Nurse Navigator Boise Oncology Part Time Days

About the role

We are seeking to hire a Nurse Navigator for our Boise Oncology Clinic at Saint Alphonsus Health System. As an Nurse Navigator in the Saint Alphonsus Medical Group, you will deliver the course of care and treatment as determined under the leadership of the Oncology Inter-Disciplinary Team (Oncologists, Specialists, Surgeons, Pathologists, Radiologists and Genetics) or other service line utilizing nurse navigation.

Responsibilities

• Navigate the patient's care collaboratively across multiple disciplines, departments, and providers within the system to achieve seamless patient care.
• Assess and provide all psychosocial resources necessary to support the patient and their family.
• Communicate and coordinate the plan of care with the patient.
• Work as the patient's advocate necessitating a seamless continuum of care.
• Involves family/guardian in plan of care and conducts patient and family education as appropriate.
• Explores the patient's understanding and knowledge of current health status.
• Ensures patient has full access to all of the services and support resources as needed (e.g., financial advisement, nutrition education, counseling support).
• Demonstrate quality management in alignment with program requirements and/or other process improvements of the service line and participate in quality improvement process initiatives as it relates to this program.
• Develops standards, policies, procedures, and protocols to support the Navigator Program.
• Performs essential collection and dissemination of information for all financial resources, pre-authorization, clinical trial adherence and grant opportunities as needed by the patient.
• Works closely with patient accounts to assure accuracy of charges.
• Participates in data collection to integrate fiscal efficiency with high quality and continuity of care and provides monthly/quarterly statistical data and reports or input to help identify areas for process improvement.
• Maintains continuing education necessary to keep competent in current trends of care in the clinical and diagnostic setting.
• Mets all annual mandatory hospital competencies, as well as the clinical and equipment competency checklists for the position and patient age group.
• Provides communication to multidisciplinary care team about the patient's plan of care, as determined by each service line.
• Educates the PCP on the role of the Navigator.
• Keeps the PCP in the loop of the treatment plan.
• Highlights And Benefits

Benefits

• Market-competitive pay
• Generous PTO
• Multiple options for comprehensive benefits that begin on day one.
• Benefits for your future include retirement planning and matching, college savings plans for your family, and multiple life insurance plans that can change as your needs develop.
• We are proud to offer Employee Assistance Programs, tuition reimbursement, and educational opportunities to help you learn and grow.

Schedule

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 7am-4pm)

Skills, Knowledge, Education And Experience

• A Colleague must have an RN license, as defined by their primary work state (Idaho or Oregon), issued before the hire date.
• Strongly Preferred: Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Required: 2 years of RN experience.
• At hire, Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required. (ACLS and/or PALS may be accepted in lieu of BLS)