Work Schedule:

• This is a fully remote role.  Must to available to work Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Eastern Standard Time.

Summary:

Remote LPN Triage Nurse is a licensed practical nurse with oncology-specific clinical knowledge that offers individualized care and clinical guidance to patients, families, and caregivers to assist with ongoing healthcare needs.

PRIMARY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Under general supervision, following established policies, procedures, and professional guidelines, provides care to patients by triaging oncology patient calls regarding treatment, surgery, and appointment information.
• Monitor and provide patient symptom management.
• Address barriers to care for patient, care giver, or family needs to achieve optimal patient outcome.
• Assist high risk patients with the goal of minimizing Emergency Department and inpatient readmission
• Provide patient-centered individualized ongoing education, resources, and referrals to internal and external resources.
• Assist the physician and PA-C/ARNP with specific patient/family interaction needed to resolve clinical issues.
• Complete requested clinical documentation as needed
• Establish and maintain professional role boundaries with patients, caregivers, and the multidisciplinary care team in collaboration with manager as defined by job description
• Facilitate communication among members or the multidisciplinary cancer care team to prevent fragmented or delayed care that could adversely affect patient outcomes.
• Provides patient education by answering questions following chemotherapy, radiation, and infusion treatments and post-surgery.
• Additional tasks as needed to support team.
• Work as an integral team player and is expected to adhere to and abide by the rules and regulations set forth by the Florida State Board of Nursing.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES:

• High school diploma /GED required
• Active Licensed Practical Nurse multistate or Florida single state licensure required

EXPERIENCE:

• Three (3) years of LPN experience required
• Two (2) years or more of oncology experience required
• Oncology nurse triage experience required

CORE COMPETENCIES, KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize and reprioritize quickly
• Strong written communication skills
• Strong telephonic communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously and with a virtual team in a remote work environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
• Possess high level critical-thinking skills

VALUES:

• Patient First – Keeping the patient at the center of everything we do
• Accountability – Taking responsibility for our actions
• Commitment & Care – Upholding FCS vision through every action
• Team – Working together, one team, one mission

Expectations for all Employees

Every FCS employee is expected to regularly conduct themselves in a professional and respectful manner, to comply with all labor laws, workplace policy and workplace practices.  Employees are expected to bring issues of any forms of workplace harassment, discrimination, or other potential improprieties to the attention of their management or the human resources department.