Nurse Navigator at Jobot
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
About the Job
Community-Based Health System with Great Benefits and Relocation Assistance!
This Jobot Job is hosted by: Tracy Hann
Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button
and sending us your resume.
Salary: $75,000 - $110,000 per year
A bit about us:
We are the region's largest healthcare provider, dedicated to keeping the communities we serve healthy and active.
If you are looking for a career that gives you work/life balance and the chance to make a difference in patients' lives - this is it!
Apply here or call/email Tracy at 602-313-7700, https://apply.jobot.com/jobs/nurse-navigator/707225352/?utm_source=Monster
Why join us?
Competitive salaries and generous paid time off
Educational and tuition assistance
Excellent medical insurance
Industry-leading wellness program
Continuing professional development opportunities
403(B) retirement plan and match
Job Details
In this role you will navigate newly diagnosed cancer patients from the surrounding communities to receive timely, patient-centered care. The PN will incorporate 1) screening for a history of severe mental illness and risk factors for disruptions in cancer care at cancer diagnosis, 2) screening and monitoring for distress, and 3) streamlining referral/early consultation of social work, psychiatry, and palliative care. The PN will be a patient liaison with oncology and primary care team ensuring open lines of communication between the two teams.
Responsibilities
Experience:
Licensure/Certification:
Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button.
This Jobot Job is hosted by: Tracy Hann
Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button
and sending us your resume.
Salary: $75,000 - $110,000 per year
A bit about us:
We are the region's largest healthcare provider, dedicated to keeping the communities we serve healthy and active.
If you are looking for a career that gives you work/life balance and the chance to make a difference in patients' lives - this is it!
Apply here or call/email Tracy at 602-313-7700, https://apply.jobot.com/jobs/nurse-navigator/707225352/?utm_source=Monster
Why join us?
Competitive salaries and generous paid time off
Educational and tuition assistance
Excellent medical insurance
Industry-leading wellness program
Continuing professional development opportunities
403(B) retirement plan and match
Job Details
In this role you will navigate newly diagnosed cancer patients from the surrounding communities to receive timely, patient-centered care. The PN will incorporate 1) screening for a history of severe mental illness and risk factors for disruptions in cancer care at cancer diagnosis, 2) screening and monitoring for distress, and 3) streamlining referral/early consultation of social work, psychiatry, and palliative care. The PN will be a patient liaison with oncology and primary care team ensuring open lines of communication between the two teams.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with patients, providers, and the Cancer Center team to set care goals and document them.
- Help patients navigate logistical, scheduling, or childcare barriers to attending appointments.
- Address insurance concerns and connect patients with financial resources.
- Assist in connecting patients to supportive care, social work, and palliative services.
- Educate patients on care plans, potential side effects, and clinical trials, connecting them with resources as needed.
- Provide culturally sensitive support to patients from diverse backgrounds.
- Communicate with providers via EMR notes, emails, calls, and case reviews.
- Refer patients to case management services for additional needs (e.g., hunger, domestic violence).
- Advocate, educate, and support patient access to community and hospital programs.
- Document interventions in the EMR.
- Build relationships with oncology schedulers and related services.
- Work with medical interpreters to support non-English-speaking patients.
- Prepare mid-year and end-of-year program activity reports.
Experience:
- At least (5) years of hospital nursing experience, outpatient preferred
- At least two (2) years of professional experience in an oncology or outpatient infusion setting required
- 2 years of previous chemotherapy experience required
- Previous patient navigation experience preferred
- Previous experience working with culturally diverse populations required.
- Possess strong working knowledge of Oncology Programs
- Strong understanding of community resources for oncology patients and assisting with referrals
- Demonstrated commitment to impacting the care of high-risk patients
- Knowledge of complex patient issues preferred
- Able to establish strong working relationships within the medical community required.
- Experience with specialty pharmacies
Licensure/Certification:
- Current RN license in good standing required.
- Certified Oncology Nurse Required (OCN) required or must become OCN credentialed within 18 months of hire date.
- BSN Preferred
- American Heart Association Healthcare provider course with Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required to be initially completed with the Staff Development Office within 30 calendar days of hire date.
Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button.
Salary
75,000 - 110,000 /year