Registered Nurse Coordinator-BID Needham Cancer Center

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

Your Role: What You’ll Do

As a Registered Nurse Coordinator, you’ll play a central role in guiding patients through every phase of their oncology journey. This is an ideal role for an experienced oncology nurse who enjoys care coordination, patient education, and advocacy.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Education and Support

• Educate patients and families on chemotherapy and immunotherapy
• Provide guidance, reassurance, and clear communication throughout treatment

Care Coordination

• Prepare patients for treatment initiation, including:
  • Pre-treatment staging
  • Laboratory work and diagnostic testing
  • Venous access placement

Collaborative Care

• Serve as a clinical liaison between BIDMC Boston and BID Needham providers
• Support Hematology/Oncology physicians and nurse practitioners with:
  • Telephone triage
  • Medication prescription renewals
  • Outside laboratory ordering

Referrals and Partnerships

• Coordinate care with:
  • Visiting Nurse Association (VNA)
  • Hospice and home care agencies
  • Cardiology, Endocrinology, Genetics, Nutrition, Social Work, Physical Therapy, and Palliative Care

Operational Excellence

• Assist with pre-authorization processes
• Ensure accurate scheduling of consultations, diagnostics, and treatments
• Perform patient assessments and collect clinical histories
• Participate in rounds, case conferences, and quality improvement initiatives
• Contribute to process and care delivery improvements in outpatient oncology

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing (BSN preferred)
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• 3–5 years of related nursing experience
• Oncology nursing experience
• Proficiency with electronic medical records and web-based applications
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

• Outpatient oncology experience
• Care coordination or nurse navigator experience

You’ll Thrive Here If You Have

• Strong clinical judgment and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication with patients, families, and care teams
• Ability to manage complex, non-routine situations with confidence and professionalism
• A collaborative mindset and commitment to service excellence
• Passion for continuous learning and advancing oncology nursing practice

Compensation

Hourly Pay Range: $39.14 – $101.14
(Compensation based on experience and qualifications)

Pay Range:

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.  Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled