Oncology Nurse Navigator, Part Time, Days

UChicago Medicine • Chicago, IL

1d • $106,200 - $123,900

About The Position

UChicago Medicine is seeking a part-time Oncology Nurse Navigator for its Medical Oncology department in Hyde Park. Under the direction of a faculty sponsor and in collaboration with the program support team, the navigator coordinates patients’ care throughout the disease process and serves as a clinical liaison across medical services and clinical departments. The role partners with the clinical team to provide high-quality care and supports patients and families with clinical, educational, psychosocial, and discharge-planning needs.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse with a current Illinois license.
• Graduate of a National League for Nursing-accredited School of Nursing with a BSN.

Nice To Haves

• OCN Certification.
• ONS Chemotherapy Provider.
• At least two years of hematology/oncology clinical nursing experience, with demonstrated clinical competence in patient care, teaching, and management of patients with a cancer diagnosis, and knowledge of oncology clinical aspects, including protocol therapy and data management.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ clinical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial, financial, and other needs.
• Facilitate resolution of patient needs and monitor follow-up.
• Educate patients and families, or reinforce their education, about disease, treatments, side effects, adverse reactions, and reportable signs and symptoms based on the multidisciplinary care plan.
• Coordinate discharge planning with patients’ families, social workers, home nursing staff, oncologists, and personal physicians.
• Work with patients and family members to ensure discharge instructions are understood and followed.
• Develop or coordinate the development of patient education materials, clinical pathways, and quality studies.
• Coordinate or participate in multidisciplinary consultations and tumor conferences.
• Document recommendations made at multidisciplinary consultations and tumor conferences.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time