Table 2 Nurse Coordinators’ Areas of Responsibility at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital
From: The oncology nurse coordinator: role perceptions of staff members and nurse coordinators
Nurse coordinator | Initial meeting with patient | % of full-time position | Key elements of the job | Entity that proposed the position | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nurse Care Coordinator of breast caner | Surgical and oncology clinic, oncology outpatient clinic, surgery ward | 50% | Accompaniment, guidance, consultation, help in coping with the illness, navigation through the system. Additional roles: teaching and research. | Nurse and the Cancer Association | Cancer Association. Second layer of funding by the hospital |
Nurse Care Coordinator of skin cancers | Oncology clinic, oncology outpatient clinic | 50% | Accompaniment, guidance, consultation, navigation through the system, follow-up, communications with entities in and outside the hospital. Additional roles: teaching. | Nurse and the Cancer Association | Institute foundation, Cancer Association. Second layer of funding by the hospital |
Nurse Care Coordinator of gastro-intestinal system cancer | Oncology clinic; oncology outpatient clinic | 50% | Accompaniment, guidance, consultation, navigation through the system, follow-up, communications with entities in and outside | Nurse, Physician (head of the field) | Cancer Association, second layer – the Hospital |
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Nurse Care Coordinator of neuro-oncology | Oncology clinic, neuro- surgical clinic, neuro-surgical ward, hematology ward | 100% | Accompaniment, guidance, consultation, follow-up, communications with entities in and outside the hospital, facilitation of groups of patients and family members. | Nurse, Physician (head of the field) | Hospital |
Nurse Care Coordinator of radiotherapy | Radiotherapy unit | 100% | Accompaniment, guidance, consultation, follow-up, communications with entities in and outside the hospital, Direct treatment to patients. | Nurse and Nursing services | Hospital |
Nurse Care Coordinator of neuroendocrine tumors | Center for Rare Disease | 75% | Accompaniment, guidance, consultation, follow-up, communications with entities in and outside the hospital, Facilitation of patient groups. | Director of the unit | Research fund |
Nurse Care Coordinator of neuro-radiosurgery | Radiotherapy unit and neurosurgery ward | 60% | Accompaniment, guidance, consultation, follow-up, communications with entities in and outside the hospital, Direct treatment to patients. | Physician and nurse | Hospital |