Registered Nurse- Cancer Center RN Coordinator Ambulatory Surgical Oncology

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About Duke University Hospital

 

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States and is the number one hospital in North Carolina, according to U.S. News and World Report for 2023-2024. Duke University Hospital is the largest of Duke Health's three hospitals and features 1048 patient beds, 65 operating rooms, as well as comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.

Duke Nursing Highlights:

 

• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
• Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
• Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
• Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

 

Occupational Summary

 

Colorectal Surgery RN Coordinator 
Duke Cancer Center Clinic 3-2

4 days/week, (3 in-person, one remote)
10 hours/day (7:30 am-6:00 pm)
No weekends or holidays

 

The RN Coordinator 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, a Nurse Coordinator 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.

The RN Coordinator is a key member of a multi-disciplinary patient care team, which includes providers, residents, fellows and other clinical support staff and provides clinical support to patients and caregivers, such as comprehensive assessment, general and focused education, and decision-making support. The RN Coordinator has the skills and knowledge to coordinate quality, patient-centered care through effective communication with the interprofessional cancer care team.

 

Work Performed: 

•    Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, including physicians, APP’s, Clinic staff, nurse triage, schedulers, and other support services as needed for care, education, and follow up for patient and caregiver.
•    Pre-surgical teaching and post op follow up.  
•    Coordination of Ostomy and wound teaching with wound care APP’s.
•    Route return appt requests in clinic to front desk as directed by MD/APP
•    Check through clinic visits and ensure all patients have appropriate orders
•    Coordinate outside labs/scans with community providers
•    Symptom management as needed. 
•    Ensure follow-up appointments are scheduled appropriately as requested 
•    Assist with prior authorizations, as needed
•    Coordination of Home Health Services and Medical supplies as needed
•    Triage and management of RN appropriate Patient Messages sent through the EMR patient portal
•    Assist with insurance/family medical leave paperwork 
•    Coordinate surgery/admission schedules 
•    Symptom management  
•    Triage of patients (calling patients back for issues that don’t need direct APP/MD response)
•    Assist with medication refills requests
•    Calling patients with negative or normal test results as directed by the APP/MD
 

 

Knowledge, Skills andAbilities

 

Knowledge of scope of the registered nurse, licensed p ractical nurse andunlicensed staffKnowledge of and appropriate applicati on of the nursing processKnowledge of professional theory, practice and procedureAbility to assess nursing needs of acute and chronically ill pa tientsand their familiesAbility to independently seek out resources and work collaborativelyAbility to establish and maintain effective working relationshipsAbility to communicate clearly with patients, families, vis itors,healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and others Ability to teach patients and families in accordance with the nursingpla n of careAbility to use sensory and cognitive functions to process and p rioritizeinformation, treatment, and follow-upAbility to use fine motor skillsCompetent in BLS and/or other specialized life support requirement sdesignated by work areaAbility to record activities, d