Registered Nurse Coordinator - Chemotherapy

About the role

The Lung Nodule Coordinator leads and facilitates the development, implementation, and ongoing adherence to identifying and treating lung nodule patient populations. This position works under the supervision of the Director of Pulmonology, Clinic Manager, Pulmonary Specialists, and Cardiothoracic Surgeons. The role develops systems of care that monitor patient progress and promote early intervention, collaborates with healthcare team members to optimize interventions, and manages community outreach to promote disease awareness and clinic offerings. The RN Coordinator also ensures these programs align with the mission and vision of CSV.

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for the clinical coordination and consultation regarding care across the continuum for all lung nodule patients.
• Consult and partner with nursing leadership as needed to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Assess the educational needs of staff and assist in developing educational programs, staff education materials, and community education as needed.
• Maintain and ensure compliance with continuing lung nodule education for medical and nursing staff.
• Ensure evidence-based screening and treatment protocols are the standard of care within the facility.
• Recommend, facilitate, and assist in the implementation of updates to pathways, order sets, and protocols as guided by new evidence-based guidelines published by industry organizations, e.g., American Lung Association.
• Provide appropriate feedback and coaching to medical staff and associates based on data analysis and observation.
• Ensure accurate and timely clinical data collection, verifying and updating data as needed.
• Share prepared data with key stakeholders in an understandable and meaningful context to motivate adherence to protocols and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a resource to medical staff, associates, patients, and families.
• Perform various technical and specialized tasks involved with the concurrent and retrospective evaluation of patient care.
• Utilize quality improvement tools, including root cause analysis, to investigate fallouts and generate action plans.
• Assist all hospital departments in implementing and sustaining their quality improvement processes related to lung nodules.
• Participate in division-wide collaboration to improve patient outcomes.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of AIDET, utilizing each patient interaction.
• Follow hospital safety and quality standards and expectations as they pertain to job performance and patient care.
• Exhibit behaviors and actions that create a high level of patient/customer satisfaction, positive patient/customer relations, and respect for the patient’s/customer’s rights, needs, and confidentiality.
• Demonstrate effective communication and human relations skills that promote harmony and teamwork.
• Assist with special projects as assigned.
• Accurately interpret and communicate Human Resources Policies and Procedures.
• Exhibit flexibility, adapting readily to changes in the work environment or work schedule.
• Maintain a positive attitude, even during periods of stress.
• Assume responsibility for professional growth and development.
• Comply and adhere to all CSV policies.
• Maintain positive attendance and communicate in advance any absence from work.
• Adhere to all patient and environmental safety policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an ADN, BSN, or MSN degree.
• Certification/Licenses: Hold a valid NM RN license. Current BLS certification.

Skills

• Excellent reading, writing, and editing skills in English.
• Familiarity with Epic and ability to effectively evaluate medical records.
• Must be able to understand graphical displays of data.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently.
• Excellent telephone and communication skills.
• Ability to articulate information or data to multiple audiences with varying levels of knowledge and expertise.
• Coordinates all referral processes for patients who meet the established criteria, including coordination with primary care physicians.
• Educates the community to build new program awareness.
• Creates direct-to-consumer marketing and education materials for business development.
• Mines specific data within the health system database to discover cases through retrospective review of findings, resulting in the identification of patients with specific diseases.
• Maintains all clinical metrics monthly and quarterly.
• Develops a database to input potential cases, completed cases, and follow-up cases requiring constant updating as patients progress through the continuum of care.
• Evaluates lab results, diagnostics, utilization patterns, and other metrics to monitor quality and efficiency for assigned population.
• Obtains all test results before the patient arrives for multi-disciplinary clinical evaluation.
• Develops clinical pathways for specific disease processes, promoting expeditious care access.
• Makes appropriate surgical consult arrangements depending on the complexity.
• Provides patients with information about follow-up with different specialties and coordinates follow-up care 1-2 years after evaluation.
• Develops treatment protocols for positive findings in collaboration with physicians.
• Demonstrates understanding of hospital processes and the systems involved in the delivery of patient care.
• Demonstrates skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Experience

• 3+ years of nursing experience in a critical care setting or RN level experience for the related specialty.
• 1-2 years of Quality Improvement experience desired.

Schedule

Multiple shifts available.

Work Type

Full Time