Nurse Coordinator (RN), GI Oncology - Relief

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

Nurse Coordinator, Gastrointestinal Oncology
Relief, 8 Hour Days - Palo Alto, CA
Clinic Days: Monday - Friday

The Gastrointestinal Oncology Nurse Coordinator (RN) is a relief position. This role is for an experienced registered nurse who is motivated to function in a fast-paced collaborative team with MDs, APPs, RNs, medical scribes and medical assistants. These teams work together to care for a robust clinical practice of patients with malignant diagnoses of gastrointestinal cancer. Our gastrointestinal oncology program is dedicated to finding cancer treatments that offer the greatest efficacy with the fewest complications which are based on a multi-specialty approach to cancer care.

We are dedicated to transforming cancer care and are committed to the quality of the patient experience throughout the continuum of patient care. The Nurse Coordinator (NC) will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with world-renowned medical oncologists and surgical oncologists who are experts in Gastrointestinal Oncology. The NC will also work closely with other members of the cancer care team who provide clinical trial coordination, multispecialty tumor boards, supportive care, palliative care, and survivorship.

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

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. This job description covers all classifications for Nurse Coordinators within the organization. All RNCs must meet all elements of the Essential Functions, and Qualifications.

Locations
Stanford Health Care

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.

• Demonstrates leadership by