Description

• Coordinate the entry and integration of prospective patients into and through the process ensuring timely evaluations and collaboration among the different disciplines involved, including but not limited to the following duties:
• Execute bespoke pathways tailored to each product covered by the advanced therapy program across MGB service lines and therapeutic programs
• Develop timeline for therapy based on patient status, product availability, and program schedule
• Ensure evaluations including testing are completed in accordance with program SOPs and in the appropriate timeframe to meet timeline
• Coordinate with manufacturer to ensure manufacturing slot is secured and facilitated and financial assistance is facilitated and secured (if appropriate)
• Coordinate with insurer, pharmacy vendors and/or MGB pharmacy to ensure mobilization medications are available within desired timeframe
• Communicate with patients and caregivers across care journey, including appointments, testing and procedures, consents, and documentation
• Collaborate with the inpatient and outpatient medical care teams and other services (apheresis, radiology, radiation therapy, cell therapy laboratory, OR, etc.) to coordinate and schedule mobilization, collection, admission and infusion
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders if/when there is overlap with research (expanded access protocol, off-label use, etc.)
• Assess patient/family physiologic, psychosocial and financial needs. Based upon assessment, make recommendations to social work, financial planning, etc.
• Coordinate transportation, housing, meals, and other patient support programs
• Educate patients and families to assist understanding of the disease, processes and procedures related to mobilization, collection and infusion of advanced therapy products
• Collaborate with program' Benefits Specialists to ensure all required approvals are obtained for procedures as appropriate
• Coordinate all aspects of patient's care, from enrollment to transition of care, and through all follow ups, including facilitating data collection requirements
• Transition patient case to appropriate team within or outside of MGB
• Accountable to ensure that all patients who are being evaluated receive care in an organized, consistent, efficient, and high-quality manner

• Participate in the development of systems and tools for management of the function, including:
• Developing and operationalizing workflows for internal and external patient identification, enrollment, care coordination, and support across all products, disease programs, and sites of care
• Establishing data collection/tracking standards and the development of a data repository and tracking tool over time
• Participate in the development and implementation of clinical programs and procedures and the program's performance improvement and quality programs to promote positive outcomes
• Ensure any data handled at any point throughout the patient journey is tracked in an accurate, organized and consistent manner and made available to quality and/or data management personnel
• Serve as a clinical and educational consultant to the nursing staff, medical staff, management, other members of the health care team and external vendors regarding the management of advanced therapy patients
• Opportunities to participate in the growth of the program and business unit within and outside MGB, including participating in/travelling to the implementation/integration of programs at other health systems
• Contribute to the development of centralized Nurse Specialist function, structured to augment on-site coordination at MGB and other health system partners

• Registered Nurse - MA
• 2+ years oncology, transplant, and/or advanced therapies experience
• Bachelor of Arts or Science

• Competitive base salary with bonus opportunity tied to outcomes metrics