Nurse Navigator

About the role

The Nurse Navigator serves as a consistent care coordinator to eligible beneficiaries at the Murtha Cancer Center WRNMMC, ensuring timely access and seamless coordination of services throughout the continuum of cancer care. The Nurse Navigator will be an integral part of and professional member of the Interdisciplinary team promoting optimal patient care.

Responsibilities

• Meet with patients and families to provide emotional support and guidance following the diagnosis of cancer through end stage disease if necessary.
• Provide medical information, education, and share knowledge regarding internal and external support services and resources.
• Facilitate rapid scheduling, coordination follow-up care, and track patients to ensure completion of recommended treatment plan.
• Identify and assist patients and families in eliminating potential barriers to care by identifying and referring to appropriate resources.
• Extract demographic, clinical, and laboratory data from DoD electronic and paper clinical data systems.
• Aid in the development, testing, and revision of Project/Investigation Forms (case report forms, data extraction tools, etc.).
• Review new patient records and screen patients for eligibility for participating in research protocols.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
• Minimum of 3-5 years' experience required.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland.
• BLS certification is required.
• One year in clinical research care is required.
• Prior Oncology experience is required.
• Excellent, detail-oriented organizational and data entry skills.
• Able to communicate openly and empathetically with patients, families, and providers, as well as external audiences including professional staff, community members, media, and other service organizations.
• Knowledge of adult learning competencies and patient teaching skills.
• Self-management skills reflecting self-motivation, initiative and fiscal responsibility, flexibility in responding to changing system needs and stays current with managed care and reimbursement issues.
• Able to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate the physical, emotional, and educational needs of patients.
• Advanced knowledge of current screening, diagnostic tools, and treatment options for breast cancer patients.
• Prior experience working in protocol/pathway driven environments and able to deviate and make appropriate referrals.
• Able to anticipate patient needs and take appropriate course of action, using approved guidelines, protocols, and pathways.
• Basic understanding of procedures commonly done in the ambulatory setting.
• Knowledge of Federal regulations regarding the use of human subjects in research.
• Knowledge of clinical medicine and procedures and techniques necessary for performing research tasks; proficient skills in data acquisition and clinical responsibilities related to research protocols.