Job Description:
· Oncology Nurse for cancer patients with the goal of helping patients overcome health care system barriers and facilitate timely access to home or center based services.
· Visit and observe assigned patients and their families to discover, define, act on and/or report causes of health problems.
· Demonstrated excellence in nursing assessment, home care planning and problem-solving skills.
· Must be able to lift or transfer patients, medical supplies, and equipment.
· Work effectively with patients and families to assist them in satisfactory solution of health problems.
· Ability to deal effectively with change within the unstructured nature of health coaching and remain focused and perform other related work as required.
· Coordinate with doctors and related department leads to plan administrative activities. Oncology home care discharge planning experience preferred.
Skills Required:
· Experience in nursing for critical care patients.
· Must possess the abilities to work independently, demonstrate effective time management skills, and to prioritize effectively.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with all levels of internal and external customers necessary. Ability to converse fluently in 2-3 languages is a must (Telugu, English, Hindi).
· Plan, organize, and carry out nursing activities while understanding physical, mental and emotional state of the patient.
· Attends staff meetings and in-service training sessions for continues education.
· Individual must be self-motivated/self-directed, patience and energy.