer care continuum.
• Creates and promotes adherence to a care plan, developed in coordination with the patient, PCP, oncologist and family/caregiver(s).
• Provides clinical support to Patient Navigators and Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) patients.
• Educate patients and families about disease process and potential side effects.
• Assist patient with treatment decision making; develop and use decision aids as appropriate.
• Attend and support Tumor Boards.
• Reduce emergency room utilization and hospital readmissions through outpatient symptom management.
• Follow patients throughout the care continuum including inpatient admissions in collaboration with inpatient care management resources.
• Support transitions of care and coordination between SKCC sites.
• Provide clinical consultation to the Patient Navigators.
• Educate multidisciplinary colleagues about the role of the Nurse and Patient Navigators, identified barriers, available resources and the navigation process.
• Support program growth and patient experience in all patient interactions.

Benefits

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• voluntary benefits
• tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree