Nurse Navigator (Big Rapids)

The Cancer & Hematology Centers•Big Rapids, MI

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Navigator is a registered nurse with oncology expertise who coordinates and guides patients through the cancer care continuum providing patient-centered education, triage, and care coordination. The Nurse Navigator ensures patients understand their diagnosis, treatment options, appointments, financial resources, and support services. The Nurse Navigator provides care management services reducing barriers to safe, timely and compassionate multidisciplinary outpatient oncology care. This position will be working at our Big Rapids clinic. The schedule to work is Tuesday to Friday. No weekends or holidays. This role offers a $2,000 sign on bonus.

Requirements

Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan.
Oncology Certified Nurse certification or acquisition within 1 year of employment.
ONS Chemotherapy / Biotherapy Provider Card or acquisition within 6 months of employment.
Michigan Institute for Care Management and Transformation (MICMT) Training or acquisition within 60 days of employment.
BLS certification or acquisition within 90 days of employment.
Successful completion of company competency-based orientation program.
Minimum of 2-3 years of nursing experience with exposure to nurse navigation, ambulatory oncology operations, infusion services, or multidisciplinary cancer clinic coordination preferred.
Working knowledge of outpatient oncology treatment pathways, symptom management, patient education, and triage principles.
Strong skills in communication, patient teaching, interdisciplinary coordination, and management of multiple clinic-based priorities.
Experience with electronic health records, scheduling and referral workflows, and documentation standards in an ambulatory setting.
Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced outpatient environment with strong attention to timeliness, accuracy, and patient service.

Responsibilities

Function as primary clinical contact for patients, families, and caregivers at consultation and during transition to treatment, including surveillance.
Coordinate diagnostic work-up, treatment starts and follow-up visits across ambulatory oncology services (i.e., infusion, radiation oncology, surgery, imaging, genetics, and specialty referrals).
Collaborate closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, infusion nurses, pharmacists, social workers, dietitians, financial counselors, and community resources.
Provide patient education related to diagnosis, treatment plan, chemotherapy/immunotherapy, symptom reporting, side effect management, and clinic workflows.
Support timely prior authorization, referrals, outside record retrieval, and coordination of tests or procedures needed to avoid delays in care.
Identify and help address barriers to treatment adherence, including transportation, financial concerns, scheduling challenges, language access, and psychosocial needs.
Track patient progress through key ambulatory milestones and document navigation interventions, education, and outcomes in the electronic health record.
Perform ongoing assessment and telephone triage identifying urgent symptoms or changes in condition and escalating to the appropriate provider promptly.
Participate in care management services to coordinate continued follow-up, support high-risk patients, promote adherence to treatment and symptom management, perform proactive outreach, and ensure interdisciplinary team collaboration.
Partner with Nursing Leadership to perform quality improvement activities, capture navigation metrics, support patient experience initiatives, and workflow optimization.