RN Coordinator - Arcadia Medical-Surgical Oncology Clinic - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Non-Exempt) (Non-Union)

The Coordinator is a Registered Nurse with recognized leadership abilities and sound clinical skills who will actively assist the Director and/or Manager in coordinating the day-to-day activities of the unit. The Coordinator takes a leading role in activities such as nursing performance improvement, job performance evaluations, staffing, scheduling and working with the directors in the orientation and training of new employees

The RN coordinator is a Registered Nurse with recognized leadership abilities and sound clinical skills who serves as a patient advocate in the provision of personalized care coordination across the healthcare continuum. This position helps to facilitate appointments with specialist and support services, provides patient and site-specific education and maintains appropriate communication with the medical, clinical and support staff as well as the patient and family. The position works with physicians, advanced practice providers, ambulatory staff, hospital departments, and out-patient services to facilitate scheduling of diagnostic and treatment procedures, physician appointments, as well as supportive care. This position will maintain, develop, and coordinate multidisciplinary prospective treatment conferences, whether as a complement to a clinic or a standalone collaborative forum. RN Coordinator utilizes the nursing process to provide therapeutic care to patients and their families in the outpatient setting with an emphasis on administering chemotherapy, biotherapy, blood products. The RN is also responsible to manage those patients who require acute care either prior to or instead of admitting the patient. The RN coordinators escorts patients to exam rooms, obtains and appropriately records patient vital signs/medication list, monitors patient flow, assists physicians with minor clinical procedures, performs EKGs, prepares patient charts with pertinent medical information, administers medication as directed by physician. Schedules diagnostic tests ordered by the physician as needed. Performs various administrative duties, including answering and returning patient calls, receiving and sorting in-coming faxes, obtaining prior authorizations. Ensures patient's right to privacy, safety, and confidentiality is maintained. Maintains a safe environment in accordance with standards, policies, and safety regulations.

Essential Duties:

• Develops and maintains the ongoing Departmental Process Improvement projects.
• Maintain, develop, and coordinate multidisciplinary prospective treatment conferences, whether as a complement to a clinic or a standalone collaborative forum.
• Facilitates appointments with specialist and support services, provides patient and site-specific education and maintains appropriate communication with the medical, clinical and support staff as well as the patient and family.
• Works with physicians, advanced practice providers, ambulatory staff, hospital departments, and out-patient services to facilitate scheduling of diagnostic and treatment procedures, physician appointments, as well as supportive care.
• Provides therapeutic care to patients and their families in the outpatient setting with an emphasis on administering chemotherapy, biotherapy, blood products.
• Responsible to manage those patients who require acute care either prior to or instead of admitting the patient.
• Escorts patients to exam rooms, obtains and appropriately records patient vital signs/medication list, assists physicians with minor clinical procedures, performs EKGs, prepares patient charts with pertinent medical information, administers medication as directed by physician. Schedules diagnostic tests ordered by the physician as needed.
• Responsible for monitoring patient flow,
• Performs various administrative duties, including answering and returning patient calls, receiving and sorting in-coming faxes, obtaining prior authorizations.
• Ensures patient's right to privacy, safety, and confidentiality is maintained.
• Maintains a safe environment in accordance with standards, policies, and safety regulations. Complies with JCAHO and regulatory standards as they relate to the department.
• Establishes and maintains staff and physician relationships.
• Supports continuous and ongoing customer satisfaction through the hospital wide service excellence standards.
• Performs as an agent of change and promotes change as an opportunity for growth, learning, and development.
• Collaborates with all disciplines in designing patient testing schedule for Cardiology procedures.
• Maintains professionalism with all customers at all times.
• Delegates duties among staff within their scope of practice as appropriate.
• Orients, directs, and instructs other unit personnel. Demonstrates ability to positively influence other’s behavior by serving as a role model.
• Ensures competency of staff through annual skills validations and of all outside resources (registry) via established hospital registry competencies.
• Acts as a mentor and resource to Cardiology staff as well as staff in other areas of the Hospital.
• Functions as a patient advocate in the provision of personalized care coordination across the healthcare continuum.
• Assesses a patient's knowledge base/understanding of their diagnostic procedure.
• Assists with the performance of diagnostic procedures in Cardiology.
• Educates patient/patient's family about procedure and treatment according to each patient's individual needs and documents results.
• Ensures that procedures are planned and executed considering physiologic and developmental age; including pediatric, adolescent and geriatric patients and that these procedures are documented accurately on the chart, including patient's tolerance
• Provides for own professional growth regarding trends in clinical nursing, equipment and procedures through formal and informal continuing education
• Ensures compliance with infection control policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Req Bachelor’s Degree Nursing Degree in Nursing

• Req 2 years RN Experience in an oncology or ambulatory care setting

• Req Organization/time management skills.
• Req Demonstrate excellent customer service behavior.

Preferred Qualifications:

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Req Registered Nurse - RN (CA DCA)
• Req Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
• Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
• Req Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
• Req ONS Chemotherapy & Biotherapy

The hourly rate range for this position is $53.00 - $87.45. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.