Responsible for serving as the first reliable point of contact for Patients, Families and Providers.

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Serves as patient and family advocate.

2. Coordinates the scheduling of appointments to expedite the plan of care and to promote continuity of care.

3. Schedules, re-schedules, and cancels appointments for the appropriate outpatient service.

4. Assists in education of the patient/family to understand disease process and care map.

5. Assists in answering patient calls, initiate call backs and follow-up to meet the needs of the patient.

6. Assists with communication to internal departments and external contacts for insurance verification and authorization process.

7. Supports a smooth transition of patients from outside referrals to internal referrals for appropriate treatment.

8. Performs other related duties as assigned.

PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY HEMATOLOGY NURSE NAVIGATOR JOB DESCRIPTION

Overview: Goryeb Children’s Hospital, a part of the Atlantic Health System, is currently seeking a full time Pediatric Hematology Nurse Navigator for the pediatric hematology-oncology unit (The Valerie Center).

Responsibilities:

· Provide continued education and support for all newly diagnosed pediatric hematology patients and their families.

· Coordination of care – ensuring quality patient care, so the family can focus on their child, the patient. This includes but is not limited to planning and scheduling imaging, assessments, labs, consults, medication management, appointments, and family meetings as needed.

· Enhance communication between the family patient/family with the interdisciplinary and interdepartmental teams.

· Point of contact for all referrals, school-nurse letters, and bleeding disorder education to schools/school nurses, handling of lab specimens and send-outs, and collaborating facilities as needed.

· Setting up home care/home health services for patients with bleeding disorders.

· Will maintain a professional role that will continue to adapt and incorporate new evidence-based practice methods to better support patient and family needs.

· Assist APNs with medication prior authorizations.

· Will assist with miscellaneous tasks that arise as needed within the Valerie Center to support safe and quality patient care, as well as workflow.

· Will manage/update hematology diagnosis patient visits.

· Program development for hematology diagnoses

· Develop patient education materials, resource binders, and transition program with adult team for chronic hematology patients.

License/Education/Qualification:

· Current NJ RN Licensed

· BSN

· Must have 3+ years pediatric acute care/hematology/oncology experience.

· CPHON preferred or willing to become certified within 6 months of hire

Atlantic Medical Group is a physician-led and physician-governed organization that delivers the highest quality health care, at the right place, the right price, and the right time. We are a multispecialty physician group with more than 1,000 doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants at over 300 locations throughout northern and central New Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania. Our mission is to deliver exceptional care recognizing the unique needs of all those we serve. Our vision is to achieve the best outcomes with our patients at the center of the physician-led team, driven by service, innovation and continuous learning.

Our integrated network offers seamless access to Atlantic Health System’s entire health care continuum and our nationally and regionally ranked hospitals. In collaboration with Atlantic Health System, several of our practices offer urgent care and walk-in services.

In addition to primary care physicians, the team includes specialists that care for patients in all aspects of their health from pediatrics to geriatrics and everything in between. We make health decisions easier for patients with enhanced access to referrals.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.