• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit: n/a
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary: n/a
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: Commensurate with experience

Position Summary

The Clinical Coordinator (RN) will support patient care and education in an outpatient clinical setting in various hematology/oncology clinical specialties.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship with patients and their families and work as a liaison between the physician and the patient/family for home and hospice care.
• Understand and integrate cultural diversity into practice.
• Develop and implement patient education materials as it relates to diagnosis and treatment of Cancer.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessment; offer patient and family education and symptom management related to disease and its treatment.
• Act as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide continuity of care throughout various stages of treatment and follow-up.
• Provide compassionate, evidence-based nursing care to oncology patients and families living with cancer in a healing and innovative environment.
• Communicate with NP and physician regarding patients in clinical practice and attend multidisciplinary rounds weekly.
• Communicate and collaborate to integrate evidence based practice and research findings into care of the patients.
• Collaborate with Infusion Center nurses and staff to establish nursing plan of care and to select the best interventions to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Answer patients' call and triage them based on symptoms and severity. 
• Perform additional related duties as needed or directed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus two years of related experience
• Current New York State RN license
• BLS Certification

Other Requirements

• Participation in medical surveillance program due to contact with patients and/or human research subjects and potential bloodborne pathogen exposure
• Successful completion of applicable compliance and systems training requirements

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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