| JOB SUMMARY Serves as a single point of contact for referring physicians, patients, and caregivers to provide resources and assistance with accessing clinical and supportive multidisciplinary cancer care services offered within Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States. Additional responsibilities include assisting with the development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical trials for research by NRG, pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers, collaborating institutions, cooperative groups, and internal investigator-initiated studies. Some travel is required (investigator meetings/training and to Kaiser Permanente medical centers within the region). RESPONSIBILITIES - Assists patients in understanding their cancer diagnosis, treatment options, and the resources available.
- Serves as an essential link between patients and all other care KP and Non KP providers in coordination of cancer care. The navigator facilitates changes in the plan of care and brokering necessary services (i.e. inpatient, outpatient, etc).
- Facilitate appointments for multidisciplinary cancer clinic, consultation, and support services and follow up appointments within the cancer care continuum including but not limited to cancer care clinic, genetic, financial counselors, and supportive care. Emphasize education patient receives at cancer care clinic.
- Work with Cancer Care Quality Project Manager, KPMAS Commission on Cancer, and others to collect data, track outcomes, and support strategic planning processes.
- Responsible for networking to maintain positive working relationships with stakeholders.
- Coordinate and facilitate tumor board(s) and multi-disciplinary clinics. Work collaboratively with cancer care leads, committees, and overarching cancer care leadership.
- Facilitate enrollment in clinical trials
- Facilitate test and procedure scheduling for patients participating in clinical trials and/or treatment plans according to protocol design
- Monitor patient responses to protocol and communicate findings to the physician and health care team; report adverse events to the MAPRI research nurses on protocol, PI and others as required by protocol
- Responsible for knowing and following all MAPRI SOPs, IRB SOPs, Kaiser Permanente policies and procedures, and Federal rules and regulations applicable to clinical research
- Assist with IRB documentation as required, including initial submissions, protocol amendments, protocol modifications, Adverse Event Reports, protocol deviations, protocol violations, continuing review, and informed consent documents
- Assist with regulatory documents required to conduct clinical trials, including investigator CVs, financial disclosure forms, laboratory certifications, radiation safety exemptions, FDA 1572 forms, etc.
- Other duties as assigned.
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