"Lead Registered Nurse - Oncology, Highlands Ranch"

Lead Registered Nurse - Oncology, Highlands Ranch

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Community Practice

Position #: 00837193 - Requisition #: 37267

Job Summary:

The Lead Registered Nurse (RN) provides high-quality support to physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) in meeting the operational needs of the practice and the medical needs of the patient. Works collaboratively with physicians, interdisciplinary teams, patients, and families to promote positive patient outcomes. The Lead RN assesses and evaluates patient conditions, and then plans, implements, provides, and documents patient care in a manner that follows professional nursing standards and outlined practices.

Additionally, the Lead RN is responsible for being a leader to the team and a subject matter expert in the area they work. The Lead RN supports the Practice Manager/Director with training and onboarding of new employees, daily assignments, process improvement, and department development as needed, along with various other opportunities to champion process improvement and growth in leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Is a lead and subject matter expert for the other Registered Nurses, Medical Assistants, front desk staff, providers, and other ancillary members of the team.
• Trains and helps the Practice Manager/Director onboard new staff members (as applicable).
• Assists the Practice Manager/Director with workload management to ensure each Provider is effectively supported and able to operate at the top of their scope.
• Performs telephone triage, patient education, handling of physician phone calls, and pharmacy calls; may assist by calling to set up appointments, procedures, or arrange hospital tests or admissions using, interpreting, communicating, and documenting with proper medical terminology.
• Participates in data collection and analysis of clinical outcomes of care and customer satisfaction standards.
• Evaluates and identifies members' needs.
• Assists the physician with procedures as necessary.
• Administers immunizations and minor treatments as prescribed; records and documents all such activities in the chart.

Work Location: Onsite - this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Highlands Ranch, CO.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, biological science, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
• Three (3) years of registered nurse experience in a clinical setting.
• One (1) year of registered nurse experience in specialty area.

Substitution: A combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis.

Conditions of Employment:

• Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Colorado.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross healthcare provider level CPR certification.
• Complies with applicable University of Colorado School of Medicine, Community Practice mandatory education and training.
• Maintains all required licensure and certifications for the position.
• Must be able to travel to alternate locations as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three or more (3+) years of registered nurse experience in a clinical setting.
• Two or more (2+) years of registered nurse experience in specialty area.
• Nursing certification (ANCC) in specialty area.
• Bilingual, Spanish-speaking.
• Computer skills: EPIC, Kronos, MS Office: Outlook, PowerPoint, Word.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Effectively communicate, both in writing and verbally, at all levels, including physicians, leadership, and staff.
• Strong knowledge of CPT & ICD-10 procedure coding.
• Strong knowledge of value-based care and risk-based coding procedures.

Anticipated Pay Range:

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established as $81,040 to $97,248.