Registered Nurse RN Patient Navigator

Banner Health; Sun City (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health is seeking an Oncologic RN Navigator at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Sun City, AZ. The role focuses on comprehensive care coordination across the cancer care continuum, partnering with a multidisciplinary team to support patients, families, and caregivers.

The position emphasizes assessment, care planning, referrals, and discharge planning with a strong emphasis on patient-centered outcomes and communication. Monday–Friday day shifts with ten-hour blocks are typical.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher degree in nursing or related field
• Current RN license in state of practice; BLS certification
• 5 years of clinical experience preferred
• Excellent organizational and writing skills; proficient with word processing and databases
• Ability to teach clinical and non-clinical staff about care and diagnostics services

Responsibilities

• Assess plan of care and coordinate resources to meet patient health needs
• Evaluate medical necessity and optimize patient outcomes; liaise with referring physicians
• Coordinate diagnostic services and plan care with an interdisciplinary team
• Ensure patients and families understand diagnostic processes and care plans
• Set functional, measurable goals; initiate discharge planning and referrals
• Support patients and families through difficult decisions and end-of-life planning
• Contribute to process improvement and maintain high practice standards
• Promote collaboration with physicians, payers, and health-care team; communicate timely information to payers
• Operate independently within established procedures and escalate unusual cases as needed

Skills

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Registered Nurse license

Job description

Registered Nurse RN Patient Navigator### Registered Nurse RN Patient NavigatorApply: Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, at Boswell (13041 N. Del Webb Blvd): Full time: Posted Today: R4460296**Primary City/State:**Sun City, Arizona**Department Name:****Work Shift:**Day**Job Category:**Clinical CareNursing careers are better at Banner Health. We are committed to developing the careers of our team members. We care about you, your nursing career today and your future. If you’re looking to leverage your abilities – apply today.At **Banner MD Anderson**, patients experience customized, comprehensive and compassionate cancer care. We travel through the cancer journey with patients, supporting their unique medical and personal needs every step of the way. We believe patient care is most effective when it’s truly collaborative. Our evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach brings together physicians from all cancer specialties to provide highly coordinated and compassionate care.As an **Oncology RN Navigator** , you will provide comprehensive care coordination, supporting a holistic and coordinated approach across the continuum of care.**Schedule**: Monday - Friday 4 Ten hour shiftsIf you are a New Graduate Nurse with less than 12 months of experience, please visit the main job search page and under the Job Type filter, select New Nurse ExperiencePOSITION SUMMARY This position provides comprehensive care coordination, supporting a holistic and coordinated approach across the continuum of care. This position assists with informed decision-making; collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to allow for timely screening, diagnosis, treatment and increased supportive care throughout the patient experience. This position provides individual assistance to patients, families and caregivers to help identify and overcome barriers which may hinder quality medical and psychosocial patient care. CORE FUNCTIONS 1. Assesses the patient’s plan of care and develops, implements, monitors and documents the utilization of resources and progress of the patient through their care, facilitating options and services to meet the patient’s health care needs. 2. Evaluates the medical necessity and appropriateness of care, optimizing patient outcomes. Serves as a liaison for referring physicians and assists with scheduling initial tests and consultations. 3. Assists the patient/family through diagnostic services, treatment and care. Coordinates disease care using an interdisciplinary holistic approach, making appropriate referrals and consultations in coordination with physicians and providers. 4. Ensures that the patient and family understand the diagnostic processes, care strategy and recommended actions, and are provided with appropriate information in coordination with physician and health care providers. Responds to patient requests for information regarding the disease process, expected side effects and community resources. 5. Evaluates patient’s functional abilities and limitations. Determines if intervention is needed. Establishes treatment goals that are functional, measurable, patient related and reflect key limiting factors. Establishes and implements a plan of care to achieve treatment goals. Collaborates with patient and family when setting goal; initiates discharge planning. Recommends additions to or modifications of referring orders. 6. Supports the patient and family during difficult decision-making periods. Assist in coordination of end of life care for patient and family and provides emotional support. 7. Supports process improvement activities for populations of patients to achieve the optimal clinical, financial, operational, and satisfaction outcomes. Participates in staff development to maintain current standards of practice and ensure the highest quality of care. 8. Establishes and promotes a collaborative relationship with physicians, payers, and other members of the health care team. Collects and communicates pertinent, timely information to payers and others to fulfill utilization and regulatory requirements. 9. This position works independently, with freedom to determine how to best accomplish functions within established procedures. This position confers with supervisor on any unusual situations. This position is facility-based with no budgetary responsibility. Internal customers include all levels of staff, including physicians. External customers include patients, families, employees of other healthcare institutions, physician offices, referring physicians, community providers and agencies, payers, provider networks, and regulatory agencies. This position requires making decisions related to patient care coordination throughout various facilities and with various specialty practices. Decision making required for treatment and standardization of care of patients. This position requires complex problem solving related to plan of care for evaluation, treatment, and discharge planning for patients. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Must possess knowledge as normally obtained through the completion of a Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field. Requires a current RN license in the state of practice. BLS certification required. Requires a proficiency level typically achieved with 5 years clinical experience. Requires excellent organizational skills and clinical knowledge regarding specialty care services, as well as care coordination of services, legal and financial aspects of diagnostic services and health services in specialty area. Requires effective communication and writing skills, good time management skills and knowledge of word processing and database software applications. Requires the ability to teach both clinical and non-clinical personnel regarding care and diagnostics services. Also requires a good understanding of process improvement. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Current certification in specialty area preferred. Prior Case Management experience preferred.Additional related education and/or experience preferred.