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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | JOB SUMMARY |
| 2 | JOB SUMMARY Under general supervision of the Medical Director and Associate Director of Clinical Ope | ||||
| > | rations, guided by the policies and procedures of the Ambulatory Services, and in collaboration with | ||||
| > | the physician staff and senior clinical nursing staff, the Clinical Nurse (CN) performs the role of | ||||
| > | a Nurse Navigator within the Lung Nodule Outpatient Clinic. The CNII, Nurse Navigator demonstrates | ||||
| > | critical thinking and uses the nursing process to assess and meet the needs of patients by providing | ||||
| > | care coordination for patients being referred to the Lung Nodule Clinic. She/he will assess patient | ||||
| > | s in the early stage of the referral process to match unmet needs with appropriate services and refe | ||||
| > | rrals and support services, such as dietitians, providers, social work, and financial services. Util | ||||
| > | izes the nursing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to provide safe, t | ||||
| > | herapeutic care. Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary and nursing teams. The Lung Nodule N | ||||
| > | urse Navigator serves in a leadership role and coordinates patient care for an assigned adult Oncolo | ||||
| > | gy outpatient population. This nurse is experienced and highly skilled with knowledge and understand | ||||
| > | ing of the cancer disease process, the major treatment modalities, symptom management, supportive ca | ||||
| > | re, and patient education. This nurse will have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the surgi | ||||
| > | cal process, supportive care, and patient education. At this operational level, the nurse proactivel | ||||
| > | y embraces the Oncology Nursing Society/Standards of Oncology Nursing practice 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 across the continuum of ca | ||||
| > | re with adherence to National Patient Safety Goals set forth by regulatory requirements. The nurse | ||||
| > | is recognized and utilized as a clinical resource and demonstrates investment in the overall forward | ||||
| > | movement of the unit and the organization. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Under general supervision of the Medical Director and Associate Director of Clinical Operations, gu |
| > | ided by the policies and procedures of the Ambulatory Services, and in collaboration with the physic | ||||
| > | ian staff and senior clinical nursing staff, the Clinical Nurse (CN) performs the role of a Nurse Na | ||||
| > | vigator within the Lung Nodule Outpatient Clinic. The CNII, Nurse Navigator demonstrates critical th | ||||
| > | inking and uses the nursing process to assess and meet the needs of patients by providing care coord | ||||
| > | ination for patients being referred to the Lung Nodule Clinic. She/he will assess patients in the ea | ||||
| > | rly stage of the referral process to match unmet needs with appropriate services and referrals and s | ||||
| > | upport services, such as dietitians, providers, social work, and financial services. Utilizes the nu | ||||
| > | rsing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to provide safe, therapeutic | ||||
| > | care. Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary and nursing teams. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications - Three (3) or more years of recent RN adult ambulatory care experience. - A | 4 | |||
| > | minimum of 3 years of total RN experience. - This position requires flexibility to orient and work | ||||
| > | at all UCSF Medical Center locations. Preferred Qualifications - Three (3) or more years of recent R | ||||
| > | N adult oncology experience. - OCN, or other relevant specialty certification REQUIRED LICENSES/CERT | ||||
| > | IFICATIONS - Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California. - Current healthcar | ||||
| > | e provider CPR certification | ||||
| 5 | The Lung Nodule Nurse Navigator serves in a leadership role and coordinates patient care for an ass | ||||
| > | igned adult Oncology outpatient population. This nurse is experienced and highly skilled with knowle | ||||
| > | dge and understanding of the cancer disease process, the major treatment modalities, symptom managem | ||||
| > | ent, supportive care, and patient education. This nurse will have an in-depth knowledge and understa | ||||
| > | nding of the surgical process, supportive care, and patient education. At this operational level, th | ||||
| > | e nurse proactively embraces the Oncology Nursing Society/Standards of Oncology Nursing practice and | ||||
| > | surgery standards to utilize the nursing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and eval | ||||
| > | uation to provide safe, therapeutic care. The nurse utilizes an interdisciplinary approach across th | ||||
| > | e continuum of care with adherence to National Patient Safety Goals set forth by regulatory requirem | ||||
| > | ents. The nurse is recognized and utilized as a clinical resource and demonstrates investment in the | ||||
| > | overall forward movement of the unit and the organization. | ||||