Oncology Program Nurse Navigator- New Milford, CT
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Job Location:
New Milford, NJ - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 46 - 59
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
Oncology Program Nurse Navigator position in the Cancer Center department in New Milford CT
Part Time 24 hours per week variable shifts Mon - Fri 8:00am-5:30pm.
Summary:
The Clinical Case Coordinator-Patient Navigator assists cancer patients and their families in maintaining the continuum of care by utilizing internal and community-based resources. Collaborates with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to provide uninterrupted and integrated medical financial psychosocial and vocational care of the patient in accordance with the patients wishes through a process of assessment planning implementation and evaluation.
Responsibilities:
1. Conducts case findings. Screens cancer patients to identify support education discharge planning & referral. Comprehensive assessment of patients physical functional psychosocial and financial status in cooperation with the health care team.
2. Develops implements and evaluates the plan of care and support through an interdisciplinary process in conjunction with the patient and family linking the patient to appropriate institutional or community resources.
3. Procedures services; serves as an advocate for patients and families with scarce resources. Facilitates referrals to state and local financial assistance agencies or programs.
4. Functions as a liaison between the hospital physicians patient and community resources to achieve maximum communication between all parties so that care is coordinated and all needs of the patient are met.
5. Identifies quality issues related to cancer diagnosis treatment and follow-up risk management issues and reimbursement issues with prompt referral to appropriate committee/personnel for action or resolution.
6. Assesses and evaluates cancer care through interaction with patients and surveys and implements quality improvement projects as needed.
7. Serves as a representative of the cancer program/service line and lead person for coordination of care for patients.
8. Representing the cancer program provides education through health fairs and presentations to the community.
9. Supervises the volunteers within the cancer program assuring compliance with appropriate patient interaction and confidentiality of information.
10. Participates as a member of the Cancer Committee; achieves the organizations established expectations with regard to customer service teamwork safety and self-development.
11. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
and Models Nuvance Health Values.
13. Demonstrates regular reliable and predictable attendance.
14. Performs other duties as required.
Education: ASSOCIATES LVL DGRE
Credentials: OCNRN
Working Conditions:
Manual: Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational: Little or no potential for occupational risk
Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force
Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions
Company: Danbury Hospital
Org Unit: 487
Department: Cancer Center NMH
Exempt: Yes
Salary Range: $46.53-$59.91 Hourly
Key Skills
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Basic Life Support
- ICU Experience
- Infusion Experience
- Triage
- TFS
- Conflict Management
- Nursing
- Critical Care Experience
- Epic
- Medication Administration
About Company
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