Oncology RN Navigator

Emory Healthcare; Westbank First Nation #9; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Oncology Nurse Navigator to provide specialized support to cancer patients. This role involves proactive engagement with patients to identify and eliminate barriers to care, reinforcing treatment plans, and ensuring a smooth transition into survivorship or end-of-life care. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and experience in oncology, with a focus on improving patient outcomes through quality improvement initiatives. Join a supportive environment that values mentorship and professional growth, making a significant impact in the lives of patients and their families.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Family-focused benefits

Wellness incentives

Ongoing mentorship programs

Qualifications

• 3+ years of oncology experience, with 1 year in assigned disease group preferred.
• Active nursing license in Georgia or compact/multistate license required.

Responsibilities

• Support patients through their cancer journey by addressing care barriers.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure timely care transitions.

Skills

Patient Education

Oncology Care

Symptom Management

Quality Improvement

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Tools

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

Oncology Certification (OCN, AOCN, etc.)

Job description

Overview

Be inspired. Be rewarded. Belong. At Emory Healthcare.

At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be. We provide:

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
• Family-focused benefits
• Wellness incentives
• Ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs
• And more

Description

• The Oncology Nurse Navigator (ONN) is a disease group specific expert who meets the individual supportive care needs of patients by making proactive and recurring risk-based touchpoints to identify and eliminate barriers to care from the point of the new patient visit (NPV) through completion of active treatment.
• Additionally, the ONN supports a coordinated transition into survivorship and/or end of life care.
• The ONN reinforces treatment plans with patients and caregivers by providing education related to planned and potential care pathways, reinforcing pre/post-op teaching, chemotherapy and immunotherapy teaching, and radiation therapy teaching, on an as needed basis.
• The ONN may support at home symptom management with referral back to the primary medical team for escalation to the appropriate level of care.
• Additionally, the ONN collaborates with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure timely completion of care during care transitions, supports patients with difficult decision making for genetic testing, participates in tumor board conferences, and collaborates with the testing center staff to identify patients interested in research studies.
• Where the ONN is referred for services that are out of the scope of nursing navigation, the ONN provides a more appropriate professional referral and then oversees throughput on that recommendation to ensure needed support is provided in a timely manner.
• The ONN actively evaluates current navigation practice and seeks opportunity to engage in quality improvement efforts to advance both individual practice and the navigation program at large in alignment with evidence-based studies to improve the overall patient experience and clinical outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Nursing required and Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Preferred experience: 3 years within oncology, with at least 1 year in assigned disease group.
• Active Georgia (GA) nursing license, eligible for licensure in GA.
• Active compact/multistate license (eNLC) within 60-days of hire.
• BLS or ACLS Required.
• OCN, AOCN, APN, CBCN, or BMTCN certification preferred, required within 24 months.
• Participates in a department level quality improvement project annually.
• Must complete a minimum of 12 CEUs annually with a focus on disease group specialty if certification is not already disease group specific.

Additional Details

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at [e-mail]. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.