What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Navigator, Lung Health Program position at Christiana Care Health Systems?
ChristianaCare is currently seeking a part-time (32 hours per week) Nurse Navigator for our Lung Health Program. The home base for this position will be on our Wilmington, DE campus.
Primary Function:
- To manage the care of at-risk cancer patients and their families through collaboration with the multi-disciplinary care team utilizing appropriate clinical guidelines.
- To provide/coordinate quality patient care throughout the healthcare continuum.
- To impact population health.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Completes a comprehensive assessment of the patient upon initial encounter and periodically throughout navigation, matching unmet needs with appropriate services and referrals and support services, such as dietitians, social work, genetic counselor, and financial services to maintain healthy lifestyle choices and self-care strategies.
- Identifies potential and realized barriers to care (e.g., transportation, childcare, elder care, housing, language, culture, literacy, role disparity, psychosocial, employment, financial, insurance) and facilitates referrals.
- Schedules or facilitates scheduling of appointments, diagnostic testing, and procedures to expedite the plan of care timely follow-up to promote continuity of care
- Assesses patient and family learning needs to identify barriers to education (e.g., literacy, language, cultural influences, comorbidities)
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to develop patients' clinical treatment plan
- Educates the patient/family/caregiver: diagnosis, treatment options, side effect management, post treatment and survivorship.
- Acts as a liaison and advocate between the patients, families, caregivers, and health care providers to promote and optimize patient outcomes
- Contributes to Thoracic/IP program development, implementation, and evaluation within the healthcare system and community
- Contributes to the knowledge base of the healthcare community and in support of the ONN role through activities such as involvement in professional organizations, presentations, publications, and research
- Participates in system committees such as magnet, cancer, nursing council, safety, cultural competency/diversity, patient education, professional nursing council
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Three or more years of combined clinical experience in oncology, surgical, and/or pulmonary care.
- Oncology Certification (OCN) or Case Management Certification (CCM) preferred or must be obtained within two years of hire into this position
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Special Requirements:
- Delaware RN licensure required
Qualified candidates should apply online and attach a current resume for consideration.
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EEO Statement: Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
UPDATE: ChristianaCare is committed to prioritizing the health and safety of our patients and caregivers. As we continue to meet the needs of our caregivers and our community through the COVID-19 pandemic, our commitment to health and safety requires that we take new steps to ensure a safe environment for medical care for our patients and a workplace that avoids preventable harm for our caregivers. For this reason, vaccination for COVID-19 is required for all caregivers at ChristianaCare and is considered a safety standard that is job-related and consistent with business necessity for all caregivers.
