RN- Nurse Navigator-Oncology- days
🔍 Macomb, Michigan
GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Clinical Navigation Team consists of Nurse Navigators-Oncology and Patient Access Coordinators. Nurse Navigators-Oncology are nurses with oncology-specific clinical knowledge who offer individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers to help overcome healthcare system barriers across the continuum of care. Patient Access Coordinators are administrative staff expert in coordinating services on behalf of the patient and delivering excellent customer service. The Clinical Navigation Team Collaborates with other health care team members including physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, social workers, financial counselors, community health workers, patient access coordinators, and ancillary and other support staff, and referring physicians to create a high quality, efficient, safe, and exceptional patient experience. The Nurse Navigator-Oncology directly reports to the HFCI Manager-Clinical Navigation or Supervisor-Clinical Navigation.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing required.
- Bachelor Degree preferred.
- Two (2) years of nursing experience required. Oncology experience preferred.
- Outpatient/ambulatory experience preferred.
- Maintains and demonstrates current clinical knowledge in area of specialty.
- Strong organizational, leadership, listening, critical thinking, problem solving, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal. Ability to prioritize and reprioritize quickly.
- Ability to develop collaborative relationships both internally and externally.
- Ability to work in teams and in a self-directed, autonomous manner.
- Able to delegate and coordinate efforts of the team/co-workers.
- Compassionate and empathetic. Understands pathophysiology of cancer, multimodality treatment planning, goals of care, symptom management, quality of life, and evidence-based practice guidelines Demonstrates excellent coaching and mentoring skills.
- Takes necessary actions to develop and maintain personal job. competencies/expertise and to improve performance on an ongoing basis; keeps current regarding medical and technological trends in healthcare overall and/or specialty/service line best practices, as well as a working knowledge of insurance rules and community resources.
- Computer skills and knowledge of Windows, Outlook and electronic medical record.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:
- Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse.
- Certification as an Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN®), Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (AOCN®), Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner (AOCNP®), or Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Specialist (AOCNS®) at time of hire, or within three (3) years after hire date.
- NOTE: The Nurse Navigators-Oncology already employed by HFHS oncology services have three (3) years to complete certification after entry into this job.
Overview
HAP is a Michigan-based, nonprofit health plan that provides health coverage to individuals, Â Â Â Â Â companies and organizations. A subsidiary of Henry Ford Health System, we partner with doctors, employers and community groups to enhance the overall health and well-being of the lives we touch. With more than 1,100 dedicated and passionate employees, our goal is to make health care easy for our members.
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Under the leadership of President and CEO Robert G. Riney, Henry Ford Health is a
$6 billion integrated health system comprised of six hospitals, a health plan, and 250+ sites
including medical centers, walk-in and urgent care clinics, pharmacy, eye care facilities and
other healthcare retail. Established in 1915 by auto industry pioneer Henry Ford, the health system
now has 32,000 employees and remains home to the 1,900-member Henry Ford Medical Group, one
of the nation’s oldest physician groups. An additional 2,200 physicians are also affiliated with the
health system through the Henry Ford Physician Network. Henry Ford is also one of the region’s Â
major academic medical centers, receiving between $90-$100 million in annual research funding and
remaining Michigan’s fourth largest NIH-funded institution. Also an active participant in medical
education and training, the health system has trained nearly 40% of physicians currently practicing
in the state and also provides education and training for other health professionals including nurses,
pharmacists, radiology and respiratory technicians. visit HenryFord.com.
Benefits
Whether it's offering a new medical option, helping you make healthier lifestyle choices or
making the employee enrollment selection experience easier, it's all about choice. Â Henry
Ford Health System has a new approach for its employee benefits program - My Choice
Rewards. Â My Choice Rewards is a program as diverse as the people it serves. Â There are
dozens of options for all of our employees including compensation, benefits, work/life balance
and learning - options that enhance your career and add value to your personal life. Â As an
employee you are provided access to Retirement Programs, an Employee Assistance Program
(Henry Ford Enhanced), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Employee Health and Wellness
and access to day care services at Bright Horizons Midtown Detroit, and a whole host of other
benefits and services. Employee's classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits
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committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
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