Nurse Navigator, Oncology 40hr days

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Exemption Status:

Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

8am-5pm

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

10010 - 4154 Gyn Oncology Clinic

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Facilitates the entry of patients into the diagnostic and/or treatment system and coordinates their care including family involvement. Follows the patients throughout the continuum of health care services across multiple departments.

2. Assists patients in understanding their diagnosis, treatment options, recommended follow up and resources available.

3. Utilizes nursing process to comprehensively assess the patients' physical and psychological sta-tus.

4. Evaluates progress of patients along the continuum and is responsible for professional and per-sonal modifications along with the healthcare team as appropriate. May assist with tracking of post care patients to ensure post treatment standards of care are met along with referrals. As necessary, ensures that patients receive clinical satisfaction surveys.

5. Coordinates and participates in multidisciplinary planning conferences, collaboratively assists with the development of patient summaries for use by care team.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

1. Bachelor's degree in Nursing.

2. Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse licensure and registration.

Preferred:

1. Masters Degree in Nursing.

Experience/Skills:


1. Minimum of 5 years nursing experience.

2. Excellent teaching, consultation, and customer service skills.

3. Excellent critical thinking skills.

4. Demonstrates leadership experience.

5. Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

6. Computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office products.


1. Skilled with utilization of EMR and other software.

2. Experience with Project Management.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

ADDENDUM FOR NURSE NAVIGATOR CANCER CENTER ROLE

Position Summary:

Same.

Major Responsibilities:

Same

Differences in Qualifications:



1. Oncology Certification.



1. Minimum of 5 years oncology experience in specific disease site (breast, lung, GI, etc) and post-surgical nursing.

ADDENDUM FOR NURSE NAVIGATOR PALLIATIVE CARE ROLE








1. Palliative Care Certification.



1. Previous Palliative Care experience.

ADDENDUM FOR NURSE NAVIGATOR ORTHOPEDIC CARE ROLE



Major Responsibilities - Differences if an APP is hired:

1. Responds to patient/family/provider issues and concerns in timely manner, including but not limited to writing prescriptions, interactions with post-acute care providers, obtaining imag-ing studies to identify possible complications, rounding on patient floors, and responding to tasks and triaging patient care or provider issues etc.

2. Develops relationships with post-acute care providers, including SNF, home health, inpa-tient rehab. Monitors patients' length of stay, condition, and is the point of contact for pa-tient, family, and providers to assist in ED and readmission avoidance.

3. Assists in the development of clinical pathways and consistency of the care provided by our pro-viders.

Differences in Qualifications for All Staff:



1. 2 years of previous Orthopedic care experience.

2. Previous experience with risk-based episodes of care.

ADDENDUM FOR NURSE NAVIGATOR GI (BUNDLE) CARE ROLE





2. Develops relationships with post-acute care providers, including SNF, home health, inpa-tient rehab. Monitors patients' length of stay, condition, and is the point of contact for pa-tient, family and providers to assist in ED and readmission avoidance.





1. 2 years of previous GI care experience.


ADDENDUM FOR NURSE NAVIGATOR NEUROLOGY CLINIC ROLE








1. Certification in Neurosciences.

2. Ambulatory Nurse or other ANCC certification.



1. Experience in acute care and/or other Neurological disease specific conditions.

ADDENDUM FOR NURSE NAVIGATOR STROKE ROLE








1. Must have a minimum of eight hours of education per year on cerebrovascular disease and stroke.

2. Must obtain NIHSS and mRS certification within one month after start date.

3. Must obtain SCRN certification within 18 months after start date.





ADDENDUM FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) ROLE





Differences in Qualifications






1. Master's degree.



1. Experience working with patients with COPD and asthma diagnoses, educating them in disease management, self-education in medication management and lifestyle changes.

2. Experience helping patients navigate the health care system in managing anxiety and depression related to chronic pulmonary disease.


1. Experience triaging patients with pulmonary exacerbations (across post-acute care settings) with PCPs and pulmonolo.