Coordinator, Cancer Care

Description:

What you’ll do

• Develop organizational policies, procedures, standards and processes for Cancer Care at the BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) in collaboration with the cancer care team for a designated tumour group or clinical trial; evaluate and monitor service outcomes and acts on results to revise and modify the program to improve services.
• Provide leadership in the education of patients and their families by performing duties such as developing, implementing and evaluating teaching programs and educational materials. Act as a resource to other nurses and health care professionals to support their role in teaching patients and works closely with members of other health care disciplines and physicians in coordinating patient education.
• Act as a clinical resource for physicians, nurses and other health care professionals and students by providing both formal and informal education programs.
• Coordinate care for patients referred to the BCCA by performing duties such as: assessing designated patients for educational and support needs and taking the necessary steps to ensure that the needs are met, including initiating referrals to other members of the team and other support resources; discussing clinical findings and providing support to the patients and their families as needed, in person or by telephone, before, during or after multidisciplinary clinics; assisting patients to understand diagnostics, surgery and treatment options; providing information and support to patients through their decision-making process regarding treatment options; advocating on behalf of the patient and family to support their choices and needs; following up with patients, evaluating and researching outcomes and evaluating treatment processes; documenting all teaching and supportive actions; and participating in patient care management conferences and other relevant multi-disciplinary clinical decision making meetings; coordinates testing procedures as required.