Nurse Care Coordinator - float

Overview

Responsibilities

• Under minimal supervision, provides professional nursing care for patients adhering to national and company standards and guidelines for specialty regulations.
• Demonstrates knowledge of physiological, psychological, and developmental and age specific differences in the patient population including late adolescence, adulthood, middle age, and the elderly.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide for assessment and therapeutic management of patient/family needs.
• Supports and adheres to the US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics and Business Standards.
• Key Responsibilities Plan, implement, coordinate, evaluate and promote the continuity of care consistent with established standards and practices.
• Assesses health status by interviewing patient regarding current status and medical history.
• Collects and records nursing assessment and interventions.
• Reviews and reports the results of the health status assessment and physical examination, pertinent laboratory data, radiographic data and psychosocial assessment of assigned patients to the provider.
• Assesses patient/family needs and provides teaching and other instructional material.
• Provides psychosocial support to patients and families.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Facilitates clinical operations and patient care: Manages patient medication refill requests from the pharmacy telephone line and records the information in the patient chart.
• Assists physician with exams and procedures.
• Facilitates consultations, pre-testing, diagnostic tests or procedures, referrals and future appointments for patients.
• Triages patient phone calls as needed and documents relevant information in the patient's chart.
• As necessary, facilitates communication between patient/family and interdisciplinary team and coordinates services related to patient care.
• Assist patients in locating available community resources.
• Inter-professional collaboration: Assist and collaborate with clinical research team as needed.
• Acts as a resource to LPN/LVNs and medical assistants.
• Provides nursing coverage for the satellite offices as needed.
• Serves as mentor/preceptor and provides day to day guidance to less experienced nurses.
• Participates in professional development activities and maintains current knowledge of oncology nursing by participating in ongoing educational opportunities.
• Performs other reasonably related duties as assigned.
• SALARY LEVEL: $40-$60/hour (plus additional float pay)

Qualifications

Education/Training