Oncology Nurse Navigator (RN) - 32 hours/week, M-F

MaineGeneral Health•Augusta, ME

8d•Onsite

About The Position

MaineGeneral's Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care (HACCC) is seeking a compassionate and highly skilled Oncology Nurse Navigator (RN) to join our multidisciplinary team. In this role, you will guide patients and their families through every step of the cancer care journey, ensuring they receive timely, coordinated, and personalized care.

Requirements

Current Maine RN license (or ability to obtain).
Exceptional communication, teaching, and organizational skills.
A compassionate, patient-centered approach with a commitment to MaineGeneral’s mission of improving the health of our community.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 2 years of oncology nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Serves as a patient advocate, liaison, and advisor/educator to assist patients with navigating the continuum of care.
Rounds on/reviews assigned patients regularly and evaluates patient progress with plan of care.
Communicates plan of care to patient and family and solicits concerns, questions, and issues for resolution.
Provides emotional support, counseling, clinical education and expert guidance to patients and families to promote their ability to understand and meaningfully participate in the healthcare process and personal decision-making.
Serves as a liaison between patient and clinical staff, administration, physicians, managed care companies, and community/external resources to coordinate/maximize resources and identify/resolve barriers to the plan of care.
Assists patients and families with resolving financial, psychosocial, functional, and administrative issues by advising of options and referring to appropriate resources.
Intervenes as appropriate to advocated for patient and family.