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Central Maine Medical Center Oncology Nurse Navigator in Lewiston, Maine
At Central Maine Healthcare our team members are committed to providing exceptional care and experiences for our community and for each other every day.
- Job Profile Summary
Job Profile Summary
The Oncology nurse navigator is a professional registered nurse with surgical knowledge who offers individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers to help overcome healthcare system barriers. Utilizing the nursing process, the nurse navigator provides education and resources to facilitate informed decision making and timely access to quality health and psychosocial care throughout all phases of the surgical continuum.
- Job Description
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Oncology nurse navigator is a professional registered nurse with surgical knowledge who offers individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers to help overcome healthcare system barriers. Utilizing the nursing process, the nurse navigator provides education and resources to facilitate informed decision making and timely access to quality health and psychosocial care throughout all phases of the surgical continuum.
Essential Duties:
Educate patients about their disease, prescribed treatment, and side effects of treatment and how to manage them
Answer questions as appropriate and serve as liaison to the physician for additional questions and concerns
Provide clinical resources -- where to seek a second opinion, treatment or testing that may not be available locally, and how to access reliable sources of information
Assess patients for psychosocial distress and referral to a licensed social worker or counselor if more intensive support is needed
Address tangible barriers to care such as finances, housing, transportation, childcare, prescription costs, etc.
Refer patients to the appropriate contact, such as a social worker
Ensure any health information provided is accessible: this may include securing documents printed in the patient’s own language or arranging for certified medical interpretation, either in-person or by phone/videoconference
Function as a member of an interdisciplinary team to assess, secure, and coordinate appropriate services through the continuum of care
Empower patients, families, and caregivers to assume as much responsibility for their care as possible, within the constraints of age, illness, and other factors
In consultation with other members of the healthcare team, promote awareness of clinical trials as appropriate
Support timely scheduling of appointments, diagnostic testing, and procedures
Educate/identify patients for genetic counseling or fertility preservation, and facilitate appropriate referrals
Education and Experience:
Graduate of an NLN accredited program; BSN preferred
Valid State of Maine RN license
Ability to prioritize and reprioritize quickly
Ability to develop collaborative relationships both internally and externally
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work autonomously
Working knowledge of insurance coverage, managed care and community resources
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to engage patients and team members utilizing the CMH Experience Standards
I am creating a warming, caring, and non-judgmental environment
I am actively listening and seeking information
I am honest, truthful, and consistent
I am respectful, treating all individuals with dignity and empathy
I am serving as a role model, taking both initiative and ownership when appropriate
I am working collaboratively and demonstrating teamwork
I am resilient and adapt to change in positive ways.
Demonstrated ability to direct and triage in a highly fluid dynamic operational environment.
Ability to collaborate with all layers of the management/ administration team.
If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!
AT CENTRAL MAINE HEALTHCARE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO
Our why, our purpose, drives every decision and action we take as a healthcare system. We strive everyday to deliver exceptional care, and to improve our community. We are a non-profit organization that is breaking the traditional healthcare mold by bringing our patients and their family’s high value, low cost, and award-winning care while focusing on creating an exceptional experience for them; all within their communities. To accomplish this, we only hire individuals who are committed to excellence, who embody the principles of our CMH Experience Service Standards, and who are ready to step in and help their fellow team members achieve those exceptional results for our patients, their families, and the community.
Central Maine Healthcare System
The organization is broad in its footprint, with three (3) hospitals in Bridgton, Lewiston, and Rumford, and over 75 individual practices within our Medical Group. Lewiston’s Central Maine Medical Center is a certified and award-winning level two trauma center, along with our Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute and the upcoming highly anticipated launch of our comprehensive state of the art cancer treatment center. Both Bridgton and Rumford Hospitals are four (4) star accredited acute care hospitals, and our Medical Group and Maine Urgent Care Centers have won multiple awards within their specialties. As a system we are a six-time winner of the Leapfrog Safety A Rating since 2019, representing some of the highest quality care and outcomes nationwide. Our awards and accolades are only possible as a result of our commitment to culture, and a focus on safety and inclusion, in each of our patient’s experiences and in the experiences we create within our teams.
If you are a person who is looking for a way to give back to your community, to help improve the lives of patients or those who care for our patients, want to be part of a growing organization that is setting the bar for Maine healthcare, apply to join Central Maine Healthcare today!
Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity
CMH actively promotes diversity in its workforce at all levels of the organization. We strive to create and maintain a setting where we celebrate cultural and other differences and consider them strengths of the organization. CMH is an equal opportunity workforce and no one shall discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status with respect to any offer, or term or condition, of employment. We make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.