Care Coordinator - Radiation Oncology Join Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Center and become part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Known for its continuous clinical trials and cancer research, the Taussig Cancer Center ensures all patients receive top-quality patient care and have access to the newest advances in cancer treatment. The Department of Radiation Oncology at Cleveland Clinic treats more patients than any other cancer center in Ohio and is nationally recognized as a leader in patient care, research and education. This department has a compassionate team of caregivers that offer personalized treatment plans, leading-edge technology that delivers radiation with maximum precision and reduces treatment time, and treatment options for the full range of cancer types including Brachytherapy, Radiosurgery, Hyperthermia, Image Guidance, Intraoperative, Intravascular, Eye Plaque, Gamma Knife, TheraSphere, and Total Body Irradiation. **A caregiver in this position works 8:00am - 5:00pm.** A caregiver who excels in this role will: + Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary care team across the continuum of care for high-risk patients to develop goals, plan interventions and maximize patient outcomes. + Provide care and disease management coordination. + Identify patients in the specialty care practice that have ongoing coordination needs and conduct targeted outreach. + Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments that include disease-specific, age-specific, medical, behavioral, pharmacy, social and end of life needs of each patient. + Inform and work with patients and their families regarding coordination of their care, provide education and coaching, monitor patient compliance with their care plan, perform reassessments regarding patient progress toward goals, and update plan of care. + Serve as a liaison and advocate for patients and families. + Assist in managing transitions of care across care settings, ensuring optimal communication and planning. + Identify barriers, facilitate solutions, and connect others to community resources. Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: + Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing. + Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN). + Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA). + Three to five years of nursing experience. + Any registered nurse or advanced practice nurse must obtain a cancer specific certification or demonstrate ongoing qualifying education within the timeframe of the facilities accreditation cycle, if they work in medical oncology, radiation oncology, a cancer center or a cancer clinic and/or administer chemotherapy within an accredited Cleveland Clinic facility. Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: + Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN). + RN experience in med/surg and/or oncology. + Specialty certification. Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/ **Physical Requirements:** + Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. + Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range. + May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids. + Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. **Personal Protective Equipment:** + Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures. Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process. Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities