RN Patient Oncology Navigator - Oncology Services - Full Time

SolutionHealth • Manchester, NH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Oncology Service Department at the Elliot Hospital takes great pride in serving their community, patients, and families. The role of the nurse navigator along the continuum of care is bidimensional in nature with a patient centered (advocate, empowerment with education, and psychosocial support) and health system (member of the multidisciplinary team) orientation to deliver timely, seamless care. Across the care continuum, the role of the nurse navigator is to identify and address barriers to care (utilizing the 5 steps of the nursing process); empower patients with appropriate education and awareness of health literacy so they can make informed decisions; offer psychosocial support and access to resources; advocate for the unique needs with a cultural awareness of each patient regarding the use of facility and community resources; encourage patients to be engaged in their care planning; streamline care path transitions and logistic issues (diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end of life); and liaise between clinical and nonclinical specialists in the multidisciplinary care team.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Requires a master’s degree or completion of Master’s degree within 2 years of date of hire
• New Hampshire Registered Nurse or Compact State Registered Nurse License
• Have or obtain BLS qualification during orientation period and maintain during employment
• Nurses are expected to pursue professional certification in area of specialty practice upon eligibility, or within three years of entering the specialty practice
• ONN-CG required

Nice To Haves

• Recent Medical Oncology Nursing strongly Preferred
• OCN preferred

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the appropriate and efficient delivery of healthcare services, within and across systems, and serves as the key contact to promote optimal outcomes while delivering patient-centered care
• Assesses patient needs at the initial encounter and periodically throughout navigation, matching unmet needs with appropriate services and referrals to support services
• Develops knowledge of local, community, or national resources and the quality of services provided; establishes relationships with providers of these services
• Develops or uses appropriate screening and assessment tools and methods to promote a consistent, holistic plan of care, connecting patients to appropriate resource (social work, care coordination, dietary, and physician)
• Participates in coordination of the plan of care with the inter-professional team, promoting timely follow-up on treatment and supportive care recommendations.

Benefits

• Health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage for full-time & part-time employees
• Short term, long term disability, Accident insurance, & life insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral bonuses
• Accrued earned time for full-time & part-time employees
• 403b Retirement plans, with generous employer contributions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees