Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology Navigator - Mercy Cancer Center

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

Work Shift:

Days/Afternoons (United States of America)

The preferred candidate is someone who holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and has earned the Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) credential, along with prior experience in oncology nursing. If not currently certified, applicants must be willing to take the OCN exam as part of the role requirements.

Primary Function/General Purpose of Position

The Oncology Nurse Navigator Level I is a professional RN with oncology-specific clinical knowledge who offers individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers to help overcome healthcare system barriers. Using the nursing process, an Oncology Nurse Navigator (ONN Level 1) provides education and resources to facilitate informed decision making and timely access to quality health and psychosocial care throughout all phases of the cancer continuum.

Essential Job Functions

• Acts as an advocate to assist the high risk patient population in navigating throughout internal and external systems in order to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment process. Participates in a new patient visit and education in order to assist patients in understanding diagnosis, treatment options and resources available internal and external to the organization.

• Serves as liaison in planning care between clinic RN, patients, caregivers and multi-disciplinary health care providers with the goal being to reduce cancer morbidity and mortality by eliminating barriers to timely access to cancer care.  Identifying strategies to eliminate barriers to care and coordinate among multi-disciplinary team to address. Facilitates transitions in care and communication (i.e. Hospice, survivorship, SNF, Home Care, etc.). 

• Acts as a liaison between the physicians, health care staff, and the patient to ensure a successful episode of care.  Follows up on patients after invasive procedures, surgeries, admissions, emergency department visits, chemotherapy treatments, or other patient visits.  Communicates and coordinates care among broader multi-disciplinary teams and patient's additional provider teams and referring physician to keep them informed of the status of a patients care and treatment from the start of their new patient visit note.   

• Coordinates patient paperwork needs, monitors and manages epic in-basket requests, triages incoming critical results, and monitors for new symptom management needs. Assists with updating Care plans and Oncology history.  

• Participates in review of quality metrics in an effort to maximize our outcomes, collects data and prepares various reports pertinent to the department, especially when pertaining to accreditations regionally and site specific. Assists with quality improvement activities.

• Participates in staff education on an individual or group basis as needed; updates nurse manager on changes that could impact care delivery; maintains regulatory knowledge of specialty area at the federal, state, and local level. Works towards proficiency of Oncology Nursing Society ONN competencies. Engages in professional development and ongoing learning.  

• Completes any and other duties required or delegated to the Oncology Nurse Navigator. Assists with clinic through put and efficiency as necessary.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Licensing/Certification

Current RN License in the state in which they are working or covered by compact (required)

BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (required)

ONCC related oncology certification (preferred upon hire, must be obtained within 12 months)

Education

Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) (required)

Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) (preferred)

Work Experience

2 years of previous experience in clinical specialty (required)

Training

EPIC (preferred)

Language

None

Patient Population

Adults (18-64 years)

Geriatrics (65 years and olde