RN - Breast Imaging Nurse Coordinator - Casual

Fairview is hiring an RN-Breast Imaging Nurse Coordinator to join our Breast Imaging department at our Fairview Woodwinds Campus location in Woodbury, MN.

Schedule: This position will work a casual schedule. The shift length will be 8 hours on the day shift. This position will help with the needs of the department.

About Fairview

Fairview is an industry-leading, award-winning nonprofit that offers an entire network of healthcare services. Fairview is one part of M Health Fairview, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, M Physicians and Fairview. Together, we combine the University’s deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview’s extensive roots in community medicine. Our care portfolio includes community hospitals, academic hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, senior facilities, facilitated living centers, rehabilitation centers, home health care services, counseling, pharmacies, and benefit management services.

Apply today to join our 34,000 employees and 5,000 system providers working to build last relationships with the people we serve: our patients, our communities, and each other!

Primarily function in the role as a Breast Imaging Nurse Coordinator. Ability to work with patients in an environment with time restraints. Need to be familiar with treatment options from current literature and standards. Ability to anticipate patient needs and take appropriate course of action using approved guidelines. Excellent problem solving skills and communication skills.

Clinical Expertise:

• Coordinates care for patients and families in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team across the continuum of care with an emphasis on newly diagnosed patients.
• Synthesizes assessment data and resulting diagnosis. Plans interventions and expected outcomes to provide patient & family necessary information.
• Serves as clinical expert/resource to oncology patients, families, health care team and community.
• Assists the patient in coordinating multiple specialist appointments, and provides education for patients.
• Coordinates multidisciplinary team conferences.
• Communicates with referring health care providers regarding comprehensive plan of care for patient and family.
• Works closely with physicians and departments to deliver coordinated care in a timely manner.
• Works with multidisciplinary team to develop quality monitors to measure patients’ outcomes and program performance.
• Collaborates with Mammotrak and Cancer Data Services on data base management.

Education:

• Assesses learning needs of patient, family, and health care team and creates, implements and evaluates multidisciplinary educational plan.
• Utilizes current research, scientific literature, and advanced practice knowledge when providing education for patients, families, community and staff.
• Consults with and teaches patients and families about their diagnosis, disease process and plan of care.
• Collaborates with surgeons, medical and radiation oncology regarding specific teaching needs.
• Provides formal and informal education for health care team and hospital staff as needed.
• Serves as a resource for the community to provide public education.
• Participates in ongoing educational activities to expand advanced clinical knowledge and enhance role performance.

Consultation:

• In collaboration with physicians and provides consultation to influence the comprehensive plan of care for patients, family, community and program areas.
• Serves as expert resource to patient family and staff.
• Assists patients to navigate through the program and services/procedures needed during diagnostic workup and course of treatment.
• Provides phone consultation, advocates for care or referrals to patients, families, other health care professionals and the community.
• Serves as Program Liaison to community through a variety of communication sources.

Procedural Assistance:

• Assess, monitor and assist patients before, during and after invasive breast imaging procedures and identifies expected nursing outcomes.
• Documents data and updates the plan of care.
• Provides discharge instruction to patients and families, post-procedure.

Provide back-up nursing care to patients

• Assesses and monitors patient needs during procedures and identifies expected nursing outcomes.
• Document data and update the plan of care.
• Administers conscious sedation and other procedural related medications in collaboration of a radiologist or physician.
• May assist as a circulating RN during invasive exams performed in Interventional, CT, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, MRI & General Safety

Required:

Minimum of 1 year of experience working with treatment of breast disease, imaging procedures, and/or oncology nursing

Current MN Nursing license

BLS - from American Heart Association or American Red Cross and current before date of hire

Preferred:

Background in oncology

ACLS

Breast Navigator certification

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical.

Qualifications:

$44.55-$62.89 / Hourly

Salary : $45 - $63