Oncology Nurse Navigator

Hybrid position located at 5725 W. Las Positas Blvd., Pleasanton, California.

About the role

The Oncology Nurse Navigator is a licensed nurse with experience in cancer clinical care coordination and care management. This position optimizes care coordination, patient experience, and clinical outcomes by providing nurse-led navigation throughout the patient journey from diagnosis to survivorship. The Navigator collaborates with physicians, clinical teams, and supportive care specialists to triage patients' clinical and supportive care needs, fostering a relationship of trust with patients and their caregivers.

Responsibilities

• Ensures clinical care meets guidelines outlined in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and/or Stanford clinical care pathways, including clinical trials available across the Cancer DSL Network.
• Assesses patient education needs, providing disease-specific information, including clinical trials, treatment options, symptom management, and supportive care programs.
• Addresses clinical and health system barriers to care, working with social work and nutrition to mitigate environmental barriers impacting adherence to cancer care pathways.
• Facilitates communication among the cancer clinical care team and provides one-on-one oncology nurse navigation to address mental, emotional, and physical needs of patients, caregivers, and families.
• Focuses on clinically oriented referrals, second opinions, outside testing, local treatment options, and supportive care in the patient’s community.
• Provides clinical care and educational materials in a culturally appropriate manner, facilitating additional services to meet cultural needs.
• Screens and assesses for distress, referring patients to appropriate support services within the cancer service line or community.
• Performs strategic touchpoints with patients from diagnosis through treatment, survivorship, or palliation, following NCCN/Stanford quality guidelines.
• Supports accreditation requirements within the Cancer DSL Cancer Centers, ensuring quality standards are met (e.g., CoC, NAPBC, QOPI).
• Serves as a Stanford Cancer DSL representative and liaison to academies and associations, including AONN, ACCC, and ONS.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing from an accredited college/university (MS or MSN preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of nursing experience.
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in oncology.
• Experience with nurse navigation and/or ambulatory oncology case management (preferred).
• California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Oncology Nurse Certification (OCN) or Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (AOCNS) preferred.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Skills

• Clinical knowledge of disease processes, clinical trials, symptom management, and cancer care services.
• Understanding of cancer disease processes and treatment.
• Proficiency in medical terminology.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to implement professional and community-based education programs.
• Experience with MS Office.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Organized, detail-oriented, with strong follow-through abilities.
• Preferred: Knowledge of adult learning styles and teaching methods.
• Preferred: Experience with Epic EMR.
• Preferred: Ability to integrate patient care with interdisciplinary teams and provide direction to non-licensed personnel.
• Preferred: Ability to develop materials involving graphics and tables.

Pay

Generally starting at $79.21 - $104.97 per hour. The salary of the finalist selected will be set based on factors including internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and training.

Schedule

Full-time, 8-hour day shift.