Responsibilities - 1. Clinical Practice: Patient/Family Assessment (Initial and Ongoing)
- 1.1 Collects Level II* patient data for new patients using established assessment form prior to initial visit to assess patient/family current and projected future needs; Note: Level II patient data includes physical and psychosocial history, current medical status, medication review, teaching/learning evaluation
- 2. Clinical Practice: Patient/Family Education
- 2.1 Develops a patient/family education plan based on assessment findings relevant to teaching learning topics, styles and the identification of special needs and preferences.
- 3. Clinical Practice: Care Coordination and Patient/Family Referral
- 3.1 Alerts Tumor Board Coordinator to place patient on listing for treatment planning session and, if patient will be present, facilitates patient participation; attends treatment planning sessions and documents treatment plans formulated.
- 4. Clinical Practice: Clinical Research
- 4.1 Identifies candidates for open clinical trials and communicates to physician, mid-level provider and assigned research nurse; collaborates with Research Nurses to ensure follow-through on clinical trials accrual of individual patients.
- 5. Clinical Program Support
- 5.1 Oversees Intake Assistant performance by analyzing accuracy and completeness of data compiled on new patients and observing patient/family interactions; provides feedback to supervisor.
- 6. Professional Development
- 6.1 Sets and strives to meet annual goals for professional development
- 7. Addendum: When needed or as assigned, performs practice/clinic nurse function as outlined in Clinical Nurse in the Ambulatory Practice/Outpatient Multispecialty Care Center functional description/overview
QualificationsEDUCATION
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing highly preferred; Master's Degree in Health-related field preferred
EXPERIENCE
A minimum of three (3) years experience in adult inpatient services, ambulatory oncology service or operating room. Oncology experience preferred
LICENSURE
Connecticut RN license;
SPECIAL SKILLS
Connecticut RN license; Oncology Nursing Society certification (OCN, AOCN) desirable
Additional Information The intake RN coordinators support three complex programs: Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma along with benign hematology referrals such as MGUS. These benign cases require comprehensive chart review to appropriately rule out malignant disease prior to scheduling, adding significant clinical intensity to the intake process. Timely intake review is critical to ensuring rapid access for a high-acuity patient population.
YNHHS Requisition ID
185186
