Survivorship Coordinator

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Baton Rouge, LA seeks a Survivorship Coordinator to develop and manage a comprehensive survivorship program starting in our breast clinic and expanding across the network.

The role serves as a key liaison between clinical teams, patients, and community resources, ensuring that survivorship care plans are evidence-based, scalable, and aligned with our mission to improve survivorship and reduce the burden of cancer.

Qualifications

• Degree in Nursing, Social Work, Public Health, or a related field required
• Strong project management, research, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Program development: Survivorship
• Facilitation and Coordination between teams and patients
• Research and Resource Development for survivorship care
• Institutional Engagement and Leadership in survivorship initiatives
• Education and outreach to patients and staff
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Excellent communication

Analytical skills

Education

Nursing, Social Work, Public Health degree

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.

Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines.

Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care.

Why Join Us?

We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.

Job Description

SCOPE:

The Survivorship Coordinator will lead the development, implementation, and ongoing management of a comprehensive cancer survivorship program, beginning within our breast clinic and eventually expanding across the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center network. This individual will serve as a key facilitator between clinical teams, patients, and community resources—ensuring that survivorship care plans are meaningful, evidence-based, and scalable across our enterprise.

Essential Functions

• Program development: Survivorship
• Facilitation and Coordination
• Research and Resource Development
• Institutional Engagement and Leadership
• Education and outreach
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Degree in Nursing, Social Work, Public Health, or a related field required

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in oncology or chronic care coordination; survivorship experience strongly preferred.
• Strong project management, research, and organizational skills. Analytical skills to gather and summarize information for planning & development
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across departments and levels.
• Proficient in EMR systems and data reporting.