Silicon Valley Medical Development is currently seeking a Compassionate Nurse Coordinator to join our growing Oncology healthcare team!
Location: Mountain View
Pay: $64.00- $71.00/ hour
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Silicon Valley Medical Development, (SVMD) LLC is a growing provider organization with community-based ambulatory care clinics and medical practices in Santa Clara County.
SVMD seeks to coordinate care that best fit the needs of the communities we serve, with like-minded people who want to simplify the healthcare experience. With a commitment to teamwork and quality, together we can offer exceptional care to our patients.
The Nurse Coordinator has experience in oncology/infusion therapy practices, and provides coordination and care for patients requiring assistance and support in accessing and managing their health care needs. As an integral member of the care team, the Nurse Coordinator collaborates with other health care professionals to ensure continuity of care and coordination of a wide variety of patient care services.
Responsibilities include coordinating patient communication, patient education, and preparing patients and/or caregivers for procedures and tests in collaboration with the health care team; ensuring continuity of care and coordination, identifying opportunities to improve patient care services; and assisting clinic management to identify and develop operational needs
Essential Functions:
- Contributes to the overall patient experience and satisfaction
- Performs work in accordance with established schedules, policies and procedures
- Performs triage and telephone advice independently within scope of practice
- Provides age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to all patients using the nursing process and standards of nursing practice with sensitivity and respect for the diversity of the human experience
- Expedites appropriate care and treatment, using critical reasoning and astute clinical judgement especially given the patient may present with complex problems or potentially life-threatening conditions
- Assesses, triages, and provides nursing consultation, performs follow-up and care coordination during face to face encounters or using telecommunications technologies during encounters
- Applies appropriate nursing interventions, such as identifying and clarifying patient needs, conducting health education, promoting patient advocacy, coordinating nursing and other health services, assisting patient to navigate health care system, and evaluating patient outcomes
- Always focuses on patient safety and quality of nursing care during each encounter
- Interacts with patients during face-to-face encounters or through a variety of telecommunication strategies in the virtual environment, often establishing long-term relationships.
- Acts as partner, advocate, and advisor; assists and supports patients/families in the optimal management of their health care, respecting their culture and values, individual needs, health goals, and treatment preferences
- Facilitates continuity of care using the nursing process, inter-professional collaboration, and coordination of and access to appropriate health care services and community resources across the care continuum
- Provides professional support, planning, coordinating, and facilitating patient care for selected patient populations across the continuum of care, ensuring compliance with provider orders and established policies and procedures.
- Participates in process improvement activities
- Adheres to HR, safety, HIPAA and compliance policies, and attendance requirements
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited college/university required
- RN - Registered Nurse - California State Licensure
- BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association
- Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience in an ambulatory care/outpatient organization
- Direct experience in Oncology or Cancer Center
- Prior experience in oncology/infusion therapy practices
Knowledge of computer systems and software used in assigned work