Registered Nurse Coordinator - Chemotherapy

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.
• 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.
• Aid in the implementation and sustaining of 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.

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. Must be self-directed. Excellent telephone and communication skills. Ability to articulate information or data to multiple audiences with varying levels of knowledge and expertise.
• Experience: 3+ years of nursing experience in a critical care setting or RN level experience for the related specialty; One (1) to two (2) years of Quality Improvement experience desired.