Oncology Nurse (RN) Navigator-AHF- M-Fri Days
Advocate Aurora Health · Rome, Georgia, US
Department: 37300 Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center - Administration: Cancer Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/A...
Job description
Department: 37300 Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center - Administration: Cancer Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: M-F Days Pay Range: $41.10 - $61.65 Essential Functions: - Provides language specific education, psychosocial support, and necessary resources for newly diagnosed patients pertinent to their specific disease, and their families, and coordinates appropriate referrals for those needed services. - Educates and provides information to new and existing patients and families regarding diagnosis, work-up, treatments to include surgery, therapy, support services, financial issues, community resources, survivorship issues and follow-up. - Serves as liaison for patients and families between departments. - Ensures and coordinates (where appropriate) new patient referrals, scheduling of exams, procedures and appointments, identifies potential gaps as well as the coordination of care for patients returning to their communities for treatment and follow-up. - Contacts every newly diagnosed patient at the time of the diagnosis. - Assesses every new patient for emotional and social needs as well as barriers to care such a...