Oncology RN, Cancer Screening & Prevention Services
Color
How You’ll Contribute:
- Serve as a vital clinical resource for patients we are supporting on cancer prevention, screening, and early detection.
- Actively engage with patients via phone, async messaging, and video communication to address their clinical needs or issues, such as triage and management of high-risk symptoms and abnormal results, care escalations, coordination with patients’ healthcare providers, provider referrals, and planning for in-person care appointments.
- Conduct comprehensive cancer risk assessments and develop cancer screening and prevention plans for review by Color Medical physicians.
- Triage and manage patients reporting symptoms suggestive of cancer and patients with abnormal screening results to make sure they quickly get follow-up workups completed to rule out or confirm a cancer diagnosis, in coordination with their healthcare providers.
- Provide compassionate, empathetic care, establishing close, trust-based relationships with patients, and going above and beyond to help and support patients and motivate them to take actions that reduce their risk of cancer and/or catch cancer early for optimal outcomes.
- Triage symptoms and medical history disclosed during patient contact.
- Collaborate with Care Advocates to address non-clinical support and coordination needs.
- Develop clinical protocols and best practices to coordinate care and provide clinical support for cancer prevention, screening, and high-risk management, in close collaboration with other Color Care Team members (e.g., oncologists, primary care physicians, genetic counselors, and care advocates).
- Participate in care team sessions to monitor member progress, provide updates, and collaborate on targeted support plans.
- Maintain thorough and detailed documentation of encounters with patients.
- Educate patients about cancer risk factors, including screenings and lifestyle modifications based on national guidelines, specialty guidelines, and Color’s clinical protocols.
- Serve as an RN-level escalation point to non-licensed members of the clinical team.
Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
- Active and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license with eligibility to obtain additional state licenses as needed.
- Minimum of 7 years of nursing experience, including at least 5 years in oncology healthcare settings.
- Oncology-related certification (e.g., OCN, AOCN, AOCNS, CCM) required or to be obtained within 12 months of hire.
- 3+ years of adult outpatient clinical experience.
- Proficient in motivational interviewing and patient-centered, guideline-based care.
- Relentless drive to remove barriers and defragment the current healthcare system for your patients.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a focus on empathy and active listening.
- Commitment to evidence-based, technology-enabled cancer care and improving healthcare system accessibility.
- High standards for quality of care and patient outcomes.
- Multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) license.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional technical and operations teams.
- English/Spanish bilingual preferred.