Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.

Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines.

Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care.

Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.

Job Description:

This position is 100% remote role supporting our Alexandria & Leesville clinics.

SCOPE: Coordinates patient care requests by phone for all physicians and serves as a resource to staff. Reviews all incoming faxes to the office. Answers pharmacy calls & medication refill requests. Coordinates physician orders (i.e., home health, hospice, hospital, etc). Handles emergency calls on the designated emergency line. Serves as liaison between physician and other facilities and between physician and patient.

FUNCTIONS:

1. Triage patient calls.

2. Oral Chemotherapy and Medication Orders.

3. Coordinate patient care and documents.

4. Perform Nursing Duties.

5. Serves as resource for all staff.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Associates degree in Nursing required; Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred
RN or LPN license (State of LA or Compact) required

OCN Certification preferred

BLS CPR required

Prior phone triage experience required

Oncology experience preferred