What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse-Navigator RN position at Baptist Memorial Health Care?
Overview
Job Summary
Provides the cancer patient with cancer services including: support at diagnosis, patient education, coordination of care during diagnosis and nutritional counseling. Offers support groups for patients, families, and significant others. Coordinates appropriate referrals and markets services to community. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
Experience
Minimum Required
Education
Minimum Required
Training
Preferred/Desired
Special Skills
Minimum Required
Licensure
Job Summary
Provides the cancer patient with cancer services including: support at diagnosis, patient education, coordination of care during diagnosis and nutritional counseling. Offers support groups for patients, families, and significant others. Coordinates appropriate referrals and markets services to community. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Initiates patient contact upon obtaining referral from physicians.
- Coordinates access to services and education for the cancer patient.
- Participates in activities to improve health care delivery.
- Provides patient, family, and/or staff teaching/education.
- Coordinates marketing of cancer services.
- Provides leadership.
- Participates in ongoing educational activities.
- Completes assigned goals.
Experience
- #N/A
Minimum Required
Education
Minimum Required
- BSN required, or 7 years of chemotherapy experience in lieu of BSN
Training
Preferred/Desired
Special Skills
Minimum Required
- Broad knowledge of community services, health concepts and adult education.
Licensure
- Specialty certification required
- RN
