RN - Registered Nurse Coordinator Cancer Care

Location:

Geisinger Cancer Center Dickson City

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Serves in an expanded role to assess patient needs, plan and provide nursing care and coordinate follow-up care for patients receiving treatment in an outpatient Hematology/Oncology setting. Primarily responsible for care navigation throughout the continuum of care. Key responsibilities include patient education, triage and care coordination.

Job Duties:

• Coordinates the treatment plan coordination for Hematology and Oncology patients through the continuum of care.
• Provides ongoing patient care and education for patients in the adult Hem/Onc Department
• Serves as a resource person for patient and family regarding the perception of the diagnosis and medical plan of care for the management of disease as designated by the physician.
• Serves as a patient liaison between the patient and the care team as they encounter issues/obstacles/ changes to their plan of care.
• Performs pre-visit RN triaging for new and patients to ensure that decisions can be made on the first visit  and treatment planning for the Hematologic/Oncologic care can be initiated.
• Assists with supportive care referrals such as referrals to Palliative care, Psychology, and social work.
• Directly responsible for the completion and documentation of the initial chemotherapy teach session in EPIC as required by regulatory bodies
• Participates in performance improvement activities to ensure high quality care delivery and assists providers with completion.
• Assists with orientation of new personnel to ensure that they are appropriately trained to support patients and provider.
• Executes and documents ongoing patient communication.
• Provides instruction to ensure patient's understanding of medical condition and compliance with treatment instructions.
• Performs and assists with triaging telephone calls concerning health issues and offers appropriate telephone management advice to patients as liaison to physician recommendations.
• Communicates lab, radiology and other testing results to patients and via telephone and electronic medical record letter notification.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details:

Education:

Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required), Bachelor's Degree-Nursing (Preferred)

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years-Nursing (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body, Chemotherapy and Biotherapy certification courses within 3 months of hire - Default Issuing Body, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania, Oncoclogy Certified Nurse required after completion of required hours - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)

Skills:

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.