Oncology Nurse Navigator
About The Position
Join a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine Crown Point, located in Crown Point, Indiana as an Oncology Nurse Navigator. UChicago Medicine is an integrated academic and community health system with multiple primary medical facilities within the surrounding suburbs of Chicago. UChicago Medicine, Crown Point is a new two-story, 130,000-square-foot multispecialty care center and micro-hospital in Northwest Indiana for what will be the academic health system's largest off-site facility and its first freestanding building in Indiana. The Nurse Navigator, under the direction of a faculty sponsor and in collaboration with the program support team, coordinates the care of patients through the disease process. Acts as a clinical liaison for patients, across medical services and clinical departments. Assesses clinical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial, financial, and other patient needs. Evaluates and manages patient symptoms before during and after treatment.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse with a current Illinois Graduate of a National League for Nursing accredited School of Nursing with BSN
- Indiana nursing license required
- Minimum of two years hematology/oncology clinical nursing experience with demonstrated clinical competence in patient care, teaching and management of patients with a cancer diagnosis, and knowledge about clinical aspects of oncology including protocol therapy and data management.
- BLS through the American Heart Association
Nice To Haves
- OCN Certification preferred.
- ONS Chemotherapy Provider preferred.
Responsibilities
- Acts as liaison for patients, families, and their multidisciplinary clinical team.
- Assesses clinical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial, financial, and other patient needs.
- Facilitates resolution to patient needs and monitors follow up.
- Educates/reinforces education with patients and families on disease, treatments, side effects, adverse reactions, and reportable signs/symptoms based on multidisciplinary care plan.
- Coordinates discharge planning with the patient’s family, social workers, home nursing staff, oncologists, and personal physicians.
- Works with patients and family members to ensure discharge instructions are understood and followed.
- Develops and/or coordinates development of patient education materials, clinical pathways, and quality studies.
- Coordinates and/or participates in multidisciplinary consultations and/or tumor conference.
- Documents recommendations made at multidisciplinary consultations and/or tumor conferences.
- Helps develop a treatment plan that is understandable and feasible to the patient.
- Serves as clinical partner and escalation point for Intake Coordinators.
- Promotes community education and increases prevention awareness and early-detection screening programs.
- May be responsible for direct patient care.
Benefits
- Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity.
- Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
