GI NURSE NAVIGATOR - RN - HEM/ONC

St. Bernards Healthcare; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Bernards Healthcare seeks a Clinical Navigator (RN) with oncology experience to guide patients through the cancer care continuum, from diagnosis to survivorship. The role works with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate high-quality care and timely access to resources and services.

Responsibilities include education, patient advocacy, and navigation across care settings, with a lung tumor site focus. Arkansas RN licensure and BSN are required, along with leadership and strong communication

Qualifications

• BSN required.
• Current licensure as a registered nurse in Arkansas.
• 3-5 years Oncology experience preferred.
• BLS required.
• Requires leadership, organization, written and verbal communication, and excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Navigate patients through cancer care continuum from diagnosis to survivorship.
• Coordinate high-quality patient care across care delivery sites.
• Educate and provide resources to facilitate informed decisions and timely access to care.
• Focus care on tumor site: lung, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Leadership

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Oncology nursing experience

Education

BSN

Job description

BSN required. Current licensure or permit as a registered nurse in the state of Arkansas.

Experience

Knowledge of hospital and department policies and procedures, patient care procedures; ability to operate technical equipment as acquired through orientation. 3-5 years Oncology experience preferred. BLS required. Requires leadership, organization, written, and verbal communication and excellent interpersonal skills.

Physical

This is a safety sensitive position. Please see the St. Bernards Substance Abuse Policy for further information.

Normal hospital environment. Exposure to biological hazards. Frequent exposure to unpleasant odors. Close eye work. Hearing of normal and soft tones. Distinguish smells. Distinguish temperatures by touch and proximity. Lifting up to 100 lbs. Carrying up to 40 lbs. Pushing/pulling up to 350 lbs. Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, stooping, and reaching.

JOB SUMMARY

The Clinical Navigator is a Registered Nurse with experience in oncology services who navigates patients throughout the process of the continuum of cancer care from diagnosis, treatment, to survivorship in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, and according to agreed clinical guidelines, with the objective of coordinating high quality patient care across all care delivery sites. Using the nursing process, provides education and resources to facilitate informed decision-making and timely access to quality health and psychosocial care throughout all phases of the cancer continuum. This Navigator will be tumor site specific, lung.