Registered Nurse Care Coordinator (RNCC) – Cancer Clinics
About the role
These roles involve patient care, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. May work across various healthcare settings, such as hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and community health organizations. Responsibilities include the delivery of medical care, supporting patients and their families, and ensuring the effective functioning of healthcare teams. These roles are responsible for guiding patients through the healthcare system, helping them understand their treatment plans, and coordinating care across multiple providers. Care navigators ensure that patients receive timely care and have access to resources that support their treatment journey. Individual contributors with responsibility in a clinical discipline or specialty. Typically involves diagnosing, treating, and caring for patients, and often include face-to-face interactions with patients. May also spend some time designing and implementing clinical programs, policies, and services using specialized knowledge and skills.
Responsibilities
- Patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up
- Work across hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and community health organizations
- Delivery of medical care
- Support patients and their families
- Ensure effective functioning of healthcare teams
- Guide patients through the healthcare system
- Help patients understand treatment plans
- Coordinate care across multiple providers
- Ensure timely care and access to resources supporting the treatment journey
- Diagnose, treat, and care for patients (including face-to-face interactions)
- Design and implement clinical programs, policies, and services using specialized knowledge and skills
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program
- 1 year of registered nursing experience required; 3 years of related and relevant RN experience strongly preferred
- Specialty Board Certification strongly preferred
- Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia
- American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required
- Ability to stand for prolonged periods, frequent travel, and bending/stooping
- Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills
- Attention to detail and ability to write legibly
- Ability to lift/push/pull 20–50 lbs
- Potential exposure to chemicals, blood/body fluids, and infectious diseases
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Retirement Savings
- Long-term and Short-term