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Join the hospital trusted by Chicago's Southland, Ingalls Memorial Hospital, in this role as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) Oncology Navigatorfor our cancer program.
The Advanced Practice Oncology Nurse Navigator works collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team and is responsible for the coordination of care of patients throughout the disease process acting as a clinical liaison for patients across medical services. The Oncology Nurse Navigator provides cancer genetics risk screening and referral for testing; functions as the cancer survivorship coordinator and provides navigation clinical support and supervisory oversight to the oncology navigation social service worker and the genetics data specialist.
Essential Job Functions
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Position Details
Must comply with Ingalls Memorial Hospital's COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.
Why Join Us
For nearly a century Ingalls Memorial has pioneered sophisticated clinical care and developed the area's most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers, all dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the community. Now, partnered with UChicago Medicine, we have expanded our network of expert physicians, convenient facilities and scope of service to speed your healing process and help navigate your path to wellness. A skilled Medical Staff and talented employees dedicated to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and injury provide a firm foundation for our reputation for quality. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment... with patients and with each other. We're in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you'd like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is for you. Here at Ingalls, we're doing work that really matters. Join us!
UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: Ingalls Career Opportunities
UChicago Medicine Ingalls is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
Join the hospital trusted by Chicago's Southland, Ingalls Memorial Hospital, in this role as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) Oncology Navigatorfor our cancer program.
The Advanced Practice Oncology Nurse Navigator works collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team and is responsible for the coordination of care of patients throughout the disease process acting as a clinical liaison for patients across medical services. The Oncology Nurse Navigator provides cancer genetics risk screening and referral for testing; functions as the cancer survivorship coordinator and provides navigation clinical support and supervisory oversight to the oncology navigation social service worker and the genetics data specialist.
Essential Job Functions
- Survivorship: Functions as survivorship services coordinator by providing oversight for the cancer survivorship team and reporting annually to the cancer committee on survivorship program activities.
- Genetics: Identify high risk individuals appropriate for cancer genetics evaluation through screening or by referral and assist families with referrals for cascade testing for pathogenic variants.
- Provide navigation services to patients to minimize barriers to care, provide support and link patients and their families to resources to be able to complete planned cancer course.
- Completes an assessment of patient needs, barriers to care and coordinates access to services to support patients throughout the cancer trajectory.
- Completes survivorship care plans and reviews with patients.
- Supervise and provide clinical support to the oncology navigation social service worker and cancer genetics data specialist.
- Develop patient and community education programs and tools and provide support for community outreach activities
- Participate in site-specific, cancer conferences/tumor boards, program development teams and Cancer Committee. Maintain updated knowledge base of guidelines to ensure best practices are maintained for cancer survivorship, cancer genetics and other oncology care standards.
Required Qualifications
- MS in Nursing, MSP or DNP degree
- Current Illinois license as a Regstered Nurse (RN), Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) preferred.
- AOCNP or OCN (Or equivalent certification from the ONCC)
- 3-5 years experience in oncology nursing, 5+ preferred
- Current BLS certification
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Ability to travel to oncology office locations within the UChicago Ingalls Memorial Care Centers
Preferred Qualifications
- Specialized education in cancer genetics and hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes
- Experience in cancer survivorship care
- Advanced Genetics Nursing Certification (AGN-BC) or Advanced Clinical Genomes Nurse (AGCN) credentials from the Nurse Portfolio Credentialing Commission (NPCC)
Position Details
- Job Type/FTE: Full-time (1.0) ; 8-hour shifts
- Shift: Days
- Unit/Department: RN Navigator, Cancer Program
- CBA Code: Non-Union
Must comply with Ingalls Memorial Hospital's COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.
Why Join Us
For nearly a century Ingalls Memorial has pioneered sophisticated clinical care and developed the area's most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers, all dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the community. Now, partnered with UChicago Medicine, we have expanded our network of expert physicians, convenient facilities and scope of service to speed your healing process and help navigate your path to wellness. A skilled Medical Staff and talented employees dedicated to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and injury provide a firm foundation for our reputation for quality. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment... with patients and with each other. We're in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you'd like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is for you. Here at Ingalls, we're doing work that really matters. Join us!
UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: Ingalls Career Opportunities
UChicago Medicine Ingalls is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
