RN Specialty Nurse Navigator - GI/Oncology - Torrey Pines Clinic

Responsibilities

• Navigating patients through the continuum of care acting as a liaison and resource between the physician, other departments, and the patient.
• Establish specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time specific nursing goals to guide the care planning process and promote self-reliance.
• Provide in person, clinic visits as needed at the initiation of care and throughout transitions of care throughout all of our hematology/oncology clinic sites, as needed.
• Formulating custom care plans from assessment and clinical information demonstrating the application of clinical guidelines including standards of care.
• Providing disease and treatment specific education tailored to meet patient's individual goals of care.
• Onsite rounding throughout treatment plan implementation as needed to provide needed in person patient evaluation.
• Provide direct, hands-on nursing care, as needed.
• Assist patients in establishing, modifying, or reinforcing a social support network, thereby promoting self-reliance.
• Assisting patients with social services needs by identifying resources in the community and referring to these programs.
• Collaboration with system wide authorizations team, scheduling in other departments, as needed to ensure patient receives timely and comprehensive care.

Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills

BSN plus 3 years' recent clinical nursing experience in a variety of clinical settings.

Required Certification/Registration

• CA RN License
• BLS if working in a clinical setting
• ONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy

Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification

• MSN
• OCN if working in Hematology, ONN-CG if working in Oncology area
• Ambulatory experience preferred
• Minimum of two years of outpatient experience managing the care of patients in oncology or a related specialty