Oncology Nurse Navigator, Head and Neck Cancer - Full-Time, Days

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as an Oncology Nurse Navigator with our Lung Cancer team in Hyde Park. In this role you will partner with the rest of the clinical team to provide patients the highest quality of care. 

Eligible for a Sign on Bonus up to $10,000!

Under the direction of a faculty sponsor and in collaboration with the program support team, the Oncology Nurse Navigator coordinates the care of patients through the disease process and acts as a clinical liaison for patients, across medical services and clinical departments.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assesses clinical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial, financial, and other patient needs.
• Facilitates resolution to patient needs and monitors follow up.
• Educates/reinforces education with patients and families on disease, treatments, side effects, adverse reactions, and reportable signs/symptoms based on multidisciplinary care plan.
• Coordinates discharge planning with the patient’s family, social workers, home nursing staff, oncologists, and personal physicians.
• Works with patients and family members to ensure discharge instructions are understood and followed.
• 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.
• Documents recommendations made at multidisciplinary consultations and/or tumor conferences.

Required Qualifications: 

• Registered Nurse with a current Illinois license
• Graduate of a National League for Nursing accredited School of Nursing with BSN 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• OCN Certification
• ONS Chemotherapy Provider
• Minimum of two 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 – 8-Hour Shift - ON-SITE
• Unit/Department: Medical Oncology - Hematology/Oncology
• 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.