Registered Nurse, Oncology Nurse Navigator

City of Hope • Goodyear, AZ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Oncology Nurse Navigator provides patient-centered nursing care and coordinates services for patients and families throughout cancer treatment. The role involves assessing patient needs, reinforcing education about treatment plans, symptom management, side effects, care responsibilities, financial implications, and available resources. The nurse coordinates internal and external support, including medications, equipment, and home care, and responds to patient and family needs at home through symptom management, service coordination, and crisis management.

The position also includes medication administration, specimen collection, care of IV lines and central lines, ostomy and wound care, and nursing support for diagnostic, interventional, and therapeutic procedures. The nurse manages patient follow-up and responds to messages from patients or caregivers, while collaborating with physicians and other clinical staff. The successful candidate must work onsite Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and complete the Chemotherapy HealthStream Bundle before completing nursing orientation.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience in a hospital, breast care, and/or nurse navigation.
• Associate Degree in Nursing or equivalent.
• Arizona Registered Nurse license or a Registered Nurse license from a Compact State.
• Basic Life Support certification from an approved American Heart Association training site, American Safety & Health Institute, or Red Cross; certification is required upon hire.
• If current BLS certification does not meet the stated guidelines, attend an onsite initial BLS course within 30 days of hire and renew certification every two years.
• Complete the Chemotherapy HealthStream Bundle before completion of nursing orientation.
• Ability to work onsite Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively to manage complex patient and family needs.
• Conduct and reinforce patient education on treatment plans and regimens, financial implications of care, symptom management, side effects, self-care responsibilities, and available resources.
• Assess patient needs and coordinate internal and external services, including medications, equipment, and home care services.
• Use nursing processes and evidence-based practice or research to lead and coordinate patient care and positively affect patient and department operations.
• Respond promptly to patient and family needs at home through symptom management, coordination of home care services, and crisis management.
• Work under varied levels of supervision and, as applicable, oversee LPN work and collaborate with physicians to guide medical assistants or other ancillary nursing staff.
• Administer medications by all routes using the six rights and medication bar scanner, and monitor patients for side effects.
• Collect blood specimens and blood cultures.
• Care for patients with IV lines, central lines, and ports.
• Maintain and care for patients with ostomies, ileostomies, and urostomies.
• Assess and care for wounds; remove sutures and wound drains; and apply surgical tape.
• Use Follow Up Board tasks to manage patient follow-up and current patient status.
• Respond promptly to Secure Health Messages from patients or caregivers.
• Participate in assessment, planning, and care for patients undergoing diagnostic, interventional, and therapeutic procedures.
• Provide nursing support to technologists in Radiology modalities as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree