Job Abstract

The Liver Cancer Clinical Nurse is a professional registered nurse who assumes responsibility and accountability for patients within the Hepatobiliary Cancer Clinic. This responsibility involves coordination of interdisciplinary care systems; liaison functions with patients, family, medical staff, and insurance companies; individualized patient and family teaching; assessment of the use and resources necessary for care. Responsibility involves coordination of interdisciplinary medical care delivery system under the direction of the Section Chief and/or Hepatobiliary surgeons, and Nurse Manager; liaison functions with patient, family, medical staff, referring physicians, and insurance companies; individualized patient/family teaching; assessment of appropriate medical intervention for effective use of resources and quality assurance. The Liver Cancer Clinical Nurse performs in the professional role as described by the American Nurses Association (ANA); engages in activities related to the coordination of care, education, evidenced –based practice and research, quality improvement, leadership, collaboration, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization, environmental health, and patient advocacy as appropriate to clinical nursing practice. This position requires an advanced level of expertise and overall understanding of Hepatobiliary disease. Additional responsibilities include data collection for clinical management.

The Liver Cancer Clinical Nurse reports directly to the Nurse Manager. Clinical functions are supervised by the Liver Cancer Center Chief and section faculty, and the Nurse Manager. Overall job performance is evaluated jointly by the Nurse Manager and Section Chief and faculty overseeing the Liver Cancer Center.

Salary Range: $59.46-$88.39/hourly