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The University of Miami/UHealth Department of SCCC has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Nurse Specialist Programs to work at the UHealth campus in Miami Fl.

CORE JOB SUMMARY
The Nurse Specialist Programs assesses a healthcare facilitys nursing programs and their impact on patient outcomes. Moreover the incumbent provides direction to nursing staff in the delivery of patient care programs and ensures nursing staff sustain an established level of competency.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS
1. Performs medical tests in patients to diagnose their health condition.
2. Interprets laboratory test results of patients.
3. Recommends treatment plan for patients based on diagnosis.
4. Counsels individuals and patients on positive health practices.
5. Provides the latest cost-effective nursing practices.
6. Collaborates with other team of experts to outline best treatment for patients.
7. Performs holistic evaluation of specialty population making use of enhanced proven techniques and procedures to achieve better results.
8. Implements the improvement of patient care and healthcare policies and resources.
9. Mentors other healthcare professionals by functioning as a preceptor or coordinating preceptors for visiting professionals students new graduates and orienteers.
10. Maintains professional knowledge by affiliating with professional and technical organizations and participating in applicable continuing education programs conferences seminars and workshops.
11. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelors degree in relevant field required

Experience: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required

Certification and Licensing:
Valid State of Florida RN license required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures technologies and protocols and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software technology and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

DEPT. SPECIFICS:

The Rectal Cancer Program Coordinator is responsible for coordinating patient care activities for rectal cancer patients with suspected and confirmed rectal cancer. He/she works collaboratively with Nurse Navigation team in coordinating timely patient care from the time of initial diagnosis and throughout their diagnostic and treatment pathways. This role is crucial for maintaining National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC). He/she maintains communication flow between departments within the facility referring physicians and rectal cancer patients while following Rectal Cancer Multidisciplinary Team (RC-MDT) guidelines and monitoring adherence with time targets for relevant interventions.

1. Maintains a database of all patients with rectal cancer.
2. Monitors patients with suspected and confirmed rectal cancer throughout their diagnostic and treatment pathways.
3. Ensures treatment pathways are followed in accordance with agreed guidelines and time targets for relevant
interventions.
4. Obtains biopsy pathology slides/reports pathology specimen photographs and ensures pre-treatment CEA level is
drawn and documented in the medical record before definitive treatment.
5. Ensures pre-treatment imaging workup is available to stage patients before initiating definitive treatment (CT
PET/CT chest abdomen and pelvis and/ or MRI of the pelvis).
6. Acts as a liaison with relevant departments within the facility and referring organizations to ensure all pertinent
information is accurate and available on a timely basis to present at RC-MDT meetings to enable clinical decision
making.
7. Ensures that all appointments diagnostic tests and treatments are booked within the time targets defined by
NAPRC standards and helps expedite appointments as necessary.
8. Ensures that definitive treatment begins within the required time frame (60 days) from initial evaluation for untreated
rectal cancer patients.
9. Monitors treatment for adjuvant therapy after surgical resection to ensure that the patient begins treatment within 8
weeks after surgery if applicable.
10. Provides comprehensive administrative support for the RC-MDT meetings to include meeting minutes patient
summaries and treatment plans.
11. Ensures meetings are held as scheduled with interdisciplinary member participation.
12. Records attendance at meetings and tracks yearly compliance.
13. Ensures each patient has a pre-treatment and post-treatment multidisciplinary team discussion and that they are
documented in the medical record.
14. Sends summaries of meeting minutes to all members of the multidisciplinary team.
15. Sends standardized pre and post treatment summaries of discussion outcomes to the patients primary care doctor
and/or referring physician.
16. Works closely with the Program Director to assess ongoing standard compliance and develop action plans as
applicable coordinate survey activities track and document required education for RC-MDT members and
participate in data collection and reporting for quality improvement projects.
17. Assist in the development and revision of rectal program policies and procedures.
18. Exercises discretion and independent judgment in daily activities and perform other duties as assigned.

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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System South Floridas only university-based health system provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center we are proud to serve South Florida Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching research and patient care. Were the challenge youve been looking for.

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