RN Patient Oncology Navigator Oncology Services Full Time

Come work at the best place to give and receive care!

Job Description:

Who We Are:

The Oncology Service Department at the Elliot Hospital takes great pride in serving their community patients and families. Join our team!

About the Job:

The role of the nurse navigator along the continuum of care is bidimensional in nature with a patient centered (advocate empowerment with education and psychosocial support) and health system (member of the multidisciplinary team) orientation to deliver timely seamless care. Across the care continuum the role of the nurse navigator is to identify and address barriers to care (utilizing the 5 steps of the nursing process); empower patients with appropriate education and awareness of health literacy so they can make informed decisions; offer psychosocial support and access to resources; advocate for the unique needs with a cultural awareness of each patient regarding the use of facility and community resources; encourage patients to be engaged in their care planning; streamline care path transitions and logistic issues (diagnosis treatment survivorship and end of life); and liaise between clinical and nonclinical specialists in the multidisciplinary care team.

What Youll Do:

• Facilitates the appropriate and efficient delivery of healthcare services within and across systems and serves as the key contact to promote optimal outcomes while delivering patient-centered care
• Assesses patient needs at the initial encounter and periodically throughout navigation matching unmet needs with appropriate services and referrals to support services
• Develops knowledge of local community or national resources and the quality of services provided; establishes relationships with providers of these services
• Develops or uses appropriate screening and assessment tools and methods to promote a consistent holistic plan of care connecting patients to appropriate resource (social work care coordination dietary and physician)
• Participates in coordination of the plan of care with the inter-professional team promoting timely follow-up on treatment and supportive care recommendations.
• And more

Who You Are:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing Required
  • Requires a masters degree or completion of Masters degree within 2 years of date of hire
• New Hampshire Registered Nurse or Compact State Registered Nurse License Required
• Recent Medical Oncology Nursing strongly Preferred
• Have or obtain BLS qualification during orientation period and maintain during employment Required
• Nurses are expected to pursue professional certification in area of specialty practice upon eligibility or within three years of entering the specialty practice
  • ONN-CG required and OCN preferred

Why Youll Love Us:

• Health dental prescription and vision coverage for full-time & part-time employees
• Short term long term disability Accident insurance & life insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral bonuses
• Accrued earned time for full-time & part-time employees
• 403b Retirement plans with generous employer contributions
• And more!

Work Shift:

SolutionHealth is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation disability status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.