RN - Nurse Navigator - Breast - Full Time - Days

Core Job Responsibilities

• Act a single point of contact for patients and their families. Facilitates appointments for consults and support services within establish service standards.
• Provide information throughout the continuum of care including educating the patient, their family, and caregivers regarding their diagnosis and treatment options.
• Assists patients in understanding their diagnosis, treatment options, and the resources available, including educating eligible patients about appropriate clinical trials.
• Coordinates care logistics for patients as well as communication among providers.
• Assist in making the care seamless, continuous and comprehensive
• Assess clinical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial, financial and other patient needs
• Assist patients to overcome barriers to care, e.g. transportation, childcare, financial counseling
• Provide assessment of psychosocial needs and refer to social worker as needed.
• Coordinate/participate in multidisciplinary cancer conference, developing concise patient summaries for use by team and document recommendations made utilizing standardized care protocols in accordance with nationally recognized care guidelines.

• Collaborate with cancer registry to collect data, track outcomes, and support strategic planning processes.
• Responsible for outreach efforts to establish and maintain positive working relationship with key customers (physicians, office staff, diagnostic staff, nurse, social services.
• Serves as a resource for community educational events, such as health fairs, screenings, and symposiums.