RN Navigator - Surgical Oncology (Clinic)
Company: CARLE
Location: Decatur
Posted on: October 25, 2024
Job Description:
The Cancer Navigator acts as an advocate to assist patients in
navigating throughout internal and external systems in order to
facilitate the diagnosis and treatment process. Applies the nursing
process through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
of the patient in order to provide the optimal level of patient
care. Duties include clinical practice, education and program
coordination.
- Independently applies the nursing model to provide direct care
to patients; Plans, administers, and evaluates patient care in
practice; Coordinates patient care activities and transitions of
care for patients with the interdisciplinary team through the
longitudinal care processes of cancer treatment (including
processes of treatment, scheduling, internal/external referral, and
follow up); Coordinates follow up appointments through the
treatment and survivorship surveillance continuum; Facilitates
appropriate follow up of diagnostic results; Initiates and updates
individualized patient centered plans of care; Documents the
nursing plan of care and associated care coordination and
transition management in the medical record; Delivers holistic
patient care in the form of direct care, psychosocial support, and
age-appropriate education; Participates in the development and
delivery of patient care summary and survivorship plans; Promotes
the ethical care delivery through professional nursing practice
including patient advocacy, coaching and counseling.
- Develops and maintains comprehensive educational materials
relative to the continuum of cancer care; Provide educational
materials and resources to patients hospitalized with a survival
procedure; Provides educational material and resources to patients
within the comprehensive cancer center setting; Initiates,
organizes, and evaluates education programs; Uses evidence based
practice to promote patient / family / caregiver engagement,
activation and empowerment; Community Education; Participates in
community outreach programs.
- Collaborates with the provider group and administrative
leadership to develop practice guidelines, including processes of
care, care protocols, policies and procedures; Develops and
maintains division-specific documentation tools in collaboration
with IT resources; Organizes and oversees the multidisciplinary
clinic; Collaborates with leadership to identify and report key
operational and programmatic metrics; Communication; Demonstrates
positive communication skills with patients, families and
co-workers; Promotes positive communication in peer interactions;
Communicates effectively with the interprofessional team to
effectively and efficiently provide high quality patient care;
Research; Coordinates with research staff as indicated through the
treatment plan; Promotes the development and delivery of
evidence-based practice.
- Coordinates patient care activities and transitions of care for
patients with the interdisciplinary teams
- Coordinates follow up appointments throughout treatment and
survivorship
- Facilitates appropriate follow up of diagnostic results
- Initiates and updates individualized patient centered plans of
care
- Participates in the development and delivery of patient care
summary and survivorship plans.
Keywords: CARLE, Champaign , RN Navigator - Surgical Oncology (Clinic), Healthcare , Decatur, Illinois
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