MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

Clinical Nurse Coord Oncology (RN)

MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center • $89K — $162K *
Washington, DC 20011In-Person
Healthcare
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing required
  • Master's degree in Nursing preferred
  • 1-2 years of relevant clinical experience required
  • 1-2 years of ambulatory care and oncology experience preferred
  • Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the District of Columbia required
  • CPR certification required within 90 days
  • Oncology Nurse Certification (OCN) preferred within 1 year

Responsibilities

  • Provides direct and indirect care to patients and families
  • Coordinates with physicians and disciplines for optimal clinical outcomes
  • Educates patients on disease processes, treatments, and symptom management
  • Assists in insurance authorization and pre-certification for tests
  • Problems solves operational issues affecting patient outcomes
  • Triages patient inquiries and provides consultations as needed
  • Reports on progress and implements measures for performance improvement

Benefits

  • Monday - Friday daytime schedule
  • Opportunity for professional development through new employee orientation
  • Focus on innovative and cost-effective healthcare practices
  • Collaborative multidisciplinary team environment
  • Potential for further education and specialty certification support
Full Job Description
General Summary of Position
Coordinates activities with the Attending Physician as assigned. The primary responsibilities of the position will be the following: assisting in communications with patients; triaging patients and patient issues symptom management and patient education regarding their disease process and treatment. Assures the monitoring and confirmation of service delivery and evaluation of health care services for patients and patient families. Collaborates with the multi-disciplinary team utilizing clinical outcome data to support innovative and cost-effective changes to practice and to the health care system. These functions are performed in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's philosophy policies procedures and standards.

Schedule

Monday - Friday Days

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provides direct and indirect care to patients and families and objectively and systematically evaluates the quality and appropriateness of care delivery.
  • Collaborates and coordinates with physicians and all disciplines involved in the patient's care to assure timely progress toward the best clinical outcome in the most cost-effective manner.
  • Provides extensive patient education regarding disease process treatment plan and symptom management. Expertise in specialty area enables the registered nurse to triage and assess patients in order to provide optimum level of care. Assists patients and families through disease process and cancer diagnosis continuum.
  • Collaborates to assist patients with authorizing and precertification of insurance coverage for tests as ordered as part of the treatment plan.
  • Serves to problem solve; focusing on operational issues that may impede patient outcomes in a timely manner
  • Triages phone calls and patient portal inquiries and provides consultations and follow-up as needed.
  • Reports the status of progress and recommends/implements appropriate measures for Performance Improvement (PI).
  • Assists with new employee orientation while continuing to complete competency assessments and continuing education
  • Serves to problem solve; focusing on operational issues that may impede patient outcomes in a timely manner.
  • Performs other duties and responsibilities that are appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and is not to be considered as all-inclusive. This position may be used from time to time in other capacities as directed by department leadership

Minimal Qualifications
Education
  • Bachelor's degree Nursing required
  • Master's degree Nursing preferred

Experience
  • 1-2 years relevant clinical experience required
  • 1-2 years ambulatory Care and Oncology experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications
  • RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in the District of Columbia required
  • CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days required
  • Additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department or business unit.
  • OCN - Oncology Nurse Certification within 1 Year preferred

This position has a hiring range of

USD $89,065.00 - USD $162,801.00 /Yr.

About MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center is a medical facility located in Clinton, Maryland. It is a 192-bed acute care hospital that provides a range of services including emergency care, cardiology, cancer care, orthopedics, and women's health. The hospital is part of the MedStar Health system, which is the largest healthcare provider in Maryland and the Washington, D.C. region. MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care to its patients and improving the health of the communities it serves.
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Size
1,200 employees
Industry
Healthcare
* Ladders Estimates

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