Clinical Navigator

Job Title: Clinical Navigator

Location: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Req#: 0000191794

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Department name: Cancer Center

Job Overview:

The Clinical Nurse Navigator offers individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers to help overcome healthcare system barriers. Provides education and resources to facilitate informed decision-making and timely access to quality health and psychosocial care throughout all phases of the cancer continuum

Qualifications:

• BSN preferred please Preferred
• NJ RN license
• Requires Oncology experience

Required:

Preferred:

Certifications and Licenses Required (if applicable):

• Oncology or navigation certification required within two years of employment

Scheduling Requirements (non-exempt positions):

• Full-Time
• Day
• 37.5 Hour Work Week
• Hybrid one day a week after successful completion of probationary period and completed orientation and training.

Essential Functions:

• Assess patient needs throughout navigation, matching unmet needs with appropriate services and referrals.
• Facilitates timely scheduling of appointments, diagnostic testing and procedures to expedite the plan of care and to promote continuity of care.
• Identify potential and realized barriers to care and facilitate referrals as appropriate to mitigate barriers.
• Participates in coordination of the plan of care with the multidisciplinary team, promoting timely follow-up on treatment and supportive care recommendations. Provides education and reinforces to patients, families and caregivers the significance of adherence to treatment schedules, protocols and follow-up.
• Provides education and reinforces to patients, families and caregivers the significance of adherence to treatment schedules, protocols and follow-up.
• Serve as patient and family advocate Serve as patient and family advocate Initiates and completes the patient survivorship care plan in collaboration with the multidisciplinary health care team Initiates and completes the patient survivorship care plan in collaboration with the multidisciplinary health care team.
• Customer Service/Patient Satisfaction Provides a compassionate and supportive environment with prompt and consistent service.
• Confidentiality Adheres to patient rights: provides for the confidential treatment of all communications and records. Professionalism
• Demonstrates professionalism with families, visitors, physicians, co-workers and supervisors. Communication Listens and communicates effectively. Teamwork Supports teamwork by cooperative problem-solving through participation in meetings, projects, etc.
• Quality/ Performance Improvement Utilizes principles of continuous quality improvement in all work situations to assess, measure and improve organizational and department functions. Autonomy organizes work, sets priorities with a minimum of supervision and seeks guidance as appropriate.

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to supports our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer