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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCandidate's Name , BSN, OCN ONN-GCStreet Address Morgan St. Bergenfield, NJ 0762PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLESummaryA registered nurse with extensive amount of years working in diverse settings having worked 12 years in oncology research and the last year 11 years as an oncology nurse navigator. Received my certification in Oncology Nurse Navigator Certified Generalist.EducationDominican College, Orangeburg, NYBS in NursingBergen Community College, Paramus, NJAAS in NursingLicensure RN, New Jersey (Multistate)RN, New York (inactive)RN Connecticut (Inactive)Membership ONSAONN Attended 4 national conferencesCertificationONN-CGONC CertificationBLS &CPRCITI/GCPNavigator Certified Generalist (2016)Professional ExperienceHoly Name Medical Center Teaneck, New Jersey 01/2017-11/2023Medical Oncology NavigatorGuide patients through the care continuum, establishing contact with recurrent and newly diagnosed for mainly Lung, Head and Neck and GI cancer patients and their caregiversAttend weekly tumor boards on many cancer divisions and cancer care conference on new patients biweeklyIdentify and address barriers to care so that patients receive timely and appropriate care. Work along with our social worker to address the patients needsConnect patients with resources, health care and support services at Holy Name and the community. Assist patients from active treatment to survivorship.Assist to identify patients who will receive a survivorship care plan.Identify potential patients who may be eligible for clinical trials to assist our research director .Assist patients for 6 of our oncologists to navigate newly diagnosis cancer patients through continuation of careBreast Nurse Navigator 2/2016- 12/2017Provides psychosocial support to women diagnosed with breast cancerResolves barriers to treatment and performs appropriate interventions as requiredServes as point of contact for physicians, family members, and support service organizationsTracks all breast patients that require surgical consultation to ensure timely follow up of abnormal findings and continuum of careAttends biweekly breast tumor boardParticipates in unit-based and organization wide activities, committees, and community activities as appropriateWorks collaboratively with medical oncology navigators to navigate newly diagnosed patients through their work up and treatmentsMaine Medical Center Portland, Maine 09/2015-12/2015 Oncology Nurse Navigator Thoracic ClinicIdentified potential crisis situations involving patients and/or families and initiated appropriate actionWorked with lung and esophageal cancer patients conducting intakes on new patients to the Cancer CenterAssisted with the arrangement of surgery dates for the esophagectomy patientsPresented cases at the weekly multidisciplinary thoracic tumor boardConducted the pre-operative and post-operative teaching of the surgical patientsCoordinated appointments for medical, surgical, radiation, and oncology patientsWorked with a multidisciplinary team of oncology physicians, medical assistants, clinical nurses, and other navigators at Maine Medical Cancer Center and throughout the state of Maine and southern New HampshireNew York - Presbyterian New York, New York 11/2013-09/2015 Oncology Nurse Navigator Thoracic DivisionWorked with newly diagnosed lung, head and neck, and esophageal cancer patients of diverse backgroundsFacilitated and assisted intake staff with collection of medical records, path slides, and imaging to ensure all information is available for the patients first visitCollaborated with physicians office to help expedite access for the newly diagnosed patients to appointments and diagnostic tests.Co-facilitated a monthly lung cancer support groupCoordinated and participated in the weekly thoracic tumor board for lung and esophageal patientsProvided and reinforced patient and family education on oncology disease and chemotherapyWorked with social workers and pastoral care to administer distress screening scale and make appropriate referrals when indicatedNavigated patients and family to different specialties within the medical centerEnsured emotional support needs are met and made appropriate referralsParticipated in identification of patients for clinical trialsParticipated in tracking of outcomes patients and metrics to ensure successful of new navigator programHackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, New Jersey 07/2002-10/2013Research Clinical Coordinator Nurse Oncology ResearchScreened, consented, enrolled and followed-up on potential and current subjects with thoracic, GU, and head/neck malignancies in accordance with the study protocols and regulatory guidelinesAssisted data coordinator with the collection of data from study subjects and maintained proper source documentation while assisting with site initiations and study visits by the sponsors and their monitorsWorked alongside a multidisciplinary oncology team of physicians, clinicians, pharmacists, and other essential staff members to the subjectsAttended weekly thoracic tumor board meeting to review new and current thoracic patients.Helped to maintain the integrity of pharmaceutical and ECOG protocol trialsPrepared and submitted amendments, continuing review and serious adverse advents forms for sponsors to HUMC Department of Research, IRB and WIRBAscertained all FDA and IRB/ WIRB policies are met in relation to the various protocol to my divisionsHackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, New Jersey 10/1996 - 07/2002Staff Nurse Breath and Lung InstituteHelped develop the new departments policy and procedure manualProvided total outpatient care to a population of adults and children with acute and chronic pulmonary diseases, which included setting up exam rooms and chartsUtilized the assistance of many of the medical centers ancillary personnel to provide specialized quality and efficient patient care as the solo full-time nurse at the institutePromoted health education through participation at community health fairs |
