Palliative Care Navigator-Oncology

Sentara Health Plans; Norfolk (VA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance

Student Debt Pay Down

Paid Time Off

Sick Leave

Parental & Family Caregiver Leave

Job summary

Sentara Brock Cancer Center in Norfolk, VA is hiring a Palliative Care Navigator-Oncology Nurse Navigator. This full-time role manages care for oncology patients in the Hampton Roads area within a state-of-the-art center that opened in 2020 and is a regional hub of the Sentara Cancer Network.

The successful candidate will hold an RN license and complete required certifications within 12 months; three years of clinical nursing experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• RN license in good standing (multistate compact or Virginia).
• OCN or CBCN certification within 12 months of hire.
• BLS certification within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate palliative care and oncology nursing services for patients.
• Collaborate with Sentara Cancer Network clinicians and specialists.
• Support patient and family navigation through treatment and survivorship.

Skills

Nursing care

Care coordination

Oncology knowledge

Patient advocacy

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Diploma in Nursing

Master's Degree in Nursing

Job description

City/State Norfolk, VA

Work Shift First (Days)

Overview: Sentara Brock Cancer Center is currently hiring a Palliative Care Navigator-Oncology Nurse Navigator. This is a Full-Time position with great benefits! The position is in Norfolk, VA, and is responsible for managing care for patients in the Hampton Roads and Northeastern NC area. Our center is a state-of-the-art facility opened in June 2020 and is the regional hub of the Sentara Cancer Network which coordinates highly skilled physicians, specialists and researchers as they work to better understand cancer, detect it earlier, and treat it more effectively. Our center is a true collaboration of oncology clinical experts between Sentara Medical Group, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Virginia Oncology Associates and other community organizations to deliver a healing environment for patients at every state of their journey, from initial diagnosis through long-term, healthy survivorship. We are completing a $15M Beyond Cancer philanthropic campaign, and our Center continues to add new services and team members to meet our mission to provide stellar care to our community that we serve.

Education RN - Associate's Degree RN - Bachelor's Degree RN - Diploma RN - Master's Level Degree

Certification/Licensure Multistate compact or Virginia RN (Registered Nurse) license in good standing. OCN (Certified Oncology Nurse) or CBCN (Certified Breast Cancer Nurse) required within one (1) year of hire. BLS required within 90 days of hire and maintained thereafter.

Experience Three (3) years of clinical RN (Registered Nurse) experience required.

Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth.

Talroo-Nursing, Oncology, Cancer, Navigator, Supervisor, Manager, High Risk, Palliative Care, Thoracic, RN, Registered Nurse, Norfolk, Virginia

Benefits:

Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering hundreds of sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE, home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centres, and an 858,000 member health plan.

The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara "Employer of Choice" for over ten years.

U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years.

Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!