Navigator RN - Breast
About the Role
The Oncology Nurse Navigator (ONN) serves as a consistent resource throughout the continuum of cancer care. This RN is knowledgeable about the multiple treatment decisions, strong emotions, and financial impact of a cancer diagnosis. The ONN will triage the physical, psychological, and social needs of the patient and significant others, offering intervention and/or referrals as needed. Primary goals of this position are to:
- Enable patients with information and education, thus reducing a portion of the stress involved in a cancer diagnosis.
- Empower the patient to participate in their personal care process.
- Improve understanding of their decisions and treatment plans.
- Complete the treatment through the point of survivorship planning (when applicable).
Join our team at Providence Portland Medical Center's Franz Clinic and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
Responsibilities
- Triage the physical, psychological, and social needs of patients and their significant others.
- Offer interventions and/or referrals as needed to address patient needs.
- Provide information and education to reduce stress related to cancer diagnosis.
- Empower patients to participate in their care process.
- Improve patient understanding of treatment decisions and plans.
- Support patients through treatment completion and survivorship planning.
Qualifications
- Education to meet certification, license, or registration requirement.
- Upon hire: Oregon Registered Nurse License.
- Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association.
- Within 18 months of hire: Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN).
- 3 years of oncology experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Case management or Clinical Trial Nurse experience.
Pay
$50.14 - $77.83 (base pay range; additional compensation may be available for shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities).
Location
Providence Portland Medical Center's Franz Clinic, 4805 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR.
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard, and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics, and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Washington.