Only the job description changed.
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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | Under general supervision of the Medical Director and Associate Director of Clinical Operations, gui |
| > | ded by the policies and procedures of the Ambulatory Services, and in collaboration with the physici | ||||
| > | an staff and senior clinical nursing staff, the Clinical Nurse (CN) performs the role of a Nurse Nav | ||||
| > | igator within the Thoracic Surgery Outpatient Clinic. The CNII, Nurse Navigator demonstrates critica | ||||
| > | l thinking and uses the nursing process to assess and meet the needs of patients by providing care c | ||||
| > | oordination for patients being referred to the Thoracic Surgery Clinic. She/he will assess patients | ||||
| > | in the early stage of the referral process to match unmet needs with appropriate services and referr | ||||
| > | als and support services, such as dietitians, providers, social work, and financial services. Utiliz | ||||
| > | es the nursing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to provide safe, the | ||||
| > | rapeutic care. Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary and nursing teams. | ||||
| 2 | Under general supervision of the Medical Director and Associate Director of Clinical Operations, gui | ||||
| > | ded by the policies and procedures of the Ambulatory Services, and in collaboration with the physici | ||||
| > | an staff and senior clinical nursing staff, the Clinical Nurse (CN) performs the role of a Nurse Nav | ||||
| > | igator within the Thoracic Surgery Outpatient Clinic. The CNII, Nurse Navigator demonstrates critica | ||||
| > | l thinking and uses the nursing process to assess and meet the needs of patients by providing care c | ||||
| > | oordination for patients being referred to the Thoracic Surgery Clinic. She/he will assess patients | ||||
| > | in the early stage of the referral process to match unmet needs with appropriate services and referr | ||||
| > | als and support services, such as dietitians, providers, social work, and financial services. Utiliz | ||||
| > | es the nursing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to provide safe, the | ||||
| > | rapeutic care. Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary and nursing teams. The Thoracic Surger | ||||
| > | y Nurse Navigator serves in a leadership role and coordinates patient care for an assigned adult Onc | ||||
| > | ology outpatient population. This nurse is experienced and highly skilled with knowledge and underst | ||||
| > | anding of the cancer disease process, the major treatment modalities, symptom management, supportive | ||||
| > | care, and patient education. This nurse will have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the su | ||||
| > | rgical process, supportive care, and patient education. At this operational level, the nurse proacti | ||||
| > | vely embraces the Oncology Nursing Society/Standards of Oncology Nursing practice and surgery standa | ||||
| > | rds to utilize the nursing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to provi | ||||
| > | de safe, therapeutic care. The nurse utilizes an interdisciplinary approach across the continuum of | ||||
| > | care with adherence to National Patient Safety Goals set forth by regulatory requirements. The nur | ||||
| > | se is recognized and utilized as a clinical resource and demonstrates investment in the overall forw | ||||
| > | ard movement of the unit and the organization. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | The Thoracic Surgery Nurse Navigator serves in a leadership role and coordinates patient care for a |
| > | n assigned adult Oncology outpatient population. This nurse is experienced and highly skilled with k | ||||
| > | nowledge and understanding of the cancer disease process, the major treatment modalities, symptom ma | ||||
| > | nagement, supportive care, and patient education. This nurse will have an in-depth knowledge and und | ||||
| > | erstanding of the surgical process, supportive care, and patient education. At this operational leve | ||||
| > | l, the nurse proactively embraces the Oncology Nursing Society/Standards of Oncology Nursing practic | ||||
| > | e and surgery standards to utilize the nursing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and | ||||
| > | evaluation to provide safe, therapeutic care. The nurse utilizes an interdisciplinary approach acro | ||||
| > | ss the continuum of care with adherence to National Patient Safety Goals set forth by regulatory req | ||||
| > | uirements. The nurse is recognized and utilized as a clinical resource and demonstrates investment i | ||||
| > | n the overall forward movement of the unit and the organization. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - Three (3) or more years of recent RN adult oncology experience. - Three ( | ||||
| > | 3) or more years of recent RN adult ambulatory care experience. - A minimum of five (5) years of tot | ||||
| > | al RN experience. - This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center | ||||
| > | locations. Preferred Qualifications: - Two (2) or more years of RN experience in outpatient thoraci | ||||
| > | c surgery - OCN, or other relevant specialty certification Licensure/Certifications: - Current licen | ||||
| > | sure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California. - Current healthcare provider CPR certificati | ||||
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