About the position
The RN CAR-T Navigator is a registered nurse with oncology-specific clinical knowledge who offers individualized assistance and care coordination to patients receiving CAR-T therapy within the organization.
Responsibilities
• Serve as a liaison for the patient and family with their oncologist and other healthcare providers to ensure effective communication and collaboration
• Monitor and provide patient symptom management
• Manage high risk, complex patient care with the goal of minimizing emergency department and inpatient readmission
• Assess barriers to care to address patient, caregiver, or family needs to achieve optimal patient outcome
• Provide patient-centered individualized ongoing education, resources, and referrals to internal and external resources to patient and caregivers
• Complete requested clinical documentation as needed
• Promote a patient and family-centered care environment for ethical decision making and advocacy for patients with cancer
• Establish and maintain professional role boundaries with patients, caregivers, and the multidisciplinary care team in collaboration with clinic and senior leadership
• In collaboration with other members of the healthcare team, build partnerships with local agencies and groups that may assist with cancer patient care, support, or educational needs
• Use an ethical framework regarding patient care to assist patients with cancer with issues related to treatment goals, advance directives, palliative care, and end-of-life concerns
• Facilitate communication among members of the multidisciplinary cancer care team to prevent fragmented or delayed care that could adversely affect patient outcomes
• Coordinate with the RN Quality Coordinator to provide documentation for the CAR-T program
• Attend regular meetings with CAR-T program development team
Requirements
• Registered Nurse, licensed in the State of Employment
• 2 years oncology nursing experience required (preferred knowledge about the transplant/cellular therapy process)
• Essential competencies and KSAs targeted to successfully performing in role: Analysis & Critical Thinking Decision making and problem-solving ability to resolve complex clinical, systems, and personnel problems and issues
• Strong interpersonal skills to include effective verbal and written communication
• Strong Leadership skills and organizational capability
• Solid time management with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Ability to collaborate across various levels of management, departments, and teams
• Comfortable negotiating problems and exploring solutions with physician population
Nice-to-haves
• BSN (Preferred)
• OCN or BMTCN certification preferred
• Current Basic Life Support Certification
Benefits
• Offering competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits packages to include tuition reimbursement, 401-K match, pet and legal insurance.
• Medical and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Vision & Dental Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Disability Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness
• Hospital Indemnity
• Pet Insurance
• Identity Theft
• Legal Insurance