patient consultant oncology

Brown Medicine • Providence, RI

1d • $20 - $33 • Onsite

About The Position

Under the general supervision of the Director, The Comprehensive Cancer Center, and in cooperation with the Medical Director, assists in coordinating patient navigation activities for select at risk individuals with clinically significant cancers. Provides assistance to healthcare consumers (patients, survivors, families, and caregivers) to help them access and then chart a course through the healthcare system and overcome any barriers to quality care. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Requirements

• High school graduate or General Equivalency Diploma required.
• Analytical skills in evaluating patients in order to plan and provide patient navigation.
• Ability to communicate effectively (public speaking skills) with diverse audiences including professional staff, patients, community, media, and other service agencies.
• Interpersonal skills to allay anxiety, elicit cooperation, and provide for education of patients/families, and to effectively function as a member of the healthcare team to coordinate and discuss patient needs.
• Strong organizational skills in order to maintain departmental files, records, and statistical data.
• Proficient typing skills in order to prepare a variety of materials.
• One to two years’ experience working with cancer patients and their families in an informal or formal setting.
• Personal, unique understanding of the cancer experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participates in coordination of care among multiple disciplines (surgery, radiation and medical oncology) including scheduling, timing of placement of fiducal markers for radiation and partners with the providers to ensure appropriate timing of surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
• Coordinates adjuvant postoperative therapy and assures appropriate data available for new patient visits within multidisciplinary clinics.
• Coordination of concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy for patients with lung cancer and bladder cancer.
• Assists in coordinating referral appointments with health professionals (genetic counselor, nutritionist, psychiatrist, social worker, rehabilitation services for continence training, sexual counseling, fertility counseling and sperm banking as appropriate)
• Assists patients in gaining access to support services which may include, but not limited to, financial assistance with medications and co-pays, transportation to treatment, referrals to support group and other special programs.
• Triages calls from patient/family for services across all product/service lines.
• Attends tumor board and ensures patient is scheduled for appropriate follow up labs, tests and appointments according to the treatment plan.
• Provides support within effective and realistic time frames.
• Arranges for second opinions to outside agencies with coordination of medical records, radiographic studies and pathology slides.
• Provides direction to patients on medical visits and coordinates follow up care such as genetic testing, consultations to other specialty clinics
• Assists with coordinating appointments for appropriate patient and family education and counseling regarding disease and treatment.
• Enhances patients’ satisfaction by responding to their support needs during illness.
• Participates in ongoing quality assurance activities.
• Collects and reports information to ensure compliance with grant and research expectations and reporting requirements, if appropriate.
• Participates in ongoing education and networking regarding navigation for patients with language barriers.
• Collaborates with interpreter services to ensure availabilityppropriate scheduling or utilization of resources during provider visits.
• Participates in outreach programs that target underserved patients.

Benefits

• As Rhode Island's largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is the state's premier provider of health services and includes the only Level I Trauma Center for southeastern New England.
• Today, more than 20,000 people work at Brown University Health and bring their unique skills, experiences, and compassion to their jobs every day.
• Formed in 1994, Brown University Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island.
• Brown University Health is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity of cultural background, race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and perspectives - we are actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve.
• We are invested in creating a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment that supports the holistic well-being of our employees and their families.
• Join us and help build a healthier future for our patients - and for yourself.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees