What are the responsibilities and job description for the Healthcare Oncology Navigator position at Yale New Haven Health?
Nurse Residency - RN at Yale New Haven Health Overview
The Oncology Multispecialty Care Centers (OMCC) is a vital component of our organization, focusing on patient and family navigation across care settings. As an integral member of the Disease Team, you will ensure adherence to care plans while serving as a primary contact.
Responsibilities:
- Clinical Practice:
- Patient/Family Assessment (Initial and Ongoing)
- Collects Level II* patient data for new patients using established assessment form prior to initial visit to assess patient/family current and projected future needs; Note: Level II patient data includes physical and psychosocial history, current medical status, medication review, teaching/learning evaluation
- Clinical Practice: Patient/Family Education
- Develops a patient/family education plan based on assessment findings relevant to teaching learning topics, styles and the identification of special needs and preferences.
- Clinical Practice: Care Coordination and Patient/Family Referral
- Alerts Tumor Board Coordinator to place patient on listing for treatment planning session and, if patient will be present, facilitates patient participation; attends treatment planning sessions and documents treatment plans formulated.
- Clinical Practice: Clinical Research
- Identifies candidates for open clinical trials and communicates to physician, mid-level provider and assigned research nurse; collaborates with Research Nurses to ensure follow-through on clinical trials accrual of individual patients.
- Clinical Program Support
- Oversees Intake Assistant performance by analyzing accuracy and completeness of data compiled on new patients and observing patient/family interactions; provides feedback to supervisor.
- Professional Development
- Sets and strives to meet annual goals for professional development.
- Addendum: When needed or as assigned, performs practice/clinic nurse function as outlined in Clinical Nurse in the Ambulatory Practice/Outpatient Multispecialty Care Center functional description/overview.
Qualifications
- EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing highly preferred; Master's Degree in Health-related field preferred
- EXPERIENCE: A minimum of three (3) years experience in adult inpatient services, ambulatory oncology service or operating room. Oncology experience preferred
- LICENSURE: Connecticut RN license; SPECIAL SKILLS: Connecticut RN license; Oncology Nursing Society certification (OCN, AOCN) desirable
Additional Information
3 years Oncology or Surgical Nursing experience CT RN License Required, Oncology Experience Preferred, Oncology Certification Preferred, BSN Required
