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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | Job Function Summary: |
| 2 | Job Function Summary: Involves providing non-clinical support, guidance and assistance for patients | ||||
| > | and families as they navigate through complex healthcare environments. Primary goals are to increase | ||||
| > | patient satisfaction, and to optimize care and outcomes. Acts as a communication liaison to underst | ||||
| > | and the patient's non-clinical individual needs, desires, and concerns. Guides the patient and famil | ||||
| > | y to a broad range of services, amenities, and information to promote healing and ensure satisfactio | ||||
| > | n with the patient care experience. Generic Scope Experienced professional who knows how to apply th | ||||
| > | eory and put it into practice with in-depth understanding of the professional field; independently p | ||||
| > | erforms the full range of responsibilities within the function; possesses broad job knowledge; analy | ||||
| > | zes problems / issues of diverse scope and determines solutions. Custom Scope The Pediatric Neuro-On | ||||
| > | cology Patient Navigator for the UCSF Pediatric Brain Center provides individualized assistance and | ||||
| > | support to patients throughout their care with Pediatric Neuro- Oncology, serving as a cross-bay res | ||||
| > | ource and advocate for pediatric patients and families while they are going through the journey of d | ||||
| > | iagnosis, treatment and recovery. The service is offered to pediatric patients from their initial vi | ||||
| > | sit to their ongoing post treatment appointments after discharge and ongoing monitoring throughout t | ||||
| > | he patient’s pediatric life. The Pediatric Neuro- Oncology Patient Navigator’s primary goals are to | ||||
| > | increase patient satisfaction, and to optimize care and outcomes. S/he acts as a communication liais | ||||
| > | on to understand the patient's non-clinical individual needs, desires, and concerns. S/he guides the | ||||
| > | patient and family to a broad range of services, amenities, and information to promote healing and | ||||
| > | ensure satisfaction with the patient care experience. The Pediatric Neuro- Oncology Patient Navigato | ||||
| > | r provides patient care coordination by serving as a communication bridge, when needed, between the | ||||
| > | patient, family and the practitioners and services s/he may require during their treatment. This inv | ||||
| > | olves developing expertise in the operations and systems underlying all service areas directly or in | ||||
| > | directly related to Neuro- Oncology, including UCSF interdepartmental support for patients receiving | ||||
| > | care outside of Neuro-Oncology Services. The position requires self-initiative, as well as excepti | ||||
| > | onal social skills and emotional intelligence in order to support patients with a wide variety of ps | ||||
| > | ycho-social needs and the ability to effectively communicate with faculty and staff throughout the c | ||||
| > | linical enterprise. To be effective in the position, the Pediatric Neuro- Oncology Patient Navigator | ||||
| > | shall remain current on inpatient care protocols that affect patients’ post discharge care on an ou | ||||
| > | tpatient basis. This includes attending grand rounds sessions reviewing patient safety, standardizat | ||||
| > | ion of inpatient and outpatient protocols. This position is a vital and an integral part of the pati | ||||
| > | ent-centric care mission and direct patient education efforts of UCSF Pediatric Neuro- Oncology. It | ||||
| > | is the common goal of these programs to ensure patients have full, equitable and convenient access t | ||||
| > | o the clinical services they require and to the health education information needed to make informed | ||||
| > | decisions about their care. Serves as a non-clinical resource and liaison for patients and their fa | ||||
| > | milies. Assists with navigating all aspects of the healthcare system. Uses knowledge of the unit or | ||||
| > | clinic to resolve issues and identify ways to increase patient satisfaction. Collaborates with depar | ||||
| > | tment managers to meet patient expectations, achieve quality outcomes and build a patient focused cu | ||||
| > | lture. Department Overview The Pediatric Neuro- Oncology Patient Navigator for the UCSF Pediatric Br | ||||
| > | ain Center provides individualized assistance and support to patients throughout their care with Ped | ||||
| > | iatric Neuro- Oncology, serving as a resource and advocate for pediatric patients and families while | ||||
| > | they are going through the journey of diagnosis and treatment for cancer. The service is offered to | ||||
| > | pediatric patients from their initial visit to their ongoing post treatment appointments 2-3 weeks | ||||
| > | after discharge and ongoing monitoring during treatment for pediatric cancer. A particular focus is | ||||
| > | assisting patients coming to UCSF for second opinion or advanced cancer care from an outside-referr | ||||
| > | ing physician. Patient Navigator is responsible for ensuring an efficient visit that cover referrin | ||||
| > | g provider and patient needs. The Pediatric Neuro- Oncology Patient Navigator provides patient care | ||||
| > | coordination by serving as a communication bridge, when needed, between the patient, family and refe | ||||
| > | rring providers and services he/she may require during their treatment. This involves developing exp | ||||
| > | ertise in the operations and systems underlying all service areas directly or indirectly related to | ||||
| > | Pediatric oncology care at UCSF, including UCSF interdepartmental support for patients receiving car | ||||
| > | e outside of Pediatric Neuro- Oncology. The position requires self-initiative, as well as exception | ||||
| > | al social skills and emotional intelligence to support patients with a wide variety of psycho-social | ||||
| > | needs and the ability to effectively communicate with faculty and staff throughout the clinical ent | ||||
| > | erprise. To be effective in the position, the Pediatric Oncology Patient Navigator shall remain curr | ||||
| > | ent on inpatient care protocols, particularly Phase I protocols for which patients may be specifical | ||||
| > | ly referred for care to UCSF. To stay current, Patient Navigator will be expected to attend weekly | ||||
| > | tumor boards and other meetings where status of individual patients and development of new protocol | ||||
| > | s is discussed. This position is a vital and an integral part of the patient-centric care mission an | ||||
| > | d direct patient education efforts of UCSF Pediatric Neuro- Oncology. It is the common goal of this | ||||
| > | program to ensure patients have full, equitable and convenient access to the clinical services they | ||||
| > | require and to the health education information needed to make informed decisions about their care. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Involves providing non-clinical support, guidance and assistance for patients and families as they |
| > | navigate through complex healthcare environments. Primary goals are to increase patient satisfaction | ||||
| > | , and to optimize care and outcomes. Acts as a communication liaison to understand the patient's non | ||||
| > | -clinical individual needs, desires, and concerns. Guides the patient and family to a broad range of | ||||
| > | services, amenities, and information to promote healing and ensure satisfaction with the patient ca | ||||
| > | re experience. | ||||
| 5 | Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Req / Pref Strong knowledge of Patient Rights & Responsibilities, Jo | 4 | |||
| > | int Commission standards, and Centers for Medicare / Medicaid regulations. Knowledge of Medical Term | ||||
| > | inology. Strong knowledge of data collection, compilation, and analytical techniques. Required Stron | ||||
| > | g skills to comprehend and assess patient's grievances to quickly locate appropriate resource for as | ||||
| > | sistance. In-depth knowledge of the organization and how to get issues resolved. Required Strong int | ||||
| > | erpersonal and customer service skills. Ability to communicate and resolve issues effectively with a | ||||
| > | diverse population of patients, staff and physicians. Required Excellent analytical and problem-sol | ||||
| > | ving skills. Ability to develop solutions and recommend changes and follow through with implementati | ||||
| > | on. Required Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Required Proficiency with Windows-ba | ||||
| > | sed software including Microsoft word, Excel, Outlook. Knowledge of computer systems and software us | ||||
| > | ed in functional area. Required Education Req / Pref Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equi | ||||
| > | valent experience / training. Required Licenses Req / Pref Certifications Req / Pref | ||||
| 5 | Generic Scope | ||||
| 6 | |||||
| 7 | Experienced professional who knows how to apply theory and put it into practice with in-depth under | ||||
| > | standing of the professional field; independently performs the full range of responsibilities within | ||||
| > | the function; possesses broad job knowledge; analyzes problems / issues of diverse scope and determ | ||||
| > | ines solutions. | ||||
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| 9 | Custom Scope | ||||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | The Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Patient Navigator for the UCSF Pediatric Brain Center provides individ | ||||
| > | ualized assistance and support to patients throughout their care with Pediatric Neuro- Oncology, ser | ||||
| > | ving as a cross-bay resource and advocate for pediatric patients and families while they are going t | ||||
| > | hrough the journey of diagnosis, treatment and recovery. The service is offered to pediatric patient | ||||
| > | s from their initial visit to their ongoing post treatment appointments after discharge and ongoing | ||||
| > | monitoring throughout the patient’s pediatric life. The Pediatric Neuro- Oncology Patient Navigator’ | ||||
| > | s primary goals are to increase patient satisfaction, and to optimize care and outcomes. S/he acts a | ||||
| > | s a communication liaison to understand the patient's non-clinical individual needs, desires, and co | ||||
| > | ncerns. S/he guides the patient and family to a broad range of services, amenities, and information | ||||
| > | to promote healing and ensure satisfaction with the patient care experience. | ||||
| 12 | |||||
| 13 | The Pediatric Neuro- Oncology Patient Navigator provides patient care coordination by serving as a | ||||
| > | communication bridge, when needed, between the patient, family and the practitioners and services s/ | ||||
| > | he may require during their treatment. This involves developing expertise in the operations and syst | ||||
| > | ems underlying all service areas directly or indirectly related to Neuro- Oncology, including UCSF i | ||||
| > | nterdepartmental support for patients receiving care outside of Neuro-Oncology Services. The positio | ||||
| > | n requires self-initiative, as well as exceptional social skills and emotional intelligence in order | ||||
| > | to support patients with a wide variety of psycho-social needs and the ability to effectively commu | ||||
| > | nicate with faculty and staff throughout the clinical enterprise. To be effective in the position, t | ||||
| > | he Pediatric Neuro- Oncology Patient Navigator shall remain current on inpatient care protocols that | ||||
| > | affect patients’ post discharge care on an outpatient basis. This includes attending grand rounds s | ||||
| > | essions reviewing patient safety, standardization of inpatient and outpatient protocols. | ||||
| 14 | |||||
| 15 | This position is a vital and an integral part of the patient-centric care mission and direct patien | ||||
| > | t education efforts of UCSF Pediatric Neuro- Oncology. It is the common goal of these programs to en | ||||
| > | sure patients have full, equitable and convenient access to the clinical services they require and t | ||||
| > | o the health education information needed to make informed decisions about their care. | ||||
| 16 | |||||
| 17 | Serves as a non-clinical resource and liaison for patients and their families. Assists with navigat | ||||
| > | ing all aspects of the healthcare system. Uses knowledge of the unit or clinic to resolve issues and | ||||
| > | identify ways to increase patient satisfaction. Collaborates with department managers to meet patie | ||||
| > | nt expectations, achieve quality outcomes and build a patient focused culture. | ||||
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| 19 | Department Overview | ||||
| 20 | |||||
| 21 | The Pediatric Neuro- Oncology Patient Navigator for the UCSF Pediatric Brain Center provides indivi | ||||
| > | dualized assistance and support to patients throughout their care with Pediatric Neuro- Oncology, se | ||||
| > | rving as a resource and advocate for pediatric patients and families while they are going through th | ||||
| > | e journey of diagnosis and treatment for cancer. The service is offered to pediatric patients from t | ||||
| > | heir initial visit to their ongoing post treatment appointments 2-3 weeks after discharge and ongoin | ||||
| > | g monitoring during treatment for pediatric cancer. A particular focus is assisting patients coming | ||||
| > | to UCSF for second opinion or advanced cancer care from an outside-referring physician. Patient Navi | ||||
| > | gator is responsible for ensuring an efficient visit that cover referring provider and patient needs | ||||
| > | . | ||||
| 22 | |||||
| 23 | The Pediatric Neuro- Oncology Patient Navigator provides patient care coordination by serving as a | ||||
| > | communication bridge, when needed, between the patient, family and referring providers and services | ||||
| > | he/she may require during their treatment. This involves developing expertise in the operations and | ||||
| > | systems underlying all service areas directly or indirectly related to Pediatric oncology care at UC | ||||
| > | SF, including UCSF interdepartmental support for patients receiving care outside of Pediatric Neuro- | ||||
| > | Oncology. The position requires self-initiative, as well as exceptional social skills and emotional | ||||
| > | intelligence to support patients with a wide variety of psycho-social needs and the ability to effe | ||||
| > | ctively communicate with faculty and staff throughout the clinical enterprise. To be effective in th | ||||
| > | e position, the Pediatric Oncology Patient Navigator shall remain current on inpatient care protocol | ||||
| > | s, particularly Phase I protocols for which patients may be specifically referred for care to UCSF. | ||||
| > | To stay current, Patient Navigator will be expected to attend weekly tumor boards and other meetings | ||||
| > | where status of individual patients and development of new protocols is discussed. | ||||
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| 25 | This position is a vital and an integral part of the patient-centric care mission and direct patien | ||||
| > | t education efforts of UCSF Pediatric Neuro- Oncology. It is the common goal of this program to ensu | ||||
| > | re patients have full, equitable and convenient access to the clinical services they require and to | ||||
| > | the health education information needed to make informed decisions about their care. | ||||