Adult Oncology Nurse Navigator

About the role

At Alaska Regional Hospital, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between the patient and family with the multidisciplinary healthcare providers to ensure effective communication and collaboration.
• Collaborate with local physician liaisons and leadership to conduct internal and external outreach and marketing when appropriate.
• Serve as a patient advocate from diagnosis to end of active treatment.
• Assess patients’ medical, social, and psychosocial needs/barriers to care and link them to appropriate resources.
• Provide appropriate teaching, outreach, and support to patients and families and ensure the patient is empowered to manage their own healthcare needs.
• Conduct follow-up conversations with all patients and communicate any concerns, changes, or social needs to the appropriate physician or other care providers.

Requirements

• Three to five years oncology nursing experience.
• Experience in program development preferred.
• Experience as a nurse navigator and/or patient educator in oncology preferred.
• Experience in leadership and customer service – preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.
• CURRENT licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) achieved or in progress – preferred.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with patients, families, and healthcare providers.
• Knowledge of oncology care and treatment options.

Benefits

Alaska Regional Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.

Pay

Compensation and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM