"Nurse Navigator - Cancer Center- Stem Cell Clinic - FT Days"

Nurse Navigator - Cancer Center- Stem Cell Clinic - FT Days

Req ID: 123069

Location: Orange, California

Division: Medical Center

Department: Cancer Center- Stem Cell Clinc

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range Minimum: USD $64.93/Yr.

Salary Range Maximum: USD $85.69/Yr.

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

The incumbent will promote a culture of quality and standards of excellence for the Blood and Marrow Transplant patient, donor and their families. In collaboration with key BMT stakeholders the navigator will be required to promote changes to improve quality and patient safety throughout the BMT program. In addition, the navigator is responsible for oversight related to BMT quality requirements and compliance as required by various regulatory agencies.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Minimum 6 months experience working as an RN in an Inpatient or Outpatient Oncology setting OR 1 Year clinical experience and recent completion of cancer basics class from Oncology Nursing Society within previous year
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrated practice with and knowledge of chemotherapy agents
• Current CA RN license
• Basic Life Support certification required
• All external candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload

Preferred Qualifications:

• Oncology/Hematologic Malignancies patient population knowledge
• Oncology Nurse Certification
• Knowledge of complications associated with hematological oncology conditions
• Demonstrated knowledge of immunosuppressive therapies and care of the post-transplant patient
• Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.