Nurse Clinician - Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (Adolescent and Young Adult Nurse Navigator) (50%)

About the role

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a 50% Adolescent and Young Adult Nurse Navigator to work for the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center with the AYA Team.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a clinical expert and resource to AYA patients with a cancer diagnosis ages 18 to 39.
• Meets with patient at enrollment to AYA program to make a face-to-face introduction and provide navigation related education.
• Places follow-up orders for routine check-ins with AYA patients throughout their cancer trajectory to educate and access for unique needs.
• Communicates with physicians and members of the health care team directing patient care.
• Collaborates efforts with multidisciplinary team members to streamline fertility preservation process and sexual health.
• Works in partnership with the patient’s primary cancer treatment team to ensure patients and family members receive streamlined information.
• Promotes program awareness and connects various UI Health Care departments and divisions.
• Interacts with staff, patients, medical staff, peers, and others in a professional and cooperative manner.
• Participates in the development of goals for the AYA Program.
• Provides clinical triage for calls made to the AYA Program.
• Provides content for monthly AYA newsletter.
• Represents AYA in monthly Teen Cancer America webinars and other national committees.
• Attends meetings and participates on committees and support groups as appropriate; serves as a member of the AYA Core team and AYA Steering Committee.
• Assists patients in completing AYA Enrollment form and documents relevant information.
• Maintains EPIC documentation and metrics of all AYA enrolled patients.
• Shares pertinent information with AYA Patient and Family Life Specialist, AYA Social Worker and other team members on a continual basis regarding AYA enrolled patients.
• Performs all other duties and tasks assigned as they relate to patient/family education, care coordination, nursing SOP’s, nursing quality and improvement and nursing education.
• Adheres to professional and legal standards of nursing practice.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient and staff information.
• Remains calm and constructive in conflict situations, listens and attempts to understand other points of view.

Qualifications

• A Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is required.
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire.
• Reasonable (within the last 1-3 years) nursing experience is required.
• Demonstrates expertise in specific clinical area of practice.

Skills

• Expertise in specific clinical area of practice.

Benefits

• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life, and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

Pay

$32,121 minimum at 50% effort to commensurate.

Schedule

Monday- Friday flexible daytime hours. No weekends, No Holidays.