Oncology Nurse Navigator - Gyn Oncology

About This Role

This role is for an Oncology Nurse Navigator specializing in Gyn Oncology, guiding patients through their cancer care journey as a vital member of an interdisciplinary team. The position involves facilitating treatment plans and helping oncology patients transition between inpatient and outpatient settings, from diagnosis through treatment to survivorship or end of life.

Responsibilities

• Offer individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers as a guide through the healthcare system
• Provide education and resources to facilitate informed decision making and timely access to quality health and psychosocial care throughout all phases of the cancer continuum
• Facilitate timely complex coordination of appointments, diagnostic testing, and procedures
• Identify potential and realized challenges with care and facilitate referrals as appropriate to mitigate barriers and expedite the plan of care
• Assess patients’ current health practices, identify health problems, determine the degree of compliance and problems complying with the prescribed treatment plan, and provide appropriate documentation
• Analyze data from patient interviews, chart reviews, and physical assessments to determine individualized nursing care needs, including direct care and referral for additional departments/physicians for new and ongoing management
• Ensure continuity of communication between a patient's various care providers (both within and outside the UNCHCS community)
• Interview patients regarding their current health practices, identify health problems, determine the degree of compliance and problems complying with the prescribed treatment plan, and document this information in the patient's chart
• Analyze data from patient interviews, chart reviews, and physical assessments to determine patient's nursing care needs, including direct care and referral to other departments
• Coordinate scheduling of tests, labs, and x-rays
• Coordinate consults
• Interact with referring physician's offices for new and ongoing patient care issues

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from a state-accredited school of professional nursing, or an ADN with a requirement to enroll in a BSN program within 4 years and obtain BSN within 7 years
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina
• OCN (Oncology Certified Nurse) or ONN (Oncology Nurse Navigator) Certification required or must be obtained within 3 years of hire date
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification
• Two (2) years of nursing experience and one (1) year related experience
• Compassion
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills