RN - Nurse Navigator-Surgical Oncology- 40 hours- days

The Clinical Navigation Team consists of Nurse Navigators-Oncology and Patient Access Coordinators. Nurse Navigators-Oncology are nurses with oncology-specific clinical knowledge who offer individualized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers to help overcome healthcare system barriers across the continuum of care. Patient Access Coordinators are administrative staff expert in coordinating services on behalf of the patient and delivering excellent customer service. The Clinical Navigation Team collaborates with other health care team members including physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, social workers, financial counselors, community health workers, patient access coordinators, and ancillary and other support staff, and referring physicians to create a high quality, efficient, safe, and exceptional patient experience. The Nurse Navigator-Oncology directly reports to the HFCI Manager-Clinical Navigation or Supervisor-Clinical Navigation. This position will be supporting a breast surgery clinic.

Education/Experience Required:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing required.
• Bachelor Degree preferred.
• Two (2) years of nursing experience required.
• Oncology experience preferred.
• Outpatient/ambulatory experience preferred.
• Maintains and demonstrates current clinical knowledge in area of specialty.
• Strong organizational, leadership, listening, critical thinking, problem solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Surgical and oncology experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Ability to prioritize and reprioritize quickly.
• Ability to develop collaborative relationships both internally and externally.
• Ability to work in teams and in a self-directed, autonomous manner.
• Compassionate and empathetic.
• Understands pathophysiology of cancer, multimodality treatment planning, goals of care, symptom management, quality of life, and evidence-based practice guidelines.
• Demonstrates excellent coaching and mentoring skills.
• Takes necessary actions to develop and maintain personal job competencies/expertise and to improve performance on an ongoing basis; keeps current regarding medical and technological trends in healthcare overall and/or specialty/service line best practices, as well as a working knowledge of insurance rules and community resources.
• Computer skills and knowledge of Windows, Outlook and electronic medical record.

Certifications/Licensures Required:

• Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse.
• Certification as an Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN), Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (AOCN), Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner (AOCNP), or Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Specialist (AOCNS) at time of hire, or within three (3) years after hire date.
• Note: The Nurse Navigators-Oncology already employed by HFHS oncology services have three (3) years to complete certification after entry into this job.

Additional Information:

Organization: Henry Ford Medical Group

Department: HF Cancer Administration

Shift: Day Job

Union Code: Not Applicable

Overview: Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.

Benefits: The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That's why we offer support in the various components of our team's well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.