Oncology Nurse Navigator - (Colorectal Cancer)

Position Overview

Oncology Nurse Navigator (ONN) serves as an initial point of contact for patients and their families to direct and facilitate their cancer care experience. Navigators guide patients, facilitate access to services and patient-health care provider relationships, and coordinate care to assure timely and effective transitions during the patient's course of assessment, treatment, and survivorship.

The primary purpose of the ONN is to:

• Remove barriers to care and link patients to resources that enable them to complete treatment and improve their quality of life.
• Serve as a resource during the patient's transitions of care to facilitate timely access to services and care.
• Navigators facilitate communication between and among the patient and providers, and act as a liaison with the health care team on behalf of the patient.

• New patient intake - helps accelerate evaluations of new patients and facilitates coordination of patient testing and care scheduling.
• Work within a cancer specific disease management team to identify and eliminate barriers to care from time of diagnosis through survivorship, with the primary emphasis on intake, assessment and diagnosis, and the initial course of care and treatment.
• Follow patients through their (initial) course of care- see patients in multiple areas (cancer center, radiation, hospital). Ensure newly diagnosed patients in hospital/ED are transitioned to outpatient areas.
• In coordination with members of the disease management team, assist in the completion of cancer survivorship care plans.
• Provide patient/family education and explanations about the course of assessment and care.
• Participates in and contributes expertise to activities and functions that strengthen the cancer program (including, but not limited to continuous program and quality improvement, relationship building and cancer program marketing strategies, plans, develops, and implements patient centered programs as part of disease management team, participating in community screening and community cancer awareness activities, etc.).
• Participates and provides support to the Disease Management Team and Academic (teaching and research) goals of SBM by coordinates disease specific tumor boards, involvement in and contributions to CME activities, maintains disease tracking database, etc.
• Assists in and contributes to strengthening the oncology clinical research activities, maintains knowledge of inclusion/exclusion criteria for disease specific clinical trials, and explains clinical trial information to patients and families with the goal of educating patients about the benefit of participation and the contribution trials could have to the course of their treatment and survivorship.
• Collects data, documents and provides reports to DMT including identified health disparities, description of navigation process, populations served and barriers identified.
• Actively seeks and participates in educational opportunities, both formal and informal, to achieve and maintain knowledge and skill related to job responsibilities.

Qualifications

Required:

• NYS RN license.
• Five (5) years acute nursing experience, with minimum 3 years in oncology.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing.

Preferred:

• Masters in Nursing.
• Certified Oncology Nurse.
• Previous experience in case management, quality management, and/or patient education.
• Experience with colorectal surgical population preferred.

Special Notes: Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

Posting Overview: This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

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• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• All Hospital positions may be subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
• This function/position maybe designated as "essential." This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre-employment screenings.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

*The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

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Anticipated Pay Range:

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position is - $91035 - $103084 / year.

The above salary range represents SBUH's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The specific salary offer will be based on the candidate's validated years of comparable experience. Any efforts to inflate or misrepresent experience are grounds for disqualification from the application process or termination of employment if hired.

Some positions offer annual supplemental pay such as:

* Location pay for UUP, CSEA & PEF full-time positions ($3400)

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