We are hiring at the UofL Health Brown Cancer Center - Downtown

Location:

529 S. Jackson St. Louisville, KY 40202

Shift:  1^st Shift (5 days, 8hrs)

About Us

UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center is an academic cancer center affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine. The cancer center’s goal is to make cancer a disease of the past through cutting-edge care, innovative clinical trials and cancer prevention efforts. Brown Cancer Center is home to Kentucky’s first and longest-accredited program by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. We are a nationally recognized center for developing experimental cancer therapeutics and diagnostics and have the most significant cancer trials program in the region. We are a global leader in the clinical trial testing of new immunotherapies that activate your body’s immune system to fight cancer and have become early adopters of these immunotherapies that reduce the cancer death rate in the U.S. The Center for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy has been established through experts at the Brown Cancer Center to understand further the role of cancer and the immune system to identify new therapeutic targets and develop innovative treatment strategies.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Pay & Benefits Options.
• Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays.
• Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child/Spouse/Domestic Partner.
• 401K with Employer Match.

The Manager of Oncology Navigation Programs provides program development and operational leadership for these Programs within the BCC/Oncology Service Line of the UofL Health Network.  This includes, but is not limited to:   

• Collaborating with multidisciplinary physicians and providers, RN Navigators and other non-physician disciplines (e.g., dietitian, social workers, clinical trials) to ensure optimal performance of the multidisciplinary tumor boards, as well as of the nodule boards and related processes to address actionable findings (e.g., found through screenings, external referrals into the Oncology Service Line, or incidental findings within the Network).
• Managing the Oncology RN & non-RN Navigators across the spectrum of cancer care, including cancer screenings, multidisciplinary treatments & clinics, embedded network-hospital oncology navigators, genetics navigation, new-patient navigation, and career development.
• Collaborating with the medical/program director(s) of the Screening Program for, e.g., operational matters, opportunities for improvements and implementation of plans for same.   
• Collaborating with the Physician and Non-Physician leaders of Radiology and other service lines in the Network, regarding cancer screenings, incidental findings processes, and timely communications processes.
• Collaborating with Network Marketing regarding these Programs, ensuring the most up-to-date screening recommendations are published on Network websites.
• Operating cancer screenings program with a goal of providing a “one-stop shop” point of contact for Network Primary Care and other Physicians, including creating and streamlining processes for providing timely phone/other contacts, knowledge of processes for scheduling procedures in Network facilities, and, where appropriate operationally, timely communication of screening results including actionable findings and recommendations.
• With the Medical/Program Directors, collaborating with external resources such as the Kentucky Cancer Program, Gilda’s Club, or others, regarding their screening services available to Network patients, including working with Marketing to develop communications of same to Network patients and providers.
• Engaging with all relevant sites within the Network that provide cancer screenings (e.g., mammograms, colonoscopies, and lung scans) to agree upon and maintain relevant metrics & reports as defined.   

In addition to organizational management responsibilities, the manager will work collaboratively with screening program directors, senior physician and non-physician leaders, within and related to the BCC/Oncology Service Line, regarding operational matters, including tumor board operations, patient-specific navigation issues, policies and procedures related to oncology and ancillary service programs, and assisting with strategic direction and common goals of the organization.

Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & preferred):

• Bachelor’s degree required; BSN from an accredited and approved school of nursing preferred. RN License in good standing in KY preferred.
• OCN or other oncology certification preferred; annual oncology competencies required if no certification.
• Master’s degree preferred (MPH, MHA, or MSN preferred)

            Experience (required and preferred):   

• Five to Seven years of experience in oncology nursing preferred.
• Five years’ management experience preferred, including personnel management, team leadership, and project management.

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