Nurse Coordinator (RN), Medical Oncology - East Bay

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

Nurse Coordinator (RN), Oncology
8 Hour Days, Monday - Friday
*Primary locations include Emeryville and Pleasanton

**May be assigned to other sites to include San Jose, Redwood City, Palo Alto

About the Stanford Cancer Center, every day, patients facing the challenge of fighting cancer come to the Stanford Cancer Center for help, hope, and healing. Recognized for advanced clinical care, scientific research and technology breakthroughs, we are focused on finding new and better ways to fight cancer. As a National Cancer Institute designated cancer center and one of the best hospitals in America for cancer treatment according to U.S. News & World Report, the Stanford Cancer Center is at the forefront of high-quality patient care.

This Cancer Network Nurse Coordinator role supports the Oncology clinics of Cancer Center South Bay (San Jose), Redwood City, Palo Alto, Emeryville, and Pleasanton, utilizes independent decision-making to design, implement, coordinate and evaluate a program of comprehensive nursing care for a specified patient population/clinic. Designs, implements, coordinate and evaluate education for the specified patient population and for other care providers working with these patients. Collaborates with others to ensure continuity of care and coordination of a wide variety of patient services. Utilizes Performance Improvement methodology to design data collection systems/processes and identify opportunities to improve care/service for patients.

A Brief Overview
Nurse Coordinator describes a variety of specialized nursing positions that provide professional support, planning, coordinating, and facilitating patient care for selected patient populations across the continuum of care, ensuring compliance with provider orders and established policies and procedures. This position utilizes the nursing process without providing direct patient care.

Nurse Coordinators provide coordination and care for patients requiring assistance and support in accessing and managing their health care needs. As an integral member of the care team, they collaborate with other health care professionals to ensure continuity of care and coordination of a wide variety of patient care services. Responsibilities include coordinating patient communication, patient education, and preparing patients and/or caregivers for procedures and tests in collaboration with the health care team; ensuring continuity of care and coordination, identifying opportunities to improve patient care services; and assisting clinic management to identify and develop operational needs.

What you will do

• Provides age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to all patients using the nursing process and standards of nursing practice with sensitivity and respect for the diversity of the human experience

• Expedites appropriate care and treatment, using critical reasoning and astute clinical judgment especially given the patient may present with complex problems or potentially life-threatening conditions

• Assesses, triages, and provides nursing consultation, performs follow-up and care coordination during face to face encounters or using telecommunications technologies during encounters

• Applies appropriate nursing interventions, such as identifying and clarifying patient needs, conducting health education, promoting patient advocacy, coordinating nursing and other health services, assisting patient to navigate health care system, and evaluating patient outcomes.

• Always focuses on patient safety and quality of nursing care during each encounter.

• Interacts with patients during face-to-face encounters or through a variety of telecommunication strategies in the virtual environment, often establishing long-term relationships

• Acts as partners, advocates, and advisors, assists and supports patients/families in the optimal management of their health care, respecting their culture and values, individual needs, health goals, and treatment preferences

• Facilitates continuity of care using the nursing process, interprofessional collaboration, and coordination of and access to appropriate health care services and community resources across the care continuum

• Collaborates with inpatient and other clinic staff to develop informational/educational materials appropriate for the patient population. Assesses learning needs of patient populations and develops curriculum/content accordingly.

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