Oncology Nurse Navigator - Full-Time, Days

About the role

Join UChicago Medicine Medical Group as an Oncology Nurse Navigator at our Calumet City clinic. This 100% onsite position requires you to be based in the greater Chicagoland area. Our oncology clinics provide comprehensive cancer care for adult patients across a wide range of cancer types and treatments, with integrated services including palliative care to support patients at every stage.

Responsibilities

• Act as a clinical liaison for patients, families, and their multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Assess clinical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial, financial, and other patient needs.
• Facilitate resolution to patient needs and monitor follow-up.
• Educate and reinforce education with patients and families on disease, treatments, side effects, adverse reactions, and reportable signs/symptoms based on the multidisciplinary care plan.
• Coordinate discharge planning with the patient’s family, social workers, home nursing staff, oncologists, and personal physicians.
• Ensure discharge instructions are understood and followed by patients and family members.
• Develop and/or coordinate development of patient education materials, clinical pathways, and quality studies.
• Coordinate and/or participate in multidisciplinary consultations and/or tumor conferences.
• Document recommendations made at multidisciplinary consultations and/or tumor conferences.
• Help develop a treatment plan that is understandable and feasible to the patient.
• Serve as a clinical partner and escalation point for Intake Coordinators.
• Promote community education and increase prevention awareness and early-detection screening programs.
• May be responsible for direct patient care.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse with a current Illinois license.
• Graduate of a National League for Nursing accredited School of Nursing with a BSN.
• Minimum of two years of hematology/oncology clinical nursing experience with demonstrated clinical competence in patient care, teaching, and management of patients with a cancer diagnosis.
• Knowledge about clinical aspects of oncology, including protocol therapy and data management.
• General computer skills and adaptability to changing work situations and assignments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) Certification.
• ONS Chemotherapy Provider certification.

Schedule

Full-time (1.0 FTE), Days - 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Pay

The pay range reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected for the position, based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and current market data. Compensation at hire will vary based on candidate qualifications, experience, and organizational considerations such as internal equity.

Benefits

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