What are the responsibilities and job description for the NURSE NAVIGATOR position at Maryland Oncology?
Overview :
Are you looking for a Great place to work? Our team at Maryland Oncology Hematology is looking for star talent. If you believe you have what it takes to create a rewarding experience for our Physicians, patients, and team members, wed enjoy the opportunity to speak with you!
Maryland Oncology Hematology is dedicated to providing the most advanced cancer care available anywhere in an atmosphere of caring compassion. We have over 16 convenient locations throughout Maryland and in DC.
Job Profile Summary :
The Oncology Nurse Navigator (ONN) is responsible for providing individual assistance to patients, families, and caregivers to overcome health care system barriers and provide timely access to quality healthcare within a community oncology setting. Utilizing the nursing process, the Oncology Nurse Navigator provides patient education and access to relevant internal and external resources. Primary objectives are to facilitate informed decision making and timely access to high quality health and psychosocial care through all phases of the cancer continuum. Routine collaboration with internal departments and external referral resources are anticipated, including scheduling, financial counseling, lab, pharmacy, social work, nursing, surgical, radiation and imaging, dietary, and others. Regular and frequent interface with practice-based leadership teams, physicians, and clinical staff is required to promote and engage the patient navigation process.
Responsibilities : Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Performs coordination of care during the full continuum of cancer care experience
- Identifies potential and real gaps in care delivery; seeks out opportunities for avoidance and / or closure
- Prepares for, organizes and leads the Patient Care Conference (huddle) at regular intervals; communicates interventional outcomes to full care team in a timely manner
- Performs assessment of patient risk stratification
- Performs basic psychosocial assessments and provides emotional support; delegates and / or make referrals for additional screening and support as needed
- Develops appropriate nursing diagnoses and corresponding action plans as needed
- Supports and / or provides oral chemotherapy education, adherence and side effect monitoring
- Holds or participates in survivorship and advance care planning visits; makes referrals as needed
- Participates in research, quality, and performance improvement, including reporting on navigation metrics
- Supports patient advocacy and empowerment
- Participates in community outreach and cancer prevention education
- Knowledgeable of practice operations guidelines, practice organization and healthcare economics
Qualifications :
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Additional Knowledge / Skills
PHYSICAL DEMANDS :
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
WORK ENVIRONMENT :
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medical preparations and other conditions common to an oncology / hematology clinic environment may occur.
