Oncology Nurse Navigator, Full-Time, Days

Join a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Oncology Nurse Navigator in the GYN Oncology Clinic at our Orland Park location..

Up to $10,000 Sign On Bonus Available!

In collaboration with faculty mentors and mid-level providers in a care team setting, coordinates the care of patients with gynecologic malignancies throughout their entire longitudinal experience. Acts as a clinical liaison for patients across medical services and clinical departments. This involves patient education, triage and management of symptoms as well as support of their emotional and spiritual needs. 

Essential Job Functions:

• Initiates and manages ongoing chemotherapy and other systemic therapy plans within the electronic medical record and chemotherapy management system.
• Supports our robust clinical research enterprise by enrolling patients on therapeutic clinical trials
• Acts as liaison for patients, families, and their multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Assesses clinical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial, financial, and other patient needs.
• Provides education for patients and families on their disease, current treatments, and management of side effects of their treatments.
• Collaborate with other Oncology nurses to develop patient educations materials, clinical pathways, and quality studies
• Participate in the Gyn Onc multidisciplinary tumor conference and data safety and monitoring committee meetings.
• Develops and/or coordinates development of patient education materials, clinical pathways, and quality studies.
• Coordinates and/or participates in multidisciplinary consultations and/or tumor conference.

Required Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse with a current Illinois license.
• Graduate of a National League for Nursing accredited School of Nursing with BSN.
• Must have general computer skills and be adaptable to changing working situations and work assignments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills required, with specific ability to communicate effectively with patients, family members, and physicians.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Oncology Certified Nurse preferred.
• Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy Provider preferred.
• Minimum of 1+ years hematology/oncology clinical nursing experience with demonstrated clinical competence in patient care, teaching and management of patients with a cancer diagnosis, and knowledge about clinical aspects of oncology including protocol therapy and data management.

Position Details:

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)
• Shift: Days - 4/10-hour shifts
• Work Location: Onsite 
• Unit/Department: Gyn Onc
• CBA Code: Non-Union

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. 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 is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine 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.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine’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.