Billings Clinic

Billings Clinic

Patient Care Navigator Neuro-Onc

BILLINGS, MT, US · Junior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 13 days ago
AuditingProcess ImprovementEHR/EMRPharmacy PracticePatient CareResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • The nurse will notify cancer research team of patient. • The nurse navigator will contact the patient/caregiver within one business day of scheduling patient.
  • The navigator will supply education on the rationale of the multidisciplinary team/appointments and need for further imaging or testing.
  • Location, date, and time will be provided to the patient.

Responsibilities

  • The nurse navigator will provide anticipatory guidance and manage expectations to aid patient/caregivers/families in coping with cancer diagnosis, potential or expected outcomes.
  • The nurse navigator will support a smooth transition of patients from active/initial treatment into survivorship, chronic cancer management or end of life care.
  • Identify and access appropriate social services, including resources to assist caregivers to support treatment
  • Contributes to community activities sponsored by the Cancer Center Develops patient referral services by relationship-building strategies with physicians not related to the department.
  • Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.
  • Identifies needs and sets goals for own growth and development; meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements.
  • Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency environmental, employee or patient safety standards relevant to job performance.
  • Collaborate with local individuals, agencies and organizations to facilitate the increased availability of community-based care services.
  • Develop and implement regional care protocols, resulting in reduced time to problem resolution and improved quality of care.
  • Identifies community support services in underserved and frontier areas and facilitates utilization of these services.

Requirements

  • Obtain OCN cert within 2 years of hire.
  • Oncology nurse navigator will have a bachelor's degree or higher in nursing.
  • Organization and record maintenance of appropriate record needs required for accreditation purposes.

Benefits

  • The nurse navigators will attend patient first consult in medical and radiation oncology.
  • The nurse navigator will supply education to the patient.
  • Navigation will assess patient education needs by assessing barriers to care (literacy, language, cultural influences, and comorbidities).
  • Resources will be offered such as web, printed materials, and verbal education.
  • The nurse navigator will supply and reinforce education to the patient, families, and caregivers about diagnosis, treatment, post treatment care and survivorship. (Treatment summary when applicable.)
  • Works in collaboration with the medical team to develop and implement clinical guidelines.
  • Interfaces with other members/disciplines within the healthcare teams for appropriate referrals/services Aware of and assists with financial needs of the patients.
  • Identification and assistance for patients in potential benefit for genetic testing evaluation.
  • Provides seamless patient flow from abnormal mammogram to diagnosis and referral to breast Patient Care Navigator Facilitates breast biopsy scheduling Facilitates breast biopsy education
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