Company: Health First Medical Group
Location: Cocoa, FL
Career Level: Hourly
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board
Description
Description
POSITION SUMMARY
To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Service and Stewardship by functioning as part of a multidisciplinary team in an outpatient setting. The Oncology Clinic RN acts as a patient advocate, educator, and care coordinator for a specific patient population across the continuum of care.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITES
- Coordinate the multidisciplinary team (physicians, advanced practice nurses and other support staff) approach to connect patients with integrated, comprehensive services, specific to their condition.
- Track, order completion and follow up. Monitor patient compliance with patient treatment plan and assist patients with referrals to outside resources and care coordination as needed.
- Serve as the central point of contact for all oncology navigated patients, including interactions with medical, nursing ancillary service providers.
- Provide education to patients, families, and significant others via phone or written consultation
- Demonstrate efficiency with delegated orders and data entry with oncology EMR.
- Provide patient support and phone triage skills for the oncology population.
- Follows Chemotherapy dosing based on National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) or other Chemotherapy guidelines with coordination of complex chemotherapy regimens with infusion and pharmacy staff.
- Demonstrates effective communication with other members of the healthcare time, promoting effective team functioning.
- Assist with daily telephone triage for oncology patients.
- Maintain clinical competency as it pertains to the clinic duties assigned.
- Adheres to medication management and clinical procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Education:
- Associate degree (ASN, ADN or AAS) from an accredited school of nursing.
- Work Experience:
- 1–3 years in the Oncology clinic setting.
- Licensure:
- Valid RN license in the State of Florida.
- Certification:
- BLS as issued by American Heart Association.
- Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Fundamentals of Administration Course completion through the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) within six (6) months of hire or transfer if the Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certificate Course completion through ONS/ONCC has not already been obtained.
- Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
- Oncology background in the clinic setting.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Education:
- Bachelor?s Degree (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing preferred.
- Work Experience:
- 1–3 years in the Oncology clinic setting.
- Licensure:
- N/A
- Certification:
- Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) through the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) preferred.
- Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
- Oncology background in the clinic setting. 1–3 years of experience in Oncology infusion.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Physically agile; may require walking, standing running, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing or crouching frequently.
- Medium work that may include lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, with or without assistance.
- May require moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces, including reaching out and above shoulders or over head.
- May lift, turn, pull, push, or ambulate people and/or equipment with or without assistance up to 90% of the assigned shift.
- May be exposed to inside and outside environments with varied temperatures, air quality, lighting and/or low to loud noise.
- May require working with biohazards such as blood/body fluids and airborne particles following OSHA and CDC Guidelines.
- Communicating with others to exchange information.
- Visual acuity and hand–eye coordination to perform tasks.
- Workspace may vary from open to confined, on site or remote.
- May require travel to various facilities within and beyond county perimeter; may require use of personal vehicle.
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