Travel Mammography Technologist - $3,240 per week
Company: Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare - Salinas Valle
Location: Salinas
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
- Job Details
- The primary goal of the Oncology & Breast Health Nurse
Navigator is to support the Oncology patient and family to navigate
the continuum of care from screening to survivorship.
- As an advocate, educator, facilitator and support for Oncology
patients and their families, assessment is performed of physical
and psychosocial needs to ensure seamless quality and comprehensive
services to achieve desired outcomes.
- This role serves as a Clinical resource with expertise in
Oncology to cancer patients, their families, and clinical
staff.
- Through navigation, individualizes patient care based upon age
appropriate and developmental needs and accepts responsibility for
direction and implementation of the plan of care.
- Job Requirements
- A minimum of 3 years' experience as Navigator or Oncology Nurse
required.
- Additional Details
- Facilitates and coordinates care for newly diagnosed cancer
patients by ongoing systematic assessment, planning,
implementation, and evaluation of care according to the nursing
process, California Nurse Practice Act and Oncology Nursing Society
Standards of Practice in accordance with National Comprehensive
Cancer Network guidelines and the American College of Surgeons
Commission on Cancer standards.
- Assists with development and implementation of programs to
support the needs of patients and their families and goals of the
Cancer Program.
- Participates in relevant quality and performance
improvements.
- Provides psychosocial and emotional support to newly diagnosed
cancer patients and their families and works closely with the
medical staff in coordination of timely care.
- Communicates with members of the healthcare team, as
appropriate, about patient/family needs and concerns to facilitate
seamless, continuous, and comprehensive care.
- Assists in the development of appropriate educational material
for patients, family, and clinical staff in collaboration with the
Patient Education Committee and Cancer Care Committee.
- Initiates and performs ongoing review of policies related to
services provided.
- Attends and participates in the Cancer Care Committee, Tumor
Board, Lung Nodule Program, Palliative Care Program, Cancer
Operations Committee, and any other related
committee/taskforce.
- Promotes and participates in improving patient and family care
though quality performance improvement programs.
- Partners with patients, families, the interdisciplinary team,
and community resources to provide well-coordinated, timely,
compassionate, exemplary care.
- Maintains professional standards by participating in
in-services, continuing education, committees, etc.
- Contributes to cost effective patient care by monitoring use of
time, equipment and supplies.
- Functions in an organized and time conscious manner.
- Understands and demonstrates safety policies and procedures in
order to provide a safe environment for patients, visitors, and
employees.
- Utilizes positive communication skills with a focus on active
listening and follow-through.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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